Set Up a New Aternity Data Warehouse Server on a Dedicated PC

For large deployments of Aternity on-premise (more than 25,000 monitored devices), you must create a standalone Aternity Data Warehouse Server.

The Data Warehouse Server stores the raw data gathered from the Aggregation Servers, and aggregates (summarizes) it for the Database Server.

It constantly aggregates and re-summarizes data in the main database in the background, replacing older, more detailed data with summary data as it ages. Therefore older data typically has limited drill-down capabilities.

Create a standalone Data Warehouse Server for larger deployments

Before you begin

Procedure

  1. Step 1 Access your standalone Data Warehouse Server PC.
  2. Step 2 Log in to the computer as a local administrator.

    To verify you are a local administrator on this computer, not a domain administrator, open the System control panel, select Advanced system settings > Computer Name, and confirm the Change button is active.

  3. Step 3 Download the latest version of Aternity on-premise from our website.

    The setup package is for all Aternity servers.

    Download Aternity on-premise from the website
  4. Step 4 Right-click the setup and select Run as administrator to begin.
  5. Step 5 Select Next and enter the pathname of a local, non-system drive.

    This reduces the risk of the server application competing with the operating system for disk space.

    Select the location of the Management Server files
  6. Step 6 Confirm that it selects Aternity Data Warehouse Server.

    Since this is the same tool as that used for the Management Server, select only this option to ensure it is a standalone server.

    Select the Aternity Data Warehouse Server to create a standalone server
  7. Step 7 Select if you want the incoming connection to the Data Warehouse Server (from the Management Server) to be encrypted with HTTPS.
    Select whether this server receives data encrypted (HTTPS)
    Field Description
    HTTP or HTTPS

    Select HTTPS if you want any connection to this server to be via HTTPS.

    Tip

    To see the Aternity's system-wide security settings, view the security overview of all components.
    Port

    Enter the port required to receive data from the monitored devices. The default for HTTPS is 443.
    Custom keystore

    Enter the pathname of the system's keystore containing your enterprise's certificate.

    You must add your certificate to the system's Java keystore file (.jks) using Java's keytool utility (see Oracle's keytool documentation).
    Custom keystore password

    Enter the password required to access the system's keystore file.
  8. Step 8 Configure the memory allocation size of your deployment, and confirm the timezone of the Aternity servers on this computer.
    Configure the memory allocation and time zone
    Field Description
    Java Virtual Machine memory

    Configure the JVM heap size according to the values listed for the size of your deployment.

    You can tweak this value later on if required.
    Customize Timezone

    Select a time zone if you want to override the timezone settings of the operating system.

    Important

    The time zones of the Database Server, Dashboard Server, Management Server, and Data Warehouse Server must all be identical.
    JMS Memory Maximum

    Enter the ActiveMQ JVM heap size according to the value listed for this server for the size of your deployment.

    You can tweak this value later if required.
  9. Step 9 Review the summary, then select Next.
  10. Step 10 Define this server's connection to the Management Server.

    The Data Warehouse Server receives its input and sends its output via the Management Server.

    Point to the Management Server
    Field Description
    Management Server Hostname / IP Address

    Enter the hostname or IP which is the listening address you defined when creating the Management Server.
    Management Server Port

    Enter the port number which it uses for HTTP or HTTPS access, defined when creating the Management Server.
    Use SSL Transport

    Select if you defined the Management Server to use secure HTTPS when accessing it.
  11. Step 11 Confirm the summary and complete the setup.
  12. Step 12 Verify the deployment was successful by confirming that the Windows services shows AternityPlatform as running.