Step 2: Install the Analytics Server

Install the Ipswitch Analytics Server on a dedicated physical or virtual machine. As part of the installation, a PostgreSQL database will be installed on this machine.

Do not install the Ipswitch Analytics Server on a machine that hosts a MOVEit server or a MOVEit database.

You do not have to stop your MOVEit server(s) to install the Ipswitch Analytics Server.

High Availability Environments: To install Ipswitch Analytics in a MOVEit Central High Availability environment with primary and secondary (failover) databases, first Install the Ipswitch Analytics Server as described in this topic, then Install Ipswitch Analytics Agents in High Availability Environments.

1. Sign in as an Administrator on a Windows Server machine. This will be the account under which all Ipswitch Analytics Server processing occurs.
2. Download the Ipswitch Analytics Server installation file: Ipswitch_Analytics_Base_vn.exe, where n is the version number of the software.
3. Open Ipswitch_Analytics_Base_vn.exe.

   Note: If the machine is missing any prerequisites, a list of software items appears. Click Install.

   The Start Install page of the installer opens. Click Next.

4. Accept the License Agreement. Click Next.
5. Select a Destination Folder for the Ipswitch Analytics Server files.

   Caution: Do not specify a destination on a drive that is mapped to a network drive.

   Caution: Do not specify a destination on the desktop.

   Note: You select the location for the Ipswitch Analytics Server database files in a later step.

6. Enter the Analytics Server Settings.

   

   • System Administrator Username: The username of the user who has access to all of Ipswitch Analytics. This user will be the only System Administrator initially.
   • System Administrator Email Address: An email address for the System Administrator.
   • System Administrator Password: The password for the username you entered.

   The installer detects your RAM size automatically to make the determination: 4 GB: Small, 8 GB: Medium, or 16 GB: Large.

   Click Next.

7. Enter the Agent Access Settings.

   

   The Agent Access Username and Password are used by all Ipswitch Analytics Agents to authenticate with the Ipswitch Analytics Server, and validate data sent from the agent to the server. This account is not used by any person. In the Analytics user interface Users module, this username appears in the list of users.

   Provide the following information:

   • Agent Access Username: Default name is feeder. Allowed characters: alpha characters a through z, numerals 0 through 9, and underscore (_).
   • Agent Access Password: The password for the Agent to use when authenticating with the Ipswitch Analytics Server.

     IMPORTANT: Write down the Agent Access username and password on the Installation Worksheet. You must provide them when you install an Agent.

   Click Next.

8. Enter the Tomcat Settings.

   

   • HTTPS Connector Port: The connector port used for HTTPS and the Ipswitch Analytics Server URL.

     Adhere to your IT security or other IT network policies when configuring ports.

   • Ipswitch Analytics Server IP address or hostname: Must match the Common Name (CN) in your imported keystore certificate.

   Click Next. The HTTPS Connector Port will be validated.

9. Specify the Tomcat Logon Account.

   Make a selection based on the account you want to use to sign in and run the Ipswitch Analytics Server service:

   • Use Local System Account (default): Uses the Local System account to sign in and run the service. This is the account that you used to sign in to Windows. (If you select this option, you are not required to provide additional credentials.)
   • Specify a different account: Does not use the Local System account. If you select this option, an additional screen opens for you to provide the user name, password, and group of the account to sign in and run the Ipswitch Analytics service. To use a domain account, provide credentials in the format DOMAIN\username.

   Click Next.

10. Select a Tomcat SSL Certificate option.

    The Ipswitch Analytics Server uses this information to validate identity certificates.

    

    • Create Self-Signed Certificate

      Select this option for Evaluation Accounts only; it creates a certificate that expires in 90 days. Provide a password. Click Next.

    • Import Certificate Keystore: Import an SSL password-protected PKCS12 certificate keystore file with .PFX or .P12 file extension. Click Browse to locate and select the certificate keystore, and then provide the password for the keystore. Click Next.
11. Select a Database Location for the Ipswitch Analytics Server's PostgreSQL database. MOVEit data collected from all Agents is sent to this database. Recommended: Use the default location.

    IMPORTANT: If you select a different database location, it must be a data-specific directory that is not limited to a single user.

    Click Next.

12. Enter the Ipswitch Analytics Database Settings. This information is required to run the PostgreSQL database on the Ipswitch Analytics Server. A PostgreSQL database will be installed on this machine as part of the Ipswitch Analytics Server installation.

    

    • Database Administrator Username: Username for the account that the database administrator can use to access the PostgreSQL database if necessary. Recommended: use the suggested username.
    • Database Administrator Password: Password for the Admin Username you specified.
    • Database Access Username: The account that the Ipswitch Analytics Server web application uses to access the PostgreSQL database, to insert data that arrives from the Ipswitch Analytics Agents, and to retrieve report and monitor data for display. This account is not used by any person. Recommended: use the suggested username.
    • Database Access Password: Password for the Access username you specified.
    • Database Port: This port number is predefined to the standard PostgreSQL port. You can specify any unused port.

    Click Next.

13. Review the installation setup, and then click Install.
14. On the Installshield Wizard Completed screen, click Finish.

    The installation program places an Ipswitch Analytics shortcut icon on your desktop and the Start menu.

    Tip: The log files are located in <installation_directory>\Logs. For example, C:\Program Files\Ipswitch\Analytics Server\Logs

Next: Step 3: Sign in and Upload the License File

See also:

Modify the Ipswitch Analytics Server
Remove the Ipswitch Analytics Server