Panorama Necto pre-requisites

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Before installing Panorama™ Necto, please install and configure the requirements stated in this document.

The below document is related to new installation only.

Preparations:

  1. Creating valid Active Directory user and provide nessecary permissions (see permissions section)
  2. Run NovaView pre-requisites checker
  3. Install the required pre-requisitesas stated in tabs of this article.

Supported Operating Systems

You can install Panorama Necto on Windows 2008 or 2008R2 64 SERVER ENVIRONMENT only.

Installation location

Panorama NovaView can be installed only on a server within a domain.

Workgroup enviroment is not supported nor recommended.

SQL - location of Panorama databases

During the installation, Necto creates 4 databases on SQL server.

SQL can be either on same machine with Necto installation or remote server. When the intended SQL located on remote server, make sure that the user that runs the installation has sufficient permissions to create the databases on remote SQL server - see permission requirements

Necto installation works with SQL Server 2005 or SQL Server 2008 (as SQL repositories for the internal databases. This does not relate to the datasource, i.e., the OLAP cubes). Note: SQL Server 2000 is not supported and will not work with Necto v.11

It is possible to use SQL Express Edition on testing server, but it is not recommended to use SQL Express Edition on production environment, because of database size limitations.

If you install the SQL Express Edition it does not include the Mangement Studio GUI portion, if you want to use this to view the databases it can be downloaded from here

OLAP - location of data source


  1. Microsoft Analysis Services 2005 and 2008 are supported in Necto. Microsoft Analysis Services 2000 is NOT supported and will not work with Necto product.
  2. OLAP must be in same domain with Panorama server.
  3. When using the UDC (Universal Data Connector), Analysis Services Server and the Panorama SQL databases have to be installed on the same physical machine. When this machine is remote to the Panorama server, you will need to perform further configuration, described here

Ports

Ports that should be opened:

  1. Port 4444 - for Panorama web site (this is default by installation, but can be changed, though not recommended).Make sure port 4444 is not blocked by firewall or third-party software; if you are unable to open this port, please consult this article for changing the default port.
  2. Port 2383 for connection to Analysis Services
  3. Ports 9985, 9999, 9961 for Necto services.

Ports checking can be done on this link: http://www.wfu.edu/~borwicjh/howto/port-test.htm

  1. You must be logged in as Server Administrator when performing Necto installation.
  2. The setup will require an Active Directory user which will be running the Necto services. Please make sure prior to the installation that you have credentials of a single user which meets these demands:
    1. An administrator on the Necto machine (My Computer -> Manage -> Local User and Groups -> Groups -> Administrators; add the user to this group).
    2. An administrator on the SQL server (Verify this by going to SQL Server Management -> Security -> Server Roles -> examine the membership of the sysadmin role).
    3. An administrator on the OLAP server (Verify this by going to SQL Server Management -> Right-click on the server name -> Properties -> Security -> Add the user to the list of users).

Note, the Necto Helper installs all listed things automatically. The list exists only as a checklist to verify the components installed.

  1. Windows components
  2. .NET Framework 3.5 SP1. The installation must be performed through "Feature Installation" at Server Manager.
  3. Microsoft Core XML Services (MSXML) 6.0
  4. Microsoft SQL Native Client (Included on your Microsoft SQL Installation CD)
  5. Microsoft SQL Client Components (Included in the Microsoft SQL Installation CD)( SQL 2005), ( SQL 2008)
  6. When Analysis Services server is remote to the Panorama server, the relevant connectivity driver must be installed:
  7. For SQL 2008: You will need SQL 2005 Backward Compatibility. You can find it in the following link

Note: Windows 2008 32 bit system isn't supported by Panorama Necto

  1. Install IIS 7 with Management compatibility components
  2. Disable IE Enhanced Security Configuration (follow this link for explanation )
  3. Disable UAC HIGHLY recommended (follow this link for explanation)

    • Open Server Manager -> Roles -> Web Services (IIS) -> Internet Info Services
    • Click on the computer name in the Connections panel
    • In the Features view list, double click on ISAPI and CGI Restrictions
    • In the 'Actions' panel - Click on 'Edit feature Settings' to allow ISAPI Modules
    • In the Features view list, allow the 'Active Server page' and the 'ASP.NET'
    • Make sure the "Allow unspecified ISAPI modules" checked "on" at ISAPI and CGI restrictions settings
    • If this configuration is disabled or not present, make sure ISAPI drivers are installedisapi_dll

    • IIS post-install configuration in Windows Server 2008:

      • For IIS 7 configuration, need to install the following Windows components. To do that, Open Server Manager -> Roles -> Roles Services -> Add Role services
        • ISAPI Extensions
        • ISAPI Filters
        • ASP.NET
        • Security (Windows Authentication)
        • All Management tools ()
      • Allow ISAPI Extensions. To do that, Open Server Manager -> Roles ->Web Services (IIS) -> Internet Info Services ->Click on the computer name in the Connections panel -> In the Features view list, double click on ISAPI and CGI Restrictions. <
      • In the 'Actions' panel - Click on 'Edit feature Settings' to allow ISAPI Modules. In the Features view list, allow the 'Active Server page' and the 'ASP.NET'asp_isapi_2008
      • Make sure ASP.NET Impersonation is disabled for all Panorama virtual directories and Applications (in the IIS)
      • Make sure the "Windows Authentication" is installed and enabled windows_authentication_installed

      • Disable the ASP impersonation

        a. Open IIS.
        b. On the Default Web Site select "Authentication":

        c. Disable the ASP impersonation:

        Make sure it is disabled for all Panorama Virtual Directories and Applications.

  1. Make sure you restart the server after the installation.
  2. SQL must be set to Mixed authentication mode ( How to do that?)
  3. Using a named SQL instance as NovaView's repository ("SQLServer\instancename") requires additional configuration
  4. Add Panorama Web site to Trusted sites in IE browser on a server, and on every station.
  5. To use Necto, Adobe Flash required. It can be downloaded here.
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