HOMEBASE SOLUTION COMMISIONING GUIDE
1 Introduction
1.1 About this Guide
The document is designed to provide a framework of guidance and required
processes for the deployment of a Homebase server solution. The framework
includes advice and best practice collected from many source’s experience in
deploying a Homebase Server network. The framework also includes additional
steps and checks that a deployment team can undertake to ensure that their
Homebase server is correctly configured
1.1.1 Homebase Toolset Introduction
Homebase is a sophisticated product toolset that uses a server-based agent to
profile the configuration data (sometimes referred to as the Server System
State) to recover an operating system in the event of a disaster or to migrate
one server’s configuration to another server.
The server-based agents, Homebase Profiler and Homebase Discovery, can be
configured to automatically transmit generated Profiles to a Homebase
installation.
Homebase is the preferred secure repository for the receipt of server profiles.
Homebase provides a web interface that allows interrogation of stored profiles,
either on an ad-hoc basis or for the production of regular management reports.
Profiles can be compared against previous profiles, providing effective
configuration and change management analysis for any server.
Profiles can be selected from the Homebase repository for use by the
Homebase Recovery agent to recover or migrate a server to new hardware.
1.2 Purpose of the Guide
This guide is intended for the reader who wishes to gain an appreciation of
issues to consider when deploying a Homebase server solution.
For all components in the Homebase product suite the associated users guide
should be referred to for detailed information on configuration options.
This documents is not a replacement for the fuller functional description
provided in the User Guide documents.
1.3 Typographical Conventions
This section explains the typographical conventions used in this guide.
Monospaced font This typeface is used for literal text, such as URLs,
filenames, and command line instructions.
Italic font This typeface is used for emphasis, for new terms, and for
text that you must substitute for actual values, such as
placeholders in path names.
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