BI Hub Agents Installation
This section is applicable and the same for all the agents which are being released and supported by BI Hub. Download the required agents from the product downloads page as covered in the BI Hub Download section.
Follow the steps below to install and configure the BI Hub Agents:
- Double click on the
<desired agent name>Agent-X.X.X-windows-installer.exefile to start the installation process. - Click Next on the startup page.
- Read through the license terms and conditions and click Next to continue with the installation.
- In the Directory Selection screen, choose the directory to install BI Hub Agent. The default directory is
C:\Program Files\Visual BI Solutions\VBI View\<installing agent name>Agent. - In the Agent Port details screen, accept the default1 Port number or enter your Port details.
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The Port must be free and not used by other applications. Save the Port details to be used while configuring the agents in the BI Hub Administration Guide, Add New Agent.
- In the Installation summary screen, click Next to proceed with the installation.
- A successful installation screen provides options to open the Readme file.
✅ You have successfully installed BI Hub Agent in your Server.
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Repeat all the above steps to install other required agents.
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1The recommended Port Requirements for the different Platforms have been listed below:
| Platform | Service Manager Port |
|---|---|
| BOBJ | 12100 |
| Tableau | 12200 |
| Qlik | 12300 |
| File | 12400 |
| Power BI | 12500 |
| SSRS | 12600 |
| SpotFire | 12700 |
| BOBJ Rest | 12900 |
| SAC | 13000 |
| Looker | 13100 |
| SharePoint | 13200 |
| One Drive | 13300 |
| Qlik View | 13400 |
| Cognos | 13500 |
| Microstrategy | 13600 |
Port Requirements for Platforms
Next Steps#
- Verify the Agent welcome page in the next section.