Preparing to install Metrics Management
This document explains how to install Metrics Management, a service and database engine for analyzing performance metrics. Before you install Metrics Management, you must install BIRT iHub Visualization Platform as described in Installing and Upgrading BIRT iHub on Windows.
Table 1‑1 lists the Metrics Management components you can install and a description of each component.
Table 1‑1 Metrics Management components
Component
Description
Database Management System
The Metrics Management database engine. The installation program installs Microsoft SQL Server Express.
Web Application
Provides the Metrics Management web infrastructure. This component is installed and hosted in the context of Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS).
Classic Report Server
Processes Metrics Management native reports. This component is installed as a Windows service.
Metrics Manager
Provides an administration interface for the Metrics Management system, as well as presentation objects such as view trees, books, maps, and sections. Users can launch Metrics Manager from a web browser.
Documentation
Documentation in PDF format.
Server
Metrics Management core component that provides functionality such as the calculation engine, security evaluation, OLAP data storage, auditing, and managing metadata object repositories. The server can host multiple Metrics Management databases.
Web Reporting Services
A web application that provides a set of web services used by information objects, data objects, and the RSSE security extension interface.
Sample Databases
Two databases, Sample Corporate and Sample Government. You must install these databases in order to integrate Metrics Management with BIRT iHub.
iHub Integration
Extensions that integrate Metrics Management data objects and security extension with BIRT iHub.
Metrics Manager Classic
Same as Metrics Manager, except that Metrics Manager Classic must be installed locally. It is not accessible using a web browser.
Checking for ports used by Metrics Management
Metrics Management processes use network ports to communicate. Before installation, make sure that the ports shown in Table 1‑2 are available on the system.
Table 1‑2 Ports used by Metrics Management
Port
Used by
80
Web Server application to communicate with Web Client.
443
Web Server application to communicate with Web Client over HTTPS (if applicable).
8000
Web Server application to communicate with BIRT iHub.
8700
Web Server to communicate with BIRT iHub (if applicable).
13000 to 13000 + N
Metrics Manager, Metrics Manager Classic and the Web Server applications to communicate with the Metrics Management Server. N represents the number of Metrics Management databases. In addition to port 13000, Metrics Management uses one port for each database. For example, in a configuration which runs three databases, Metrics Management also uses ports 13001, 13002 and 13003.
17326
Metrics Manager, Metrics Manager Classic and Web Server applications to communicate with Metrics Management Server.
Prerequisites for Metrics Management installation
For information about prerequisites, see the Metrics Management Supported Products Matrix:
http://developer.actuate.com/resources/supported-products
/birt-ihub-metrics-management-10-sp4f2/