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BriefCam Nexus Multi-Site Guide

Setting Up the Hub to Work with RESEARCH

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  1. On the Hub machine where Research is installed, open the Main.qvs file (located at: C:\QlikShare\Scripts\Research_DB), change the value from 'NO' to 'YES', and save the file. Main qvs file.png

  2. In Qlik QMC, go to the Apps tab and click Import.

  3. Choose the Hub_Research_Agg.qvf file, which is located at: C:\Program Files\BriefCam\RESEARCH\Application\.

    Import app.png

  4. Click Import.

  5. Select Hub_Research_Agg and click Publish.

    Hub Research agg.png

  6. From the Stream dropdown, select Everyone.

  7. Check the Replace existing app checkbox.

    Replace existing app.png

  8. Click on App to replace and select Research_Agg from the list.

    Research agg.png

  9. Click OK and then click OK again.

  10. Click the Publish and replace button.

    Publish and replace.png

  11. (Optional). To verify that the app was replaced successfully:

    1. Navigate to the Tasks tab.

    2. Select the Research_DB task from the list, click Start, and wait for it to complete (click on refresh).

    3. Select Research_DB_Agg, click Start, and wait for it to complete (click on refresh).

  • (Optional). If RESEARCH was installed using an FQDN:

    1. In the Hub’s BriefCam Administrator Console, make sure the following environment settings use the FQDN machine name and not the hostname:

      • QlikServer 

      • QlikAPIServer 

    2. In the Qlik QMC Management Console’s Virtual Proxies section, add the FQDN host name to bc and Central Proxy (Default).

Starting Up the BriefCam Services

You will now start up the relevant BriefCam services.

  1. From the Deployment section, open the Hosts screen.

  2. For an all-in-one deployment of the Hub, on the Windows host, click on the settings icon and select the Multi-site Hub template.

    Multi-site Hub template.png

If you installed the Hub on a distributed environment, enable the relevant services, making sure to enable the Hub BI Gateway and Outbound Gateway services on one of the deployed servers. These are the services that receive information from the sites. In addition, make sure that the NGINX routing points to the relevant deployed servers.

  1. In addition to the services that were selected when you selected the template in the step above, select the Storage Gateway service.

  2. Open the Services section and start all the services.