### Activate Domain

A domain is considered active when it is capable of being evaluated. Activating a domain prepares it for evaluation and creates a new Domain Inventory.

Activating a domain also results in the following:

- The new domain node is added to the Domain Explorer Target Domains folder.
- Guardian inventories the domain, and displays the Domain Inventory Overview in the Document Pane. In the Domain Explorer, the new inventory is added to the Inventory History folder for that domain.
- The domain is added to the Active Domain Table.
- The domain is added to the Guardian Registry.
- A folder for the domain is added to the Guardian Workspace. The domain folder contains the data from all Domain Inventories and Evaluation Summaries for the domain.

To activate a domain, do the following:

Note: | If you are unable to activate any domains, you may need to manually deploy the Guardian Agent. For instructions, see Manually Deploy Guardian Agent on page 36.

1. Open the Domain Activation Wizard.

You can use any of the following methods to open the wizard:

- Press Ctrl+Shift+A.
- Click Activate in the Main Toolbar.
- Select New > Domain from the File menu.
- Click the Domain Explorer tab to open the Domain Explorer. Then, right-click anywhere in the Domain Explorer and select Activate Domain from the context menu.

2. Click the General tab and configure the General Domain Properties.

The General tab contains the following fields:

- Protocol — Select one of the following from the drop-down menu:

- http:// — Select this to use the HTTP protocol without encryption.
- https:// — Select this to use HTTP protocol with Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) encryption.

Note: | Guardian does not use 128 bit SSL encryption for domain activation.

- Host Name — This is the listen address for the WebLogic Administration Server in the target domain.
- Port Number — This is the listen port for the WebLogic Administration Server for the target domain.
- Username — This is the username of a WebLogic Server Administrator or Monitor account on the target domain.
- Password — This is the password for the WebLogic Server Administrator or Monitor account on the target domain.
- Remember Username/Password — This specifies that the domain credentials are to be stored so that you do not have to enter them for future domain operations. Usernames and passwords are encrypted when stored.

Note: | If you preselected a deactivated domain when you invoked the Domain Activation Wizard, the Protocol, Hostname, and Port fields will be automatically filled with the appropriate values.

3. Click the Advanced tab and enter the Advanced Domain Properties.

The Advanced tab contains the following fields and options:

- Enable Proxy Connection: Select this if a proxy server is to be used to access the target domain. Then, select a proxy server from the drop-down list. Click Add Proxy Servers to add proxy servers to this list (see Add Inbound Proxy Servers on page 54 for complete instructions).
- Max. Agent Threads: Select the maximum number of Agent threads to allocate in the WebLogic Server Administration Server. This can be an integer value from `1` to `20`. The default is `10`.
- Agent Thread Timeout (secs): Specify the maximum number of seconds that can elapse before an Agent thread is deactivated when collecting data from managed servers. This can be an integer value from `10` to `600`. The default is `60`.
- Domain Notes: Enter a text description or other details pertaining to this domain. These notes are displayed in inventories and evaluations for this domain.

4. Click Finish.

You can now evaluate and inventory the domain.