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Installation Overview

The path from a prepared Windows server to a MetaMiner installation that is pulling your first BusinessObjects environment.

How it works

One installer (the full installer) puts the MetaMiner Server, the MetaMiner Administrator and the MetaMiner Client on the server host and registers the Windows services. You then configure everything in the MetaMiner Administrator: license, database, environments. Client workstations get the client-only installer.

flowchart TD
  A[Plan: requirements, ports, accounts] --> B[Download the installers]
  B --> C[Run the full installer on the server]
  C --> D[Open the MetaMiner Administrator]
  D --> E[Select the license file]
  E --> F[Add the BusinessObjects environment]
  F --> G[Start Server]
  G --> H[Verify the first pull]
  H --> I[Install clients on workstations]

Steps at a glance

Step Page Typical time
1. Check requirements, ports and accounts System Requirements, Network Ports and Firewall, Accounts and Permissions Depends on your change process
2. Choose the database Choose the MetaMiner Database Minutes (embedded)
3. Install the server Install the Server About 10 minutes
4. First-time setup Initial Setup in MMA About 15 minutes
5. Verify the first pull Verify the First Pull Minutes to hours, depending on CMS size
6. Install clients Install the Client Minutes per workstation

Times are estimates.

Before you begin

Have these ready before you start the installer:

  • A 64-bit Windows Server host with local administrator rights.
  • The MetaMiner license file from Infolytik.
  • The CMS host name and port of each BusinessObjects environment.
  • A dedicated BusinessObjects account (for example MetaMinerAdmin) in the Administrators group.
  • Optional: audit database and CMS database connection details with read-only accounts.
  • Firewall rules from the MetaMiner host to the CMS and from workstations to the MetaMiner host on TCP 49714.

Download MetaMiner

MetaMiner download link

Installer File name pattern Use
Full installer MetaMiner-ENTERPRISE-windows-x64-5.2.<build>.exe New server installations and full upgrades; can also install the client
Client-only installer MetaMiner-ENTERPRISE-CLIENT-ONLY-windows-x64-5.2.<build>.exe Workstations
Update installer MetaMiner-windows-x64-Update-min-<build>.exe Program-only upgrade of a recent installation; see Full and Update Installers

Frequently asked questions

Which BusinessObjects account does MetaMiner use?

The one you enter for each environment in the MetaMiner Administrator. Use a dedicated account in the Administrators group. See Accounts and Permissions.

Do I need to connect the audit and CMS databases?

No, both are optional. Without the audit database you lose usage history, user activity and the history of deleted content. A read-only CMS database connection speeds up pulls on large systems. See Audit and CMS Databases.

Will MetaMiner write to my CMS, audit or CMS database?

Pulls only read. MetaMiner changes BusinessObjects content only when a user runs an action such as a remap or promotion, and then through the BusinessObjects SDK. It never writes to the audit or CMS database; use read-only database accounts for both.

Which BusinessObjects versions are supported?

See Supported BusinessObjects Versions.

Next steps