Question


How do I configure FTKC to use a Distributed Processing Manger that's not installed on the same machine?


 


Answer

  1. On the FTK Central Server, navigate to the Forensic Tools bin folder (typically "[drive]:\Program Files\AccessData\Forensic Tools\[version]\bin\").
  2. Open ADG.WeblabSelfHost.exe.config in a text editor.
    In the appSettings section, find and change the value of the ProcessManager key to the hostname of the Distributed Processing Manager machine, as shown below:
    myDPM" />
  3. In the client section under the system.serviceModel section, find and change the address and name of the endpoint key to the reflect hostname of the Distributed Processing Manager machine, as shown below:
    myDPM/ProcessingManager" binding="netNamedPipeBinding"
     bindingConfiguration="LocalBinding" 
     contract="AccessData.EvidenceProcessing.SharedTypes.Interfaces.IProcessingManagerService" 
     name="myDPM" />
  4. Restart the AccessData Exterro Self Host Service service.