Server
Board Connector is created for distributed use. The Board Connector Service can be installed on a central server instance, e.g., a company-wide application server. As a result, several users can connect their Board Connector Designer to the server instance to create and modify extractions. The users must have access to the C:\Program Files\BOARDConnector\config directory on the server instance.
Tip
Use the access restrictions in Board Connector to allow only users with administrator rights to perform fundamental changes on the central repository.
Install the Board Connector Server
When executing BOARDConnectorSetup.exe, the Board Connector server is installed and started as a standard Windows service. Make sure to mark the option Server > Install Service during the Installation.
The Board Connector Service can be installed and removed using the C:\Program Files\BOARDConnector\BCService.exe application. BCService.exe is used via the Windows command line and supports the following commands:
/i- install Windows service/u- uninstall Windows service
Example:
Windows Service
After installation, the Windows service can be started, stopped and configured via the Windows Services administration or the Task Manager. For information on how to run the service under a dedicated Windows service account, see Change Service Account.
Ports
The Board Connector Server runs as a Windows service with the main process being the BCService.exe that is located in the installation directory of Board Connector, e.g., C:\Program Files\BOARDConnector\XtractService.exe. The BCService.exe starts two listener processes that listen on the following ports by default:
| Listener Process | Default Port | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Theobald.Bc.Web.Listener.exe | 8097 (HTTP) and 8197 (HTTPS) | Port can be changed. The web server accepts extraction calls from the Board server via HTTP(S). |
| Theobald.Bc.Rpc.Listener.exe | 8096 | Port can be changed. The configuration server communicates with the Board Connector Designer. |
| BCAPIServer.exe | 8098 | Port can not be changed, no encryption. The API Server makes the extractions’ metadata available to the Board server’s data reader. |
If manual adjustments of the port number are necessary, ask your network team for the correct ports.
Note
In the case of distributed use, create corresponding Inbound Port Rules for the protocol type TCP of the listener processes mentioned above.
Warning
Changing the default ports
After manually adjusting the default ports, the Board Connector service does not start. The stored ports are already assigned and must be adapted in the following config files. Administrator access rights are required for altering the config files.
C:\Program Files\BOARDConnector\config\server\config\general.json
C:\Program Files\BOARDConnector\config\server\web\general.json