Install services on Windows

This section describes the installation of the Collibra Data Governance Center 5.9.2 services on Windows.

Prerequisites

Steps

Note Anti-virus and/or security software may block the installation on Windows. Make sure that these allow the installation of software and services.
For more information, see also the Collibra University course.

  1. Double-click setup.bat to start the installer.
  2. In the wizard introduction, click Next.
  3. Enter the Installation directory and click Next.

    Default location on Windows Server: C:\collibra

    Important The target installation directory cannot contain spaces.

  4. Enter the Data directory and click Next.

    The default directory on Windows Server: C:\collibra_data

    Important The data directory cannot contain spaces.

  5. Select the component(s) and click Next.
    Note We recommend that you have 5 dedicated nodes: one for the Data Governance Center service and Search service, one for Collibra Console, one for the Repository service, one for the Monitoring service, and one for Jobserver if applicable. Make sure that you have a fast network between the nodes.

    Also make sure that you use the same installer version on all nodes. You can find the installer version of your environment at the bottom of the sign-in window of Collibra Console, for example 5.9.2-0

  6. Below you find the configuration parameters for each of the components.

    • DGC service
    • Repository
    • Jobserver
    • Monitoring
    • Search
    • Agent
    • Collibra Console

    Setting

    Description
    DGC port

    The TCP port to access your Collibra DGC environment via your web browser.
    The default port is 4400.
    DGC Shutdown port

    The TCP port to stop the DGC service.
    The default port is 4430.
    DGC minimum memory

    The minimum amount of memory in megabytes for the DGC service.

    This must be at least 1024 MB and no greater than 32 768 MB (32 GB).

    DGC maximum memory The maximum amount of memory in megabytes that can be assigned to the DGC service.
    This must be at least 2048 MB and no greater than 32 768 MB (32 GB).

    If you run multiple environments on one node, all ports must be unique for each environment.

    Setting

    Description
    Repository port

    The TCP port to access the repository service. It is only used by the DGC service and the Collibra agent.
    The default port is 4403.

    If you run multiple environments on one node, all ports must be unique for each environment.
    Repository memory

    The amount of memory for the Repository service in megabytes.

    This must be at least 512 MB and no greater than 16 384 MB (16 GB).
    Repository admin password (*) The password that is used by the agent to access the Repository service.

    Confirm repository admin password

    The password as entered in the Repository admin password field.
    Repository dgc password (*) The password that is used by the DGC service to access the repository.

    Confirm repository dgc password

    The password as entered in the Repository dgc password field.
    Note (*) These passwords can contain the following characters:
    • lowercase letters
    • uppercase letters
    • numbers
    • the following special characters: #?!@$%&*-

    Setting

    Description
    Jobserver port

    The TCP port to access the Jobserver service.
    The default port is 4404.
    Jobserver database port

    The TCP port to access the Jobserver database.
    The default port is 4414.

    Jobserver monitoring port

    The TCP port that is used by the monitoring service to monitor the Jobserver service.
    The default port is 4424.

    Jobserver Spark monitoring port

    The TCP port that is used by the monitoring service to monitor the Jobserver Spark service.
    The default port is 4434.

    If you run multiple environments on one node, all ports must be unique for each environment.

    The default port is 4407.

    Setting

    Description
    Search http port

    The TCP port to access the Search service via REST API.
    The default port is 4421.
    Search transport port

    The TCP port for the communication between the DGC and the Search service.
    The default port is 4422.
    Search memory The amount of memory in megabytes that is assigned to the Search service.
    The default value is 1024.

    If you run multiple environments on one node, all ports must be unique for each environment.

    Setting

    Description
    Agent port

    The TCP port that is used by Collibra Console to manage the services of an environment.
    The default port is 4401.

    If you run multiple agents on one node, this port must be unique for each agent.
    Node address

    The hostname of the node on which the Agent service is running.

    You cannot use a loopback address if you want to use the node in a multinode environment.

    Warning Do not use the loopback address.

    Setting

    Description
    Console port

    The TCP port to access your Collibra Console via your web browser.
    The default port is 4402.

    Console database port

    The TCP port to access the Collibra Console database. This is the database where the data and configuration of Collibra Console is stored.
    The default port is 4420.

    If you run multiple Collibra Console instances on one node, this port must be unique for each instance.

  7. Click Install.
    The installation of the selected component(s) starts.
  8. On Windows, you may see User Account Control warnings requesting to make changes to your device.

    Click Yes for each of the requests, if you click No, the installation fails.
  9. Click Exit.
    The selected component(s) are installed on your system.

What's next?

Add the component(s) to your environment.