1. Necto Training
Module 11: Necto
Installation and
Migration

2. Objectives
By the end of this lesson you will be able
to
Perform a Necto Installation
Perform a migration from NovaView to Necto

3. Agenda
Server Architecture
Prerequisites
Windows 2008 configuration
Installation Process
Post Installation Configuration
Migration from NovaView to Necto

4. Server Architecture

5. Before Necto Installation
Usually
already exists
New server must be
prepared for Necto
Analysis
Server
Windows 2008 SQL Customer
DB
Necto Server Customer
Server

6. Necto Default Installation
Necto Software
Analysis
Server
Necto DB
SQL Express
Windows 2008 SQL Customer
DB
Necto Server Customer
Server

7. Necto Installation Option – Using
Customer’s SQL Server
Necto Software
Analysis
Server
Necto DB
SQL Express
Windows 2008 SQL Customer
DB
Necto Server Customer
Server

8. Necto Installation when UDC is
Installed
Necto Software SQL Necto DB
UDC
Analysis
Necto Calculations Server
Server/s
Analysis
SQL Express Services
Windows 2008 Instance SQL Customer
SQL DB
Necto Server UDC Customer
Server

9. Prerequisites

10. Analysis Server
Microsoft SQL Server Analysis
Services 2005 or 2008
Must be in same domain as
Necto Server
Is not accessed during Analysis
Server
installation, only at runtime
Necto DB
SQL Customer
DB
Customer
Server

11. SQL Server
Necto creates 3-5 databases
Necto installs SQL Express
When using
customer’s server:
Necto Software
Installing user Analysis
Server
should have
permissions Necto DB
Necto DB
SQL Express
Should be Windows 2008 SQL Customer
SQL Server 2005 or DB
SQL Server 2008 Necto Server Customer
Server

12. Windows 2008 Components
NET Framework 3.5
Microsoft Core XML Services (MSXML)
6.0
Microsoft SQL Native Client
Microsoft SQL Client Components Necto Software
Analysis Services connectivity driver :
Microsoft 2005 SQL/OLAP ADOMD.NET 9.0
for Analysis Services 2005 Necto DB
SQL Express
Microsoft 2008 SQL/OLAP ADOMD.NET 10.0
Windows 2008
for Analysis Services 2008
Necto Server

13. Permissions
Log on as an Administrator on the Necto Server
Define a single user with Administration
permissions to:
Necto Server
SQL Server Necto Software
Analysis
Analysis Server Server
Necto DB
Necto DB
SQL Express
Windows 2008 SQL Customer
DB
Necto Server Customer
Server

14. Ports
Necto uses the following ports (should be
opened)
4444 – Website (user interface)
2383 – Connection to Analysis Server
9985, 9999, 9961 – Necto services

15. Installation Process

16. Necto Installation Assistant
The Necto Installation Assistant runs
before the actual Necto installer and does
the following:
Checks for missing components in the
Windows 2008 and IIS7 and automatically
installs the required components or lets the
user know what to do about them
Checks needed permissions for the
installation and other system requirements
and alerts for missing information

17. Necto Installation Files
Necto Installation file:
PanoramaSetup.exe
Necto License file

18. Extract Installation Files
Double-click to extract
installation files

22. Once problems are cleared – the actual
Necto installation would start

23. Installation Wizard Starts

24. Locate License File

25. Provide Installation Directory

26. Define Account for Necto Services
Account should have
administrator rights on:
• Necto Server
• SQL Server
• OLAP Server

27. Database Server
If using a remote
database server
Enter database
server
authentication
information

28. Define an SQL User
Define a user for
internal usage for Necto
connections to its
internal database

29. UDC Server Definition

30. Review Changes

31. Restart Server
You must restart the
server after installation

32. Post Installation Configuration

33. IIS Post-Install Configuration
In IIS, validate that Necto virtual directories and
applications:
Are set to use ASP.NET 3.5
ASP.NET Impersonation is disabled
Make sure that “Windows Authentication” is installed
and enabled

34. SQL Post-Install Configuration
SQL must be set to Mixed Authentication mode
Using a named SQL instance as Necto's
repository ("SQLServerinstancename") requires
additional configuration

35. IE Security Configuration - for each
Client Station
Disable IE Enhanced Security
Configuration
Add Panorama Website to Trusted Sites
Web
Necto
Server

36. Validating Installation
Open Necto Web UI

37. Migrating from NovaView to
Necto

38. Software
Necto must be installed on a new, clean
server
Books
Pages
NovaView Necto
Software Software
NovaView 5.0 or up Necto

39. Starting Migration
Start->Programs->Necto->Administration->Necto
Administrator Service
Or click icon

40. Enter NovaView Folder
Enter
Click
Novaview
Refresh
folder or
browse

41. Enter User Name and Password
User should be a
local Administrator
on migration
source machine
Password taken
from Necto.
Change if different
Select books and
dashboards to
migrate

42. Advanced Database Connection
Options

43. Performing Migration
Click if you want to
generate thumbnails

44. Migration End
New
passwords are
assigned to
migrated users
Books have
been migrated

45. Validating Migration
When you
choose to create
thumbnails

46. Review

47. Pre-Requisites
SQL Server (Customer DB)
Analysis Services server
Windows 2008 including:
IIS
ISAPI Extensions
Analysis
ISAPI Filters Server
ASP.NET
Security (Windows
Authentication) Windows 2008 SQL Customer
DB
All Management tools
Necto Server Customer
Server

48. What is Installed?
Necto Software
SQL Express
Necto Database
UDC instances
Necto Software SQL Necto DB
UDC
Analysis
Necto Calculations Server/s Server
SQL
Express
Analysis
Services
Windows 2008 instance SQL
Customer
SQL DB
Necto Server UDC Customer Server

49. Thank you
Any Questions?