Administration

Configure and run the MetaMiner Server with MetaMiner Administrator (MMA): connect BusinessObjects environments, tune server settings, manage the MetaMiner Database and monitor the server. Pages are grouped as in the menu on the left.

MetaMiner Administrator

• Introduction

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  What MMA is, how it saves configuration and how to start it.

• Main Window

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  BI Environments table, database, license and server controls.

• Main Menu

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  Every command in the File, Preferences, Tools, Security and Help menus.

• Start and Stop the Server

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  Start order of the services, restart after changes, exit codes.

• Server Health Indicator

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  The local health status in MMA and the health details dialog.

BusinessObjects Environments

• Add an Environment

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  Connect a CMS and start the first pull.

• Connection and Logon

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  Every connection field, REST API URL, Test User and Tools tabs.

• Audit and CMS Databases

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  Audit history and faster change detection through the CMS database.

• Document Processing

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  Web Intelligence, universe and Crystal deep processing and versions.

• Pull Schedule and Exclusions

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  Pull intervals and Do Not Disturb windows.

• Validate an Environment

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  Validation checks and the Web Intelligence REST probe.

• Edit, Disable or Remove

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  Change, pause or remove an environment.

Server Settings

• Settings Overview

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  How the Settings dialog saves and when to restart.

• General

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  Port, password rules, banner, Pulse, orphan handling.

• Audit

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  Audit collection, history depth and user exclusions.

• Backup

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  Backup and versions paths, versioning.

• Pull

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  Deep processing periods, threads and collectors.

• Email

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  SMTP server and recipients.

• Metrics

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  What goes into metrics storage for Pulse.

• Notifications

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  Notification events and thresholds.

• System

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  Memory, CPUs, temp folder, directory services.

• Meta Query

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  MetaQuery agent and web console limits.

• Web Apps

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  Web app switches and BO console sign-in.

• Advanced

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  Troubleshooting, MMDB maintenance flags, API authorization.

MetaMiner Database

• MMDB Overview

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  Schemas, roles and the Configure MMDB dialog.

• Embedded PostgreSQL

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  The database MetaMiner installs and manages.

• External PostgreSQL

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  Use a PostgreSQL server your DBA runs.

• Back Up and Restore MMDB

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  Back up with pg_dump, restore with pg_restore.

• Resetting Metadata

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  Make MetaMiner collect a type again.

• Database Console

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  Browser SQL console launched from MMA.

Server Configuration

• Windows Services

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  Services, child processes, ports.

• Configuration Files

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  config.json, properties and ini files, precedence, live vs restart.

• Custom Settings

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  Support-guided properties in MetaMinerServer.properties.

• Memory and JVM

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  Server memory, CPUs and temp folder.

• Moving to a New Server

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  Move configuration and MMDB to a new machine.

Monitoring and Logs

• Log Files and Diagnostics

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  Log files, client logs, thread dumps.

• Log Bundle for Support

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  One zip of the server logs for Infolytik Support.

• Analyze Logs

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  Local HTML report of errors and pull freshness.

• Data Integrity Status

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  Compare CMS and MMDB object counts.

• Host Metrics

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  BusinessObjects host and process metrics.

Chapter status

• Connection and Logon - Test User tab: consuming feature not found in code
• Document Processing - product decision on publishing the Web Intelligence REST processing switch
• Pull Schedule and Exclusions - midnight-crossing windows and End by Hours need QA confirmation
• Edit, Disable or Remove - no documented way to purge a removed environment's metadata
• Notifications - Alerts Error Email(s) behaviour to confirm
• Embedded PostgreSQL - password-change procedure missing
• External PostgreSQL - minimum PostgreSQL version and exact privileges missing
• Back Up and Restore MMDB - commands not yet validated on a release build
• Resetting Metadata - table lists from an earlier release
• Windows Services - default service account and startup types missing
• Configuration Files - ini handling during upgrades unclear
• Moving to a New Server - license host binding unclear
• Host Metrics - retention periods missing
• All pages - screenshots to capture (placeholders under images/admin/)