This document provides a detailed guide for installing Salsa and Infovista reporting on three Windows 2012 servers, outlining prerequisites, software requirements, and the installation process. It specifies the order of package installations, server configurations, and licensing requirements necessary for successful setup. Users are advised to follow the installation steps closely and ensure proper server communication throughout the process.

1. Installing SALSA and
Reporting in 3
Windows 2012 Servers
Oscar O. Irigoyen Ph.D
Senior Solutions Consultant

2. Introduction

3. General Considerations
• This lab assumes that you have basic knowledge of the Ipanema Architecture and operation,
including appliances and the SALSA management platform
• This lab uses 3 Servers with Windows 2012
• Sizing of the servers depend on each deployment
• This lab uses minimal compute resources to only demonstrate the installation
• Consult the sizing guide from Infovista Support
• The list of prerequisites are needed to be observed for proper operation of the different
modules
• The names of the packages of the software list can change depending on the versions and
updates
• The installation order of the packages used in this lab is not mandatory, but it is
recommended to follow as a progressive procedure to include testing

4. Servers Prerequisites
• Install and patch the Windows 2012 servers where the SALSA and Infovista
reporting modules will be installed. Make sure you have Admin credentials for the
SALSA modules installation.
• No Firewall services
• No Antivirus services
• Verify distinct System Names, MAC addresses, IP addresses

5. ISU (Ipanema Software Unit) License
• Get the ISUs license from an Infovista representative
• The file looks something like:
• Ipanema_127062018.ipmsys
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6. Infovista Server for Reporting license
• It is not mandatory for the test, the server has an evaluation license for 30 days
• You can ask for a long-term license to the Infovista representatives
• You need to copy the System ID for requesting the Infovista Server license
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7. Packages
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8. Download the list of software from Infovista Support
https://support-ipanema.infovista.com
• ipboss_v9.3.0 -windows
• ipreporter_9.3.0
• ipreporter_web 9.3.0
• VistaCockpit 5 1 windows2
• Hotfix VistaCockpit 51074-VC-9431 (install from VistaCockpit Console)
• IVserver 5.1 build 51151– windows
• Hotfix IVserver5.1-51151-IVS-20410 (install from VistaCockpit Console)
• VistaPortalSE 5.1 build 51029- windows
• Hotfix VistaPortalse 5.1 VPS 4503 (install from VistaCockpit Console)

9. Order of Installation -SALSA and Reporting
Server1
3. ipboss_v9.3.1 windows
4. ipboss cockpit agent (included in ipboss pack)
5. ipreporter_9.3.0
Server2
• 6. IVserver 5.1 build 51151– windows
• 8. ipreporter_9.3.0
Server3
1. VistaCockpit 5 1 windows2
2. Hotfix VistaCockpit 51074-VC-9431 (install from VistaCockpit Console)
7. Hotfix IVserver5.1-51151-IVS-20410 (install from VistaCockpit Console)
9. VistaPortalSE 5.1 build 51029- windows
10. Hotfix VistaPortalse 5.1 VPS 4503 (install from VistaCockpit Console)
11. ipreporter_web 9.3.0

10. Installation
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11. 1- Server3 -VistaCockpit 5 1 windows2
• Make sure the Server IP address works properly and ping the other servers
• Most of the time you can use the default parameter configuration
• You can customize the proposed ports but normally they have not conflict with other
ports inside the server. When you use a separated server for Vista Cockpit you
should verify those ports in the network.
• The reason to install Cockpit as the second package is because it is the monitoring
application for all other server components

12. 2- Server3 -Hotfix VistaCockpit 51074-VC-9431
• Open the Cockpit Console and install the hotfix
• You do not need password
• Go to the “Hotfix Installation” bottom (top right)
• The console will reboot twice it is normal after the installation of the Hotfix
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13. 3- Server1 -ipboss_v9.3.0 - windows
• Make sure the Server IP address works properly and ping the other servers
• Change or not the Admin Password
• Use defaults or change ports depending on what your network is using
• You can let the default passwords of the databases
wget -T 2 -t 1 54.193.81.253:20443

14. 4- Server1 –ipboss cockpit agent
• Go to the setup program inside of the ipboss_v9.3.0 – windows installation package
• ~ipboss_v9.3.0 – windowswindowscockpitagentwin32
• After the installation go to the Cockpit console and verify that the Server 1 and its
SALSA components have apeared
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15. 5- Server1 -ipreporter_9.3.0
• Install the ipreporter_9.3.0 software using the default parameters.
• By default the software will propose the piece for the SALSA server so just
select next
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16. 6- Server 2 -IVserver 5.1 build 51151– windows
• Install IVserver 5.1
• Agree for the license evaluation.
• You can ask for a long-term license to the Infovista representatives
• You need to copy the System ID for requesting the Infovista Server license
• Select defaults and complete the installation
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17. 7- Server3 -Hotfix IVserver5.1-51151-IVS-20410
• Login into Vista Cockpit and deploy the hotfix (by using the hotfix installation button
top right
• The IVserver service in the Server2 will be rebooted after the hotfix is deployed
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18. 8- Server2: 6-ipreporter_9.3.0
• Install the ipreporter_9.3.0 software using the default parameters
• By default, the software will propose the piece for the IVserver so just select next
• Import Infovista libraries
• Logging: administrator (default)
• Password: blank
• Hit on the button “Import”
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19. 9- Server3 -VistaPortal 5.1 build 51029 - windows
• After unzipping the software, you will find another zipped folder
• “VistaPortal_Standard_Edition-5.1-windows”
• Extract the files
• Look for the setup and install
• Use defaults and complete the installation
• Test VistaPortalSE using the browser
• For example https://192.168.1.163:10080/PortalSE
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20. 10- Server3 - Hotfix VistaPortalse 5.1 VPS 4503
• Open the Vista Cockpit application
• Verify that VistaPortalSE is present in the hosts component
• Deploy the Hotfix (by using the hotfix installation button top right
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21. 11- Server3 -ipreporter_web 9.3.0
• Use all the defaults and install the ipreporter_web
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22. Install the SALSA license
• Login into the SALSA platform by using your browser
• Select “Above” link on the left below
• Import the license
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23. Testing Domain
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24. Configuring a domain
• Configure a Domain server using the IP address of the domain
• Configure the Domain
• Select a name
• Define the number of ISUs allocated
• Select the SNMP port (e.g. 1)
• Select the runtime server
• Complete the runtime server parameters
• Select the long-term reporting time
• Apply the parameters
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25. Login into the domain
• Activate Visibility
• Verify the Reporting Server and Database lights turn to green
• When the Reporting Server and Database are running
• Go to the Reporting section
• Verify you have the Reports including Domain, Sites and Applications
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26. Thank you!
www.infovista.com
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