To manage the Spector 360 data successfully, it is important to understand what happens to the data from the time it is recorded until the time it is archived.
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Note: The SQL Server service is installed to either use the local system authority or use a network account to access data from the Data Vault computer. This is important in setting up access to the File Storage location and when you recover and restore a database to a new computer. |
To record and process the data:
The
Client records and stores data.
The Client Recorder, installed on each network computer, detects and
records all events, storing the data temporarily on the Client computer
hard drive.
The
Clients push data to the Data Vault.
Once every four minutes, the Client attempts to deliver the data across
the network through an established port to the Data Vault service.
The
Data Vault accepts the data.
The Data Vault service listens on the established port and responds
to the Client communication. When the recorded
events are received by the Data Vault service, the Client deletes them
from the local client hard drive.
The
data goes into the DATA VAULT DB.
The Data Vault Service receives the data and it directly into the DATA
VAULT database, where it is held on "raw" format. It passes
files (email attachments or screen snapshots) to the specified File Storage
location.
Data
is processed for the STORAGE DB.
The Data Vault periodically runs Process Data Vault
(DV) jobs, which format
the data in the DATA VAULT DB and place it into the most recent, active
STORAGE database.
The Dashboard
accesses the data.
Once the data is in the STORAGE database, a user can log into the Dashboard,
connect to the SQL Server instance of the Spector 360 Database, and query,
retrieve, and view the data.
New databases are automatically created.
Each STORAGE database stores data records, usually in sequential order.
When a database exceeds its maximum size, a new database is automatically
created.
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Full
databases can be archived |
