View And Edit the Connectivity Settings

After the Meridian Enterprise Server configuration database connection has been created, it can be viewed or changed as described in the following task. For the highest performance in large scale environments, multiple Meridian Enterprise Server servers can be deployed and configured in a cluster with one server acting as the primary server.

To view or edit the connectivity settings:

  1. In Meridian Enterprise Server Administration Console, in the System Management group, click Settings.

    The Application Settings page appears.

  2. In the menu, click SYSTEM SETTINGS.

    The System Settings page appears with server configuration options.

Server configuration options
Option Description
CONFIGURATION DATABASE group

Connection string

Connection string to the configuration database. You can change the configuration database or create a new one.
SERVER (PRIMARY) group

Server Name

Name of the server to which the Meridian Enterprise Server Administration Console is connected. You can connect to a different server.

If the Hyperion site URL in the Enterprise Server configuration database is different to this server, you are prompted to update the URL in the configuration database if you visit this page and you have Administrator permissions.
MERIDIAN ANALYTICS group

Share Meridian analytics

Enable this setting to allow Meridian Enterprise Server to share Meridian Enterprise vault data with Meridian Analytics. The shared data includes all user activities in all Meridian clients plus the quantities of documents for each type in every vault. Users, documents, vaults, and servers are identified by uniquely computed values and not by name to protect customers' privacy.
CLUSTER group

Server clusters

You can join another Meridian Enterprise Server server with the current server in a cluster.

For information about Meridian Enterprise Server clusters, see Meridian Enterprise Server Clusters.
MERIDIAN PORTAL group

Meridian Portal tenancy

The name of the Meridian Portal tenancy to which to connect for the exchange of packages. You can change the tenancy settings.

Packages

The number of packages sent from Meridian Portal that have not yet been imported to the Meridian Enterprise vault by Meridian Enterprise Server. To refresh the package count, click UPDATE. To view the available packages, click VIEW.

Synchronize lookup tables

Synchronizes the Meridian Portal lookup tables from the linked Meridian Cloud vault. You can create a scheduled task to synchronize lookup tables.

In the System Settings page you can:

ClosedChange configuration database or create new

To select a different configuration database or to create a new one:

  1. In the CONFIGURATION DATABASE group Connection string field, click CHANGE.

    A dialog box opens, asking you to confirm your choice.

  2. Click Yes.

    The Configuration Database page appears.

  3. Click options or type values using the descriptions in the table in Create the Configuration Database.

ClosedConnect to a different server

To connect Meridian Enterprise ServerAdministration Console to a different server:

  1. In the SERVER (PRIMARY) group, Server Name field, click CHANGE.

    A dialog box opens, asking you to confirm your choice.

  2. Click Yes.

    The Server configuration page appears.

  3. Click options or enter values to complete these fields:

    • Computer – Meridian Enterprise Server server name in one of these formats:

      • Simple name (MyServer)

      • Fully qualified domain name (MyServer.MyDomain)

      • IP address (127.0.0.1, localhost)

    • Port – port number that Meridian Enterprise Server is configured for. Default value: 8686.

    • UPN – User Principle Name with which to connect to the server, for example, MyServer\Administrator or administrator@MyServer.

  4. In the app bar, click CONNECT.

    A dialog box opens, asking you to confirm your choice.

  5. Click OK.

    Meridian Enterprise ServerAdministration Console reloads connected to the specified server.

ClosedJoin another server with current server

To join another Meridian Enterprise Server server with the current server in a cluster:

  1. In the CLUSTER group, Server clusters field, click ADD NODE.

    The REGISTER NODE dialog box appears.

  2. Click options or type values using the descriptions in the preceding table.

  3. Click REGISTER.

    The name of the server is added to the node list.

    The new node can now be selected for publishing jobs as described in Configure a Publishing Job.

ClosedChange Tenancy settings

To change tenancy settings:

  1. In the MERIDIAN PORTAL group, Meridian Portal tenancy field, click CHANGE.

    The Meridian Portal page appears.

  2. In the Meridian Portal page that opens, complete the fields:

    • Meridian Portal – The Meridian Portal domain name where your tenancy resides (for example, meridian360.com or meridian360.eu)

    • Package scanning interval – The interval in minutes to scan for new packages. The default is 5 minutes. This option is only available after a Meridian Portal tenancy has been registered.

    • Import scanned packages – If enabled, packages that are successfully scanned are imported automatically and do not need to be imported manually as described in Import an Import Package. This option is intended for use with packages sent from Meridian Portal.

    • Sub-domain – The name of your tenancy (company) at the domain entered in the Meridian Portal option.

    • User name – The account name with access to the Meridian Portal API with which to connect to Meridian Portal.

      This is the special Meridian user account that can only be used by Meridian Enterprise Server to communicate with Meridian Portal.

      The ways in which the Meridian user account is different from normal user accounts are:

      • The account and its password can only be created by Accruent and once created, the account cannot be deleted.

      • It is the only account that can be assigned the Meridian security role in Meridian Portal that is necessary to communicate with Meridian Enterprise. The role does not grant privileges to the account to work interactively in Meridian Portal. Once assigned, the role cannot be revoked.

      For more information about the account and Meridian Portal security, see Manage User Accounts.

    • Password – Password for the account specified in User name.

    • Proxy address – URL (including optional port number) of the proxy server to use to connect to Meridian Portal.

    • Proxy user name – User account with permission to connect to the proxy server.

    • Proxy user password – Password for the account specified in Proxy user name.

  3. Click Save.

ClosedCreate a scheduled task to synchronize lookup tables

Choose between three options:

  • To create a scheduled task to synchronize the tables:

    1. Click SCHEDULE.

      The SCHEDULE dialog box appears. This dialog box requires the same input as the Windows Task Scheduler.

    2. Configure the scheduled task to run when you require and then click SCHEDULE.

      The task is created and the synchronization will run on the configured schedule.

  • To view an existing scheduled task:

    • Click OPEN SCHEDULER and locate the task named Meridian Portal lookup synchronization.

  • To run the scheduled task immediately:

    • Click RUN.

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