Prerequisites

Universal Prerequisites

The following requirements apply to all Connectivity Hub installations.

See the individual topics below for requirements about your specific search application.

Elasticsearch Support

For Connectivity Hub users on Elastic, Connectivity Hub v2.2 and later supports Elasticsearch v7 to v8, including v8.1.2.

  • Azure Cognitive Search Engine Prerequisites
  • Elasticsearch Search Engine Prerequisites
  • Microsoft Search Engine Prerequisites
  • Solr Search Engine Prerequisites

Hardware Requirements

For hardware requirements, see Hardware Requirements, Scaling, and Sizing.

Operating System Requirement

The following software must be installed and running/enabled.

  • Operating System: Windows Server 2016, 2019, or 2022

User Accounts and Permissions

  • Installation Account
    • The account must be a local administrator
    • Format: domain\user
  • Service Account
    • Must be a domain account if either of the following is true:
      • You wish to connect to a database on a remote server using Windows Integrated Authentication.
      • You have more than one server running Connectivity Hub in your farm.
    • Account must have the permission Log on as service.
    • Format: domain\user

Windows Features

  • Server Roles
    • Application Server
      • .NET Framework v4.7.2 (Windows Server 2016, 2019)
      • .NET Framework v4.8 (Windows Server 2022 - provided, used automatically, by default)
    • Web Server IIS (graphic below)
      • Web Server
        • Security
          • Windows Authentication (see Note below).
            See HERE for more information.
        • Application Development - ALL
          • .NET Extensibility 4.7
          • ASP
          • ASP.NET 4.6
          • ISAPI extensions
          • ISAPI filters
  • Features
    • NET Framework 4.7 Features
      • WCF Services
        • HTTP Activation

The default installation of IIS 7 and later does not include the Windows authentication role service.
To use Windows authentication on IIS, you must do the following:

  • Install the Windows Authentication role service (Web Server (IIS) > Security > Windows Authentication)
  • Disable Anonymous authentication for your website or application
  • Enable Windows Authentication for the site or application

Web Browser Support

Supported

  • Google Chrome
  • Chromium-powered Edge
  • Other browsers unsupported*

Unsupported

Other web browsers not officially supported may work with Connectivity Hub.

These browsers include:

  • Microsoft Edge
  • Firefox
  • Safari
  • Others...

These browsers have not been tested and are unsupported by BA Insight.

Database Requirements

  • SQL Server 2012, or later
  • Service account with the following permissions:
    • db_owner rights
    • db_creator rights
    • DB Creation scripts must be run by a user with db_creator permissions.