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nayanpatel
Partner - Creator
Partner - Creator

NPrinting 18 Setup with Three Virtual Servers

Hi Friends,

I am going to Setup Qlik NPrinting 18 (Jun 2018). Please let me know how to setup as per below requirement

1. We have three servers (VM). with requirement Development Server, Test Server and Production Server

2. Now with three server, where to install NPrinting Enigine, NPrinting Server, NPrinting Designer and achieve three environment called (Dev, Test and Prod)

3. We have two licenses ( Test Lic and Produ Lic)

4. I need architecture as per Microsoft server box where to install what

5. I have downloaded installation document but it syas just installation not complete setup with Dev environment or Test environment and Prod environment

Requesting you to help me to setup the structure

Thank you.

Nayan.

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Lech_Miszkiewicz
Partner Ambassador/MVP
Partner Ambassador/MVP

First of all

https://help.qlik.com is the place where everything is written (not a downloaded document).

Second - you have 2 licenses so you can only have 2 environments!!! If you need 3 environments you will have to contact Qlik to obtain third license!

  • Use Prod for Prod
  • Use test for Test and UAT - note - you will not be able to use the same license to setup 2 independent environments!! it would be breach of T&C

Third - looks like you have no idea what NPrinting actually is, so i encourage you to go through the link i have provided - there are videos and tutorials and different configuration examples. It is all in front of you - so do not cut corners just read it all. Will take probably few days to go through all materials but at least you will have a better understanding of how the product works and can be setup. There is no point answering your question without knowing what do you want to do with those environments.

In theory it all looks simple (Prod, DEV, UAT etc...), but it is not as easy when you try to put this all into practice as NPrinting is highly dependent on Qlik development and needs to be aligned with QlikView or Qlik Sense. You have not mentioned anything about it

     - Did you consider how this will work?

     - Did you consider which Qlik server are you going to make connections to?

     - Did you consider how are you going to migrate reports from one to other environments and how those environments will have to maintain connections, objects/entities?

Capture 1.PNG

As per your other questions - this is community of people who can help you solve particular problem. I do not think that specific instructions how to setup environment falls under this umbrella especially with such limited information as you have provided. What you are requesting is consultancy service. Setting up NPrinting is not easy task (if you want to get this right) so if you have never done it before you need to catch up quite a lot and first read this:

https://help.qlik.com/en-US/nprinting/June2018/Content/DeployingQVNprinting/Deploying.htm

which covers following topics:

https://help.qlik.com/en-US/nprinting/June2018/Content/Introduction/Introduction.htm

https://help.qlik.com/en-US/nprinting/June2018/Content/DeployingQVNprinting/System-requirements_serv...

https://help.qlik.com/en-US/nprinting/June2018/Content/DeployingQVNprinting/System-requirements_engi...

https://help.qlik.com/en-US/nprinting/June2018/Content/DeployingQVNprinting/System-requirements_desi...

https://help.qlik.com/en-US/nprinting/June2018/Content/DeployingQVNprinting/Installing-qlikview-npri...

https://help.qlik.com/en-US/nprinting/June2018/Content/DeployingQVNprinting/Installing-qlikview-npri...

https://help.qlik.com/en-US/nprinting/June2018/Content/DeployingQVNprinting/Installing-qlikview-npri...

I suggest you read ALL topics under Deployment section as well as Installation section

In overall with the information you have provided and with only 2 licences you have, you can only setup 2 environments! Where server and engine is installed on the same machine for each environment. Designer is usually installed on developer laptop and is independent entity - which you will also learn from official documentation

cheers


Lech

--------------------------------------------

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cheers Lech, When applicable please mark the correct/appropriate replies as "solution" (you can mark up to 3 "solutions". Please LIKE threads if the provided solution is helpful to the problem.

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Lech_Miszkiewicz
Partner Ambassador/MVP
Partner Ambassador/MVP

First of all

https://help.qlik.com is the place where everything is written (not a downloaded document).

Second - you have 2 licenses so you can only have 2 environments!!! If you need 3 environments you will have to contact Qlik to obtain third license!

  • Use Prod for Prod
  • Use test for Test and UAT - note - you will not be able to use the same license to setup 2 independent environments!! it would be breach of T&C

Third - looks like you have no idea what NPrinting actually is, so i encourage you to go through the link i have provided - there are videos and tutorials and different configuration examples. It is all in front of you - so do not cut corners just read it all. Will take probably few days to go through all materials but at least you will have a better understanding of how the product works and can be setup. There is no point answering your question without knowing what do you want to do with those environments.

In theory it all looks simple (Prod, DEV, UAT etc...), but it is not as easy when you try to put this all into practice as NPrinting is highly dependent on Qlik development and needs to be aligned with QlikView or Qlik Sense. You have not mentioned anything about it

     - Did you consider how this will work?

     - Did you consider which Qlik server are you going to make connections to?

     - Did you consider how are you going to migrate reports from one to other environments and how those environments will have to maintain connections, objects/entities?

Capture 1.PNG

As per your other questions - this is community of people who can help you solve particular problem. I do not think that specific instructions how to setup environment falls under this umbrella especially with such limited information as you have provided. What you are requesting is consultancy service. Setting up NPrinting is not easy task (if you want to get this right) so if you have never done it before you need to catch up quite a lot and first read this:

https://help.qlik.com/en-US/nprinting/June2018/Content/DeployingQVNprinting/Deploying.htm

which covers following topics:

https://help.qlik.com/en-US/nprinting/June2018/Content/Introduction/Introduction.htm

https://help.qlik.com/en-US/nprinting/June2018/Content/DeployingQVNprinting/System-requirements_serv...

https://help.qlik.com/en-US/nprinting/June2018/Content/DeployingQVNprinting/System-requirements_engi...

https://help.qlik.com/en-US/nprinting/June2018/Content/DeployingQVNprinting/System-requirements_desi...

https://help.qlik.com/en-US/nprinting/June2018/Content/DeployingQVNprinting/Installing-qlikview-npri...

https://help.qlik.com/en-US/nprinting/June2018/Content/DeployingQVNprinting/Installing-qlikview-npri...

https://help.qlik.com/en-US/nprinting/June2018/Content/DeployingQVNprinting/Installing-qlikview-npri...

I suggest you read ALL topics under Deployment section as well as Installation section

In overall with the information you have provided and with only 2 licences you have, you can only setup 2 environments! Where server and engine is installed on the same machine for each environment. Designer is usually installed on developer laptop and is independent entity - which you will also learn from official documentation

cheers


Lech

--------------------------------------------

When applicable please mark the appropriate replies as CORRECT https://community.qlik.com/docs/DOC-14806. This will help community members and Qlik Employees know which discussions have already been addressed and have a possible known solution. Please mark threads as HELPFUL if the provided solution is helpful to the problem, but does not necessarily solve the indicated problem. You can mark multiple threads as HELPFUL if you feel additional info is useful to others.

cheers Lech, When applicable please mark the correct/appropriate replies as "solution" (you can mark up to 3 "solutions". Please LIKE threads if the provided solution is helpful to the problem.