Administrator's Guide HP Session Allocation Manager (SAM) v.2.1

Other requirements
Create a Service Account
The HP SAM Web server must run under a domain user account in which it can execute the HP SAM
services on the local server.
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Create the account prior to installation of the HP SAM server application.
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Change this account name and password as infrequently as possible to minimize interruptions to
HP SAM.
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Add the account to the local server administrator group on all HP SAM Web servers.
Obtain Administrative Rights
To fully install HP SAM, you must have the following administrative rights:
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Administrative rights on all computing resources (such as blade PCs)
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SQL administrative level account and password—only needed during setup
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Administrative rights on the HP SAM Web server
Change the Firewall
If the network environment uses a hardware and/or software firewall, then you need to make appropriate
changes to the firewall for HP SAM to work. Refer to
Firewall rules on page 49 for more details.
Active Directory
While Active Directory is not part of HP SAM, HP SAM requires it to perform user account management.
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