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 v3.x supports Elasticsearch v7.x to v8.x.

Requirement Description
Hardware requirements For hardware requirements, see Hardware Requirements, Scaling, and Sizing.
BA Insight products Connectivity Hub 3.x supports SmartHub 5.5 and later.
Operating system

The following software must be installed and running/enabled:

  • Windows Server 2016, 2019, or 2022
User Accounts and Permissions

  • Installation account

    • The account must be a local administrator
    • Format: domain\user

  • Service account

    • This 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

Windows Authentication Role Service

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
Java

  • BA Insight supports Java v11.

  • BA Insight develops and tests using Adoptium.

  • BA Insight does not guarantee support of Oracle Java, but it may function in your environment.
Web Browser Support

The following web browsers are supported:

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

The following web browsers are not officially supported and they may work with Connectivity Hub.

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