In a typical multi-server deployment, the Windows™ servers are configured as follows:
- One Portal and Report machine
- One or more processing server machines (Canisters)
Portal and Report machine
The values in the following table can be reviewed and changed through the Portal Management page.
| Server name | Recommended value |
|---|---|
| Report server | Current machine name (not localhost) |
| Data service | Current machine name (not localhost) |
The values in the following table can be reviewed and changed through Search Server configuration.
Note: If the Portal Server and Reporting Server are installed on separate machines, in the Search
Server configuration, the Portal Server field should be set to the name of the Reporting Server for
all Canisters. On the Portal Server and Reporting Server themselves, leave this field blank.
| Server name | Recommended value |
|---|---|
| Portal server | Leave blank. |
| Data service | Current machine name (not localhost) |
| Alert server | If this value is not specified, then the Portal Server location is used. |
Canisters
The values in the following table can be reviewed and changed through Search Server configuration.
| Server name | Recommended value |
|---|---|
| Portal server | Portal machine name |
| Data service | Portal machine name |