Installing the Nectari Server (Advanced)

This topic describes the steps to install the Nectari Server using the advanced installation type. This installation type allows you to select the components you wish to install on the server depending on your installation scenario. It also enables you to install Nectari in multi-tenant mode.

Depending on the components you select to install, the number of screens will vary. The OLAP Worker and Distribution Worker do not have their own screens.

  1. Run the Nectari Server - Win64.exe on the server and click Next.

    Note

    You might get a screen prompting you to install certain prerequisites if they are not already installed on the server. Click Install and they will be installed automatically.

  2. In the Welcome screen, select the desired language for the installation and click Next.

  3. In the License Agreement screen, read the end user license agreement and click I Agree.

  4. In the Installation Type Selection screen:

    1. Enter or browse for the installation path.

    2. Select Advanced Installation.

    3. Click Next.

  5. In the Architecture Type Selection screen:

    • Select Single-tenant if only one instance of Nectari will be installed in the ecosystem.

    • Select Multi-tenant if multiple instances of Nectari will be installed in the ecosystem. The multi-tenant architecture is recommended for load balancing scenarios in the case of a high volume of data or a high amount of processing.

  6. In the Setup Selection screen:

    1. If you wish to install all Nectari components, leave them selected. Otherwise, click the component box(es) to remove it(them) from the installation.

    2. Click Next.

  7. If you selected the Application component and/or the OLAP Worker and/or Distribution Worker, the BI Service Setup screen is displayed:

    1. Select the protocol.

      • If you select HTTPS, make sure that a certificate is already installed on the machine for this kind of IIS website. The certificate is located either in the Personal or Web Hosting folders in IIS.

      • Otherwise, select HTTP.

    2. Enter the host name.

    3. Enter the port for the URL hosting the BI Service. The default port is 4504.

      Important

      Ensure that the default port (4504) is not already being used by another website or application.

    4. Select the type of account to connect to this Windows service:

      • If you select Custom Account, enter the user name and the password of an existing user on the machine.

        Note

        Ideally, you should select a Windows user account whose password will not expire often (if at all), to avoid the service failing because the user credentials used to run it are expired. If you intend to use the Distribution Service to save the result of Views as files on the network, make sure that the Windows account entered at this step has the proper read/write access to the network locations where you decided to save the files.

      • If no users can be provided, select Local System.

    5. Click Next.

  8. If you selected the Application component and/or the OLAP Worker and/or Distribution Worker, the Web Client Setup screen is displayed:

    1. Select the protocol.

      • If you select HTTPS, make sure that a certificate is already installed on the machine for this kind of IIS website. Select the certificate from the drop-down list.

      • Otherwise, select HTTP.

    2. Enter the host name.

    3. Enter the port. The default port is 81.

    4. Select the type of account for the IIS application pool:

      • If you select Custom Account, enter the user name and the password of an existing user on the machine.

      • If no users can be provided, select Network Service.

    5. Click Next.

  9. If you selected the Scheduler API component, the Scheduler API Setup screen is displayed. Repeat the steps mentioned previously for the Web Client Setup screen.

  10. If you removed components from the installation, the URL Redirections screen is displayed.

    1. Enter the external URL of the missing components to connect to them.

    2. Click Next.

  11. If you selected the Multi-tenant installation, the Central Point Configurator Setup screen is displayed:

    1. Enter the Central Point Configurator URL. The URL must include the port number at the end; for example: http://YOURCENTRALPOINT:8133.

    2. Click Next.

    OR

    If you selected the Single-tenant installation, the Central Point Setup screen is displayed:

    1. Enter the name for the Central Point.

    2. Enter or browse for the Central Point path. Make sure that the given path is a real path to a central point (if it is the case, it should contain a nec-centralpoint.xml file).

      Note

      An unlimited number of Central Points can be added to the list of central points. Click + to add more Central Points.

    3. Click Next.

  12. In the Ready screen, make sure that all the parameters are correct for the installation and click Install.

  13. In the Installation screen, wait for Nectari to be installed and ready for use. This may take a few minutes.

  14. When the installation is completed, the Setup screen is displayed with a confirmation message.

    • Click Exit to close the installation wizard.

    • Click Browse Nectari to open the application.

    • Click Save logs to save and view the logs if the installation was unsuccessful.