Audience and Topics

The audience for the DRC Central Office Services (COS)A set of software tools for the setup, configuration, and management of the DRC INSIGHT locally installed software, the COS Service Device (COS - SD), and the secure Testing Devices. Online Help is the Technology Coordinators who install the COS software, and configure and test the COS and testing environment. They are responsible for setting up and managing online testing and ensuring that their systems work effectively and securely. This audience should be knowledgeable about the technical details of the appropriate operating systems and have the necessary security privileges to perform the tasks discussed.

The DRC Online Help for Central Office Services (COS) is divided into the following sections/topics.

Overview

Overviews the DRC Central Office Services (COS) Online Help and describes how to use it.

Managing COS

Describes the major components of Central Office Services (COS), including the COS DashboardProvides visual status information for all COS Configurations, COS - SDs, and Testing Devices plus links that can be used to manage each COS Configuration, including COS - SDs and Testing Devices., the COS Services, and COS system requirements.

Configuration Information

Describes how to create, configure, and delete COS Configurations.

Testing Devices

Describes how to configure, add, remove, move, and register COS Testing Devices. Also describes how to work with Testing Devices in a restricted proxy environment.

Service Devices

Describes configure, add, remove, rename, and validate COS Service Devices. Also describes how to work with Service Devices in load-balanced device pools.  

Locations

Describes how to work with the locations within a COS ConfigurationA logical grouping of devices, usually consisting of one or more COS - SDs and Testing Devices. A COS Configuration has two primary functions: It allows you to logically group Testing Devices and COS - SDs and it allows you to easily specify the settings for all of the devices in the COS Configuration..

Content ManagementA COS - SD function used to manage the delivery of test content to each site that needs Content Hosting. Sites can be configured to download only the test content needed to reduce download times and storage space requirements. For example, a site could download test content for only one test administration. Content Management can also be set up to download content to a network shared location that multiple Content Hosting services can access. A COS - SD function used to manage the delivery of test content to each site that needs Content Hosting. Sites can be configured to download only the test content needed to reduce download times and storage space requirements. For example, a site could download test content for only one test administration. Content Management can also be set up to download content to a network shared location that multiple Content Hosting services can access.

Describes how to work with Content Management, including enabling and disabling it.

Content HostingA COS - SD function used to provide content to student Testing Devices. Content Hosting authenticates content requests, decrypts content, and aggregates items into forms. A COS - SD function used to provide content to student Testing Devices. Content Hosting authenticates content requests, decrypts content, and aggregates items into forms.

Describes how to work with Content Hosting, including enabling load balancing and specifying a shared content location.

Deployment

Describes how to deploy Service Devices and Testing Devices manually and using deployment files.