The workflow you'll follow to implement Endpoint Insights depends on whether you want to make warranty information available for your reports. If you plan to collect warranty information, follow the steps to install Endpoint Insights with Recast Management Server and Recast Proxy.
Before beginning installation steps, make sure that basic Endpoint Insights system requirements are in place.
Recommended workflow for Endpoint Insights as a standalone application:
1. Download Endpoint Insights from the Recast Portal. If you are installing on a Configuration Manager server that is not connected to the internet, download the associated license file.
2. Install Endpoint Insights Standalone.
The standalone version of Endpoint Insights gives you access to all EI reports, except those in the Device Warranty category. Endpoint Insights collects warranty data using the Recast Management Server and Recast Proxy, requiring the installation of Endpoint Insights with Recast Management Server.
Endpoint Insights must be installed on your Configuration Manager server.
Before installing Endpoint Insights:
- Make sure that your system meets the requirements for its implementation.
- See the Endpoint Insights Implementation Workflow for an overview of all major deployment and configuration steps.
To install Endpoint Insights Standalone:
1. Run the Endpoint Insights installer you downloaded from the Recast Portal.
2. On the Recast Management Server Configuration page, enable Recast Management Server is not installed.
3. Click Install.
4. Enable Allow Telemetry data to allow usage data collection (optional). Click Next.
5. On the Import License page, enter your Recast Portal credentials, or browse to a previously downloaded license file.
6. Click Install.
The Endpoint Insights System Checks will run and report any issues with installing Endpoint Insights in your environment.
If MIF Size displays as an issue you can increase the MIF size. To learn more, see Change the Maximum File Size of a MIF.
7. On the options page, you can set the following Endpoint Insight options.
- Select Configure hardware inventory to import ER settings to upgrade from Enhansoft Reporting to Recast Endpoint Insights.
- Select Create Application to automatically create the Recast Agent application in Configuration Manager.
- Select Create Reports to create the reports that display data collected by Endpoint Insights.
- De-select Do not create RBA reports only if your organization does not require role-based access on the Endpoint Insights reports.
- Enter a SSRS Reader Group to give an Active Directory group access to read SSRS reports. To leave the SSRS Reader Group field blank, click No when prompted.
8. De-select any report categories to exclude from this installation. Click Next.
When setup completes, configure Asset Intelligence in your Configuration Manager to ensure that all data is returned to Endpoint Insights.
Installing Endpoint Insights creates a Configuration Manager application for Recast Agent. Using a Recast Agent with Endpoint Insights creates additional hardware inventory classes on each machine. The extra classes populate related Endpoint Insights reports.
That same Recast Agent can be used with other Recast Software applications, such as Right Click Tools and Privilege Manager. To learn more, see the Recast Agent Overview.
NOTES:
- If deploying 5000+ Recast Agents, follow the 503.2 IIS Error instructions before proceeding.
- If your Recast Management Server is using a self-signed certificate, you must first import the certificate into the Trusted Root Certificate Authorities Store on all devices that will have Agents.
To install the Recast Agent application for Endpoint Insights:
1. Open the Configuration Manager console.
2. Navigate to Software Library > Application Management > Applications. A RecastAgent application will be created.
3. Deploy the Agent as you would any other application.
NOTE: Recast Agents will take time to deploy and report their data back to the ConfigMgr database. By default, the hardware inventory cycle can take up to 7 days. Shortening the time to install and increasing the frequency of reporting back to ConfigMgr can shorten this time significantly.
Silent Install for Agent without Recast Management Server
If you are not connecting Recast Agents to Recast Management Server, use the LICENSEPATH= parameter
msiexec.exe /i "Recast Agent.msi" /qn LICENSEPATH=".\License\<their.license>"