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  1. QMetry Installation is supported on Windows 10
  2. Two Windows Servers are required: One for QMetry Application and the other for QMetry Reporting.
  3. Google Chrome browser needs to be installed on the server where QMetry App is being installed on the below location.
    • C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application
  4. Visual C++ 2013 should be installed in server (Visual C++ Redistributable Packages for Visual Studio 2013). Go to Control Panel > Programs > Programs and Features, to verify if it is installed.
    • It can be downloaded from this link if required.
  5. Ports 80/443 should free on Windows Server and not in use by other applications or programs.
  6. Application and Report servers should be in the same network. Report Server should be able to communicate with Application Server over 80/443 and Database Server 3306/DB Port. Ports 8080 and 3306 should be enabled/open on Reports Server to allow connections from QMetry application server.
  7. Ensure command prompt can be run as administrator user, before starting the install on both QMetry and Report servers.
    • Start > type 'cmd' and check for the "Run as administrator" option.
  8. We recommend allocating enough space on the server to ensure QMetry has space to save your data.
    • Data of QMetry database is saved under : C:\Program Files\mysql-5.7.29-winx64\data
    • Data of QMetry attachments added is saved in the directory chosen at the time of the installation OR C:\attachments, if left unchanged. 
  9. Get the following files : QMetry-Windows-Install.zipQMetry-Windows-Report-Installer.zip and license.key
  10. Post installation QMetry Application and QMetry Report both should be configured either on https or http.
  11. If you are planning Jira integration with QMetry and Jira is running on https, make sure your QMetry is also running over https protocol. QMetry and Jira should run on the same protocol.
  12. Following Ports should be open:

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  • Ensure after unzipping, the extracted folder is available as C:\QMetry-Windows-Install
  • Go to Start > Type cmd and select "Run as administrator" option to open command prompt with admin privileges.
  • In the command prompt go the unzipped install folder, and execute the install batch file.
    • cd C:\QMetry-Windows-Install
    • qmetrywindows.bat
  • This will begin installing QMetry on Apache Tomcat Version 9.0, MySQL 5.7.29 (64 bit) and Open JDK 11. Wait for the process to complete, after which you will prompted to setup QMetry.
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  • You'll be requested to enter the following information:


Options
Default Value
Comments/ Example
Do you want to upgrade an existing version of QMetryNoType - No
Set a password for QMetry admin login

-

Password Policy - it must contain minimum 8 characters with at least one special character, at least one alphabet and at least one number. Allowed special characters are !@#$%^&*()

Re-enter the Password

-Above Password
Set Email address for QMetry Admin-john.doe@qmetry.com
Set JVM Minimum Heap Memory in GB3 GB3
Set JVM Maximum Heap Memory in GB6 GB6

Set DB Connection Pool Size

100

100

Set Database Host

localhost(Enter QMetry DB Server Public IP/DNS) or localhost in case QMetry DB is being installed on the same server.

Set Database Port

33063306
Set Database Schema Nameqmetryqmetry

Set Database Username

-root

Set Database Password

-qmetry

Set Attachments Path

C:\attachmentsC:\attachments

Set SAML Config Path

C:\saml

C:\saml

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Wait for the script to finish executing.

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3 - Restart Reports Services

To restart report services, close the .jar command prompts to stop the reports services. Execute the run.bat batch file to start the reports services again from the below location.

  • C:/ProgramData/Microsoft/Windows/Start Menu/Programs/StartUp/

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4 - Login to QMetry with 'admin' user login, and configure the reports server URL in the configuration menu

Go to QMetry > Customization > Insight Configuration

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