Installing the Hub

1. Navigate to your Hub folder. For example, C:\Program Files (x86)\Acronis\Dashboard\Hub.

   Note: The steps below provide basic setup instructions for .cfg files. You can find additional information in the respective .cfg files.

2. Open the hub.cfg file and configure the following:

   hub_database_username =

   hub_database_password =

   Enter here the username and the password with which you want to connect to the MySQL database. This user must have permissions to create a new schema for the hub and will be used to access the database on behalf of the hub.

   hub_hostname =

   Enter here the host name or IP address of the hub.

   Note: Every time you change this configuration file, you must restart the Hub, in order for the changes to take effect.

3. [Optional] Configure standard.cfg.
4. [Optional] Configure log4j.cfg.
5. Open the UI configuration file dashboard.ini, located in your UI folder. For example, C:\Program Files\Group Logic\Dashboard\UI. Configure the following:

   DB_USER =

   DB_PASSWORD =

   Enter a username and a password for accessing the Dashboard database. These should be the credentials of a MySQL user, which the Dashboard will use to create and connect to its database.

6. Add a firewall exception for the listening port specified in the hub.cfg file. By default, this port is 10011.

   Note: The Dashboard Hub listens for incoming calls from the Sidecars. If there is a firewall running on the computer, it might block the incoming calls.

7. Install the Hub by double-clicking the installhub.bat file located in your Hub folder. For example, C:\Program Files (x86)\Acronis\Dashboard\Hub.
8. Go to the Windows Services and start the Hub service, DBHub.
9. To make the Hub service start up automatically, right-click DBHub in the Windows Services and select Properties. Under the General tab, select Automatic as Startup type. Then click Apply and OK.
10. To verify that the Hub is running, open the log file DBHub.output, located in your Hub\App folder. For example, C:\Program Files (x86)\Acronis\Dashboard\Hub\App. This file is created when the Hub is launched for the first time, and it is overwritten on every subsequent launch.