Qlik Deployment Console (QDC)

Qlik Deployment Console (QDC)
QlikSense
3.0
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Contents
1 Introduction
1.1QlikDeploymentConsoleconventions
Stylecoding
Environmentvariables
1.2Additionaldocumentation
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2 Qlik Deployment Console system requirements
2.1QlikDeploymentConsole
2.2Localusergroup
Groupmembership
CreatingthelocalusergroupbeforeinstallingtheQDC
2.3QlikSensenodes
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2.4Ports
3 Installing the Qlik Deployment Console
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4 Starting the Qlik Deployment Console
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4.1QlikDeploymentConsolestartpage
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5 Sites
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5.1Sitesview
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5.2Sitedetailsview
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5.3Creatingsites
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Siteconfiguration
5.4Incorporatingsites
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Siteconnection
5.5Cloningsites
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5.6Deletingsites
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5.7Addingnewnodes
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Nodeconfiguration
5.8Cloningnodes
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5.9Deletingnodes
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5.10StartingtheQlikManagementConsole
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5.11Connectingtoaremotedesktop
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6 Plug-ins
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6.1Plug-insview
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6.2Registeringplug-ins
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6.3Deletingplug-ins
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7 Tasks
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7.1Tasksview
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7.2Creatingtasks
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7.3Deletingtasks
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7.4Transferringapps
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8 Qlik Sense setup files
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8.1QlikSensesetupfilesview
Qlik Deployment Console (QDC) - Qlik Sense, 3.0
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Contents
8.2UploadingQlikSensesetupfiles
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8.3DeletingQlikSensesetupfiles
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9 Objects
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9.1Objectsview
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9.2Creatingobjects
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Licenseobject
9.3Deletingobjects
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10 Qlik Deployment Console logging
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10.1Storage
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QlikDeploymentConsoleserverlogfiles
QlikDeploymentConsoleclientlogfiles
10.2Naming
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11 Troubleshooting - Qlik Deployment Console
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11.1CannotstarttheQlikDeploymentConsole
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11.2RepairingtheQlikDeploymentConsole
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12 Uninstalling the Qlik Deployment Console
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1 Introduction
Introduction
ThisguidedescribestheQlikDeploymentConsole(QDC),whichisusedtocreateandmanageQlikSense
sitesthataredeployedincloudcomputingenvironments.
ThisdocumentisderivedfromtheonlinehelpforQlikSense.Itisintendedforthosewhowanttoreadparts
ofthehelpofflineorprintpageseasily,anddoesnotincludeanyadditionalinformationcomparedwiththe
onlinehelp.
UsingtheQDC,youcan:
l CreateandmanageQlikSensesites
l IncorporateexistingsitesforuseintheQDC
l Create,manage,clone,anddeletenodesinQlikSensesitesthataredeployedincloudcomputing
environments
l Monitorthestatusofsites
l Managetheplug-insthatareusedtoprovidedifferentcloudcomputingenvironmentsforyourQlik
Sensesites
l Createtasksthatareusedtotransferappsbetweensites
l ManagedifferentversionsoftheQlikSensesetupfiles,whichallowsdifferentsitestousedifferent
versionsofQlikSense
l Createandmanageobjectsthatcontaindifferentsettingsfortheplug-insandcloudcomputing
environments
TheexamplebelowshowshowtheQDCcanbeusedtomanagemultiplesitesthataredeployedindifferent
cloudcomputingenvironments.Thesitesarelogicallyseparatedfromeachother.
1 Introduction
Short form
Description
QRS
QlikSenseRepositoryService
QPS
QlikSenseProxyService
QSS
QlikSenseSchedulerService
QES
QlikSenseEngineService
QMC
QlikManagementConsole
SeePlanQlikSensedeploymentsfordetailedinformationontheQlikSensearchitecture.
1.1 QlikDeploymentConsoleconventions
ThefollowingconventionsareusedinthedescriptionoftheQlikDeploymentConsole(QDC).
Stylecoding
l Menucommandsanddialogoptionsarewritteninbold.
l FilenamesandpathsarewritteninItalics.
l SamplecodeiswritteninLucida Console.
Environmentvariables
ThepathsusedinthedescriptionoftheQDCmayuseenvironmentvariables.Thevariablesandthe
equivalentpathsintheMicrosoftWindowsoperatingsystemarelistedbelow.
Environment variable
Microsoft Windows
%LocalAppData%
C:\Users\<username>\AppData\Local
%ProgramData%
C:\ProgramData
%ProgramFiles%
C:\Program Files
%UserProfile%
C:\Users\<username>
1.2 Additionaldocumentation
Besidesthisdocument,thefollowingdocumentationisavailablefortheQlikDeploymentConsole(QDC):
l AWSplug-in:DescribestheAmazonWebServices(AWS)plug-in,includingthepartsintheQDCthat
arespecifictotheAWSplug-in.
l vSphereplug-in:DescribestheVMwarevSphereplug-in,includingthepartsintheQDCthatare
specifictothevSphereplug-in.
l PlanQlikSensedeployments:DescribesQlikSenseandprovidesreferenceinformationonthe
architecture,security,logging,andlicensing.
QlikDeploymentConsolesystem
requirements
ThissectionliststhesystemrequirementsfortheQlikDeploymentConsole(QDC)andtheQlikSensenodes,
respectively.
2.1 QlikDeploymentConsole
Thissectionliststherequirementsthatmustbefulfilledbythetargetsysteminordertosuccessfullyinstall
andruntheQDC.
MicrosoftWindows7(64-bitversiononly)
MicrosoftWindows8.1(64-bitversiononly)
MicrosoftWindows10
Platforms
MicrosoftWindowsServer2008R2
MicrosoftWindowsServer2012
MicrosoftWindowsServer2012R2
Processors (CPUs)
IntelCore2Duoorhigher
Memory
4GBminimum
Disk space
500MBtotalrequiredtoinstall
.NET framework
4.5.2
Windows PowerShell
3.0orhigher
2.2 Localusergroup
TheQlikDeploymentConsole(QDC)clientandserverarebydefaultinstalledonthesamemachineand
communicateusingtheHTTPprotocol.
AllQDCusersmustbemembersofalocalusergroup,QlikDeploymentAdministrators,inMicrosoft
WindowsonthemachinewheretheQDCserverisdeployed.
Groupmembership
ThefollowingtabledescribeshowtheQlikDeploymentAdministratorsgroupishandledbytheQDC.

Group
status
Group membership
Thegroup ThegroupiscreatedwhentheQDCclientcallstheQDCserverforthefirsttime.Theuser
doesnot
thatrunstheclientautomaticallybecomesamemberofthegroup.Additionalmembersare
exist
addedusingtheLocal Users and Groupssnap-inintheMicrosoftManagementConsole
(MMC).
Thegroup TheuserthatrunstheQDCclientwhentheclientcallstheserverforthefirsttime
exists,but automaticallybecomesamemberofthegroup.Additionalmembersareaddedusingthe
isempty
Local Users and Groupssnap-inintheMicrosoftManagementConsole(MMC).
Thegroup TheuserisauthorizedtousetheQDC,iftheuserisamemberofthegroup.Additional
existsand membersareaddedusingtheLocal Users and Groupssnap-inintheMicrosoft
contains
ManagementConsole(MMC).
users
CreatingthelocalusergroupbeforeinstallingtheQDC
TheQlikDeploymentAdministratorsgroupcanbecreatedandpopulatedbeforetheQDCisinstalled.
Proceedasfollows:
1. StarttheMicrosoftManagementConsole(MMC).
2. SelectFile> Add/Remove Snap-in.
3. SelectLocal Users and GroupsintheAvailable snap-inslist.
4. SelectAdd >.
5. SelectLocal computerandthenclickFinish.
TheLocal users and groupssnap-inisdisplayedintheSelected snap-inslist.
6. ClickOK.
7. ExpandLocal Users and Groups (Local).
8. Right-clickGroupsandselectNew Group.
9. CreateanewusergroupcalledQlik Deployment AdministratorsandaddallQDCuserstothenew
group.
10. ClickCreateandthenClose.
11. Checkthatthenewgroupisdisplayedinthelistofgroups.
12. AllusersintheQlikDeploymentAdministratorsgroupneedtologoffandthenlogonagainforthe
groupmembershiptotakeeffect.
2.3 QlikSensenodes
TherequirementsfornodesmightdifferbetweendifferentversionsofQlikSense.
SeeInstallandupgradeQlikSensef orinformationontherequirementsthatmustbefulfilledbyanodeina
QlikSensesite).
2.4 Ports
ThefollowingportsareusedforcommunicationbytheQDC:
l 23580:HTTPprotocol
l 23581:HTTPSprotocol
l 23582:SignalRPort
MakesurethattheportsareavailablefortheQDCtouse.
3 Installing the Qlik Deployment Console
InstallingtheQlikDeploymentConsole
ProceedasfollowstoinstalltheQlikDeploymentConsole(QDC):
1. Double-clicktheQDCinstallationfile.
TheQlikDeploymentConsolesetupwizardstarts.
2. ClickNext.
TheEnd-userlicenseagreementisdisplayed.
3. ChecktheI accept the terms in the License Agreementbox.
4. ClickNext.
5. ClickInstall.
TheQDCisinstalled.
6. ClickFinish.
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StartingtheQlikDeploymentConsole
TostarttheQlikDeploymentConsole(QDC)afterinstallation,gotoStart menu> Qlik Sense> Qlik
Deployment Console.
The user that runs the QDC must be a member of the Qlik Deployment Administrators group.
See Local user group (page 7).
See also:
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Cannot start the Qlik Deployment Console (page 37)
4.1 QlikDeploymentConsolestartpage
TheQlikDeploymentConsole(QDC)startpageprovidesanoverviewoftheQlikSensecloudcomputing
environment.
Thetopbarisalwaysdisplayed.
ClickqQlik Deployment Consoletorefreshthestartpageorgotoit,ifitisnotcurrently
displayed.
SelectDHelp> DHelptoopentheQDChelpinthedefaultbrowser.
SelectDHelp> ]Abouttodisplayversioninformationandthethird-partysoftwareusedinthe
QDC.
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Theleftpanelisalwaysdisplayedandcontainsshortcutstotheresourcesthatcanbemanagedinthe
QDC.Selectaresourcetodisplaydetailedinformationonit.
TheworkareaprovidesinformationontheQlikSensecloudcomputingenvironment.
Sites
AQlikSensesiteisacollectionofoneormorenodesconnectedtoacommonlogical
repositoryorcentralnode.
TheSitesviewprovidesanoverviewoftheQlikSensesitesthataremaintainedbythe
QlikDeploymentConsole(QDC).(x)indicatesthecurrentnumberofsites.
Plugins
Plug-insareusedintheQlikDeploymentConsole(QDC)todeployQlikSensesitesin
differentcloudcomputingenvironments.Aplug-inconsistsofoneormoremodules,
eachofwhichincludescertainfunctionality(forexample,credentials)relatedtothe
cloudcomputingenvironment.
ThePlug-insviewprovidesanoverviewoftheplug-insthatareregisteredintheQlik
DeploymentConsole(QDC).(x)indicatesthecurrentnumberofplug-ins.
Tasks
TasksareusedtotransferappsfromonesiteandstreamtoanothersiteintheQlik
DeploymentConsole(QDC).
TheTasksviewprovidesanoverviewofthetasksthathavebeencreatedintheQDC.
(x)indicatesthecurrentnumberoftasks.
Qlik
Sense
setup
files
TheQlikDeploymentConsole(QDC)supportstheuseofmultipleversionsofQlik
Sense,whichmeansthatdifferentsitescanusedifferentversionsofQlikSense.Thisis
accomplishedbyuploadingdifferentversionsoftheQlikSensesetupfiletotheQDC.
TheQlik Sense setup filesviewprovidesanoverviewofthesetupfilesthathavebeen
uploadedtotheQlikDeploymentConsole(QDC).(x)indicatesthecurrentnumberof
QlikSenseversionsavailable.
Objects
Anobjectisusedtoholdacertaintypeofinformationrelatedtoaspecificplug-inor
cloudcomputingenvironment.
TheObjectsviewprovidesanoverviewoftheobjectsthatareavailableintheQlik
DeploymentConsole(QDC).(x)indicatesthecurrentnumberofobjects.
Selectaresourcetodisplaydetailedinformationonit.
See also:
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p
p
p
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Sites (page 13)

Plug-ins (page 25)
Tasks (page 27)
Qlik Sense setup files (page 30)
Objects (page 33)
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Sites
AQlikSensesiteisacollectionofoneormorenodesconnectedtoacommonlogicalrepositoryorcentral
node.Appdataandallnecessarymeta-dataaresynchronizedbetweenthecentralnodeandtheothernodes
usingasynchronouscommunication.
SeePlanQlikSensedeploymentsfordetailedinformationontheQlikSensearchitecture.
5.1 Sitesview
TheSitesviewprovidesanoverviewoftheQlikSensesitesthataremaintainedbytheQlikDeployment
Console(QDC).
Eachsiteisdisplayedwiththecentralnodeinthemiddle.Anyadditionalnodesareplacedaroundthecentral
node.
Thecolorofanodeindicatesthestatusofthenode:
l Green:Thenodeisupandrunning.
l Red:Thereisaproblemwiththenode.
l Gray:Thesiteisstartingup.
Selectasitetodisplaydetailedinformationonit.
See:Site details view (page 14)
ClickCreate new sitetocreateanewsite.
See:Creating sites (page 18)
Clicktocloneasite.
See:Cloning sites (page 20)
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Clicktodeleteasite.
See:Deleting sites (page 21)
5.2 Sitedetailsview
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Thisareaprovidesdetailsontheselectedsite.
ThenameofthesiteandtheQlikSenseversionusedtodeploythesitearedisplayedatthetop.
Ifthereisaproblemwithanode,thenodeisdisplayedinred.
ToreturntotheSitesview,click<.
See:Sites (page 13)
ClickAdd nodetoaddanewnode.
See:Adding new nodes (page 22)
ClickDeploy sitetoimplementanychanges.Thebuttonisdisabledwhentherearenochanges
thatcanbedeployed.
ClickOpen QMCtoopentheQlikManagementConsole(QMC)ontheselectednode.
See:Starting the Qlik Management Console (page 24)
ThePropertiesareadisplaysthepropertiesoftheselectednode.
Created
Thedateandtimewhenthenodewascreated.
Environment name
Thenameoftheplug-inthatwasusedtodeploythesiteandnode.
Public IP
TheIPnumberofthemachineonwhichthenodeisdeployed.
Public DNS
TheDNSofthemachineonwhichthenodeisdeployed.
ClickRemote desktoptoopenaremotedesktoptothemachineonwhichthenodeis
deployed.
See:Connecting to a remote desktop (page 24)
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ThisareadisplaysthestatusoftheQlikSenseservicesrunningontheselectednode.
UseUandStoshowandhideinformation.
Services
Proxy
ThestatusoftheQlikSenseProxyService(QPS)asreportedbytheQRSon
thecentralnode.
Repository
ThestatusoftheQlikSenseRepositoryService(QRS)asreportedbytheQRS
onthecentralnode.
Thestatusmayindicateproblemsif:
l Therepositorydatabaseisunavailableorincorrect
l Arefreshisneeded
l TheIPnumberisincorrect
l Theportisincorrectorclosed
l Thecertificateisincorrectormissing
Engine
ThestatusoftheQlikSenseEngineService(QES)asreportedbytheQRSon
thecentralnode.
Scheduler
ThestatusoftheQlikSenseSchedulerService(QSS)asreportedbytheQRS
onthecentralnode.
TheiconsindicatethestatusoftheQlikSenseservicesrunningonthenode:
l
(running):Theserviceisupandrunning.
(notrunning):Theserviceisnotupandrunning.
(error):Anerroroccurredwhendeployingtheserviceonthemachine.
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Thisareadisplaystheconfigurationoftheselectednode.
This area is empty for sites that have been incorporated into the QDC using
Incorporating sites (page 19).
Theconfigurationinformationdiffersdependingonwhetherthenodeisacentralnodeornot.
Central node
Thefirstfieldsarecommonforallcentralnodes.
Site name
Thenameofthesite.
License
ThenameoftheQlikSenselicenseobjectused.
Therestofthefieldsarespecificforthecloudcomputingenvironmentanddependontheplug-in
used.Forinformationspecifictoyourplug-in,seethedocumentationfortheplug-in.
Other nodes
Thefirstfieldsarecommonforallnodesthatarenotcentralnodes.
Node
Thenameofthenode.
name
Node
type
Thetypeofnode:
l Complete:AcompletenodethatincludesallQlikSenseservices.
l Proxy:AnodethatisusedtomanageQlikSenseauthentication,session
handling,andloadbalancing.
l Engine:AnodethatprovidestheanalyticalpowerofQlikSense.
l Proxy&Engine:AnodethatisacombinationoftheProxyandEngine
typeslistedabove.
l Scheduler:AnodethatisusedtomanagescheduledreloadsofQlikSense
appsandothertypesofreloadtriggering.
Therestofthefieldsarespecificforthecloudcomputingenvironmentanddependontheplug-in
used.Forinformationspecifictoyourplug-in,seethedocumentationfortheplug-in.
ClickDeletetodeletetheselectednode.
See:Deleting nodes (page 24)
ClickClonetoclonetheselectednode.
See:Cloning nodes (page 23)
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5.3 Creatingsites
This procedure is used to create a new central node.
ProceedasfollowstocreateaQlikSensesitethatisdeployedinacloudcomputingenvironment:
1. SelectSitesintheleftpanel.
2. ClickCreate new sitetocreateanewsite.
3. Selecttheplug-intousewhencreatingthesite.
4. FillinthefieldsintheSite configurationsection.
See:Site configuration (page 18)
5. Reviewand,ifneeded,editthefieldsintheremainingsections.
Thefieldsdependontheplug-inselected.Forinformationspecifictoyourplug-in,seethe
documentationfortheplug-in.
6. Ifneeded,addadditionalnodestothesite:
a. ClickAdd nodetoaddanewnode.
b. Reviewand,ifneeded,editthefieldsintheNode configurationsection.
See:Node configuration (page 23)
c. Reviewand,ifneeded,editthefieldsintheremainingsections.
7. ClickDeploy sitetoimplementanychanges.
Thedeploymentisinitiated.Fordetailsontheprogressofaspecificnode,selectthenodeandcheck
theDeployment progresssectioninthePropertiesarea.
See also:
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Adding new nodes (page 22)
Siteconfiguration
ProceedasfollowstofillinthefieldsintheSite configurationsectionwhencreatinganewsite.
Site name
EnteranamefortheQlikSensesite.
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License
SelectaQlikSenselicenseobjectinthedrop-downlist.
Ifthelistisempty,youneedtoaddanobject.
See:Creating objects (page 33)
Qlik Sense
version
SelectaQlikSenseversioninthedrop-downlist.
See:Qlik Sense setup files view (page 30)
Ifyouselectaversionthatcorrespondstoanupdatefile,theupdatefileandits
correspondingbaselinesetupfileareinstalled.
See:Qlik Sense setup files (page 30)
5.4 Incorporatingsites
ExistingQlikSensesitesthathavebeeninstalledanddeployedoutsideoftheQlikDeploymentConsole
(QDC)canbeincorporatedforuseintheQDC.Thissimplifiesscalingofexistingsites.
To incorporate a site in the QDC, the certificates for the site are needed. Use the Qlik
Management Console (QMC) for the site to export the certificates.
ProceedasfollowstoincorporateanexistingsiteintheQDC:
2. ClickCreate new site.
3. SelectthePhysical environmentplug-in.
TheIncorporateexistingsitewizardstarts.
4. Fillinthefieldsinthefirststep,Site connection,ofthewizard.
See:Site connection (page 19)
ClickNexttoproceedtothenextstep.ClickCanceltoexitthewizard.
5. ReviewtheSite summaryandthenclickIncorporate sitetoincorporatethesiteintheQDC.
ClickBacktoreturntothepreviousstep.ClickCanceltoexitthewizard.
Siteconnection
Proceedasfollowstofillinthefieldsinthefirststep,Site connection,oftheIncorporateexistingsite
wizard.
Site name
EnterthenametouseforthesiteintheQlikDeploymentConsole
(QDC).
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Enterthehostname(forexample,host.domain.com)ofthecentral
Host name
QlikSenseRepositoryService(QRS)forthesite.
Certificate location
BrowsetoaZIPfilethatcontainsthecertificatesforthesite.
Certificate password
EnterthepasswordfortheQlikSensecertificate.
Qlik Sense user directory and

root admin user name
EntertheQlikSenseuserdirectoryandrootadminusernamein
<domain>\<user>format.
Qlik Sense license
SelectaQlikSenselicenseobjectinthedrop-downlist.
Ifthelistisemptyorifyouwanttoaddanewlicenseobject,click
.
ProceedasfollowstofillinthefieldsforaQlikSenselicenseobject.
Name
Enteranameforthelicenseobject.
Owner name
EntertheusernameoftheQlikSenseproduct
owner.
Owner
Enterthenameoftheorganizationofwhichthe
QlikSenseproductownerisamember.
organization
Serial
number
Control
number
EntertheserialnumberassignedtotheQlik
Sensesoftware.
EnterthecontrolnumberassignedtotheQlik
Sensesoftware.
ClickSavetosavetheobject.ClickCanceltoexitwithoutsaving.
5.5 Cloningsites
This procedure is used to clone already existing sites. Note that only the deployment
configuration of the site is cloned, not the site content.
ProceedasfollowstocloneaQlikSensesite:
2. Clicktocloneasite.
3. Foreachnodeintheclonedsite,reviewand,ifneeded,editthefields:
If the original site was created using a previous version of the Qlik Deployment Console
(QDC), the fields may be empty.
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a. Onthecentralnode,reviewand,ifneeded,edittheSite configurationsectionandthenthe
fieldsintheremainingsections.
See:Site configuration (page 18)
b. Foreachrimnode(ifany),reviewand,ifneeded,edittheNode configurationsectionand
thenthefieldsintheremainingsections.
4. Ifneeded,addadditionalnodestothesite:
a. ClickAdd nodetoaddanewnode.
b. Reviewand,ifneeded,editthefieldsintheNode configurationsection.
c. Reviewand,ifneeded,editthefieldsintheremainingsections.
See also:
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Creating sites (page 18)
5.6 Deletingsites
ProceedasfollowstodeleteaQlikSensesitefromacloudcomputingenvironment:
2. Clicktodeleteasite.
Any nodes that are connected to the site are deleted. However, any tasks that are
connected to the site must be deleted before the site can be deleted.
3. ClickYestoconfirmthedeletion.
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See also:
p
Deleting tasks (page 29)
5.7 Addingnewnodes
This procedure is used to add new nodes in an existing Qlik Sense site.
ProceedasfollowstoaddanewnodeinaQlikSensesite:
2. SelectaQlikSensesite.
3. ClickAdd nodetoaddanewnode.
4. IfyouaddanodetoasitethathasbeenincorporatedintotheQlikDeploymentConsole(QDC),select
theplug-intousewhencreatingthenode.
See:Incorporating sites (page 19)
5. Reviewand,ifneeded,editthefieldsintheNode configurationsection.
7. Ifyouwanttoaddanothernode,returntostep3.
8. Ifyouwanttocloneanode,selectanodeandthenclickClone:
a. Reviewand,ifneeded,editthefieldsintheNode configurationsection.
b. Reviewand,ifneeded,editthefieldsintheremainingsections.
See also:
p
Cloning nodes (page 23)
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Nodeconfiguration
ProceedasfollowstofillinthefieldsintheNode configurationsectionwhenaddinganewnode.
Node
Enteranameforthenewnode.
name
Node
type
Selectthetypeofnodetoadd:
l Complete:AcompletenodethatincludesallQlikSenseservices.
l Proxy:AnodethatisusedtomanageQlikSenseauthentication,sessionhandling,
andloadbalancing.
l Engine:AnodethatprovidestheanalyticalpowerofQlikSense.
l Proxy&Engine:AnodethatisacombinationoftheProxyandEnginetypeslisted
above.
l Scheduler:AnodethatisusedtomanagescheduledreloadsofQlikSenseappsand
othertypesofreloadtriggering.
5.8 Cloningnodes
Central nodes cannot be cloned.
Proceedasfollowstocloneanalreadyexistingnode:
3. Selectanodeinthesite.
4. ClickClonetoclonetheselectednode.
5. Reviewand,ifneeded,editthefieldsintheNode configurationsection.
7. Ifyouwanttocloneanothernode,returntostep3.
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See also:
p
Adding new nodes (page 22)
5.9 Deletingnodes
ProceedasfollowstodeleteanodefromaQlikSensesite:
4. ClickDeletetodeleteanode.
5.10 StartingtheQlikManagementConsole
ProceedasfollowstostarttheQlikManagementConsole(QMC)ontheselectednode:
4. ClickOpen QMCtoopentheQlikManagementConsole(QMC)ontheselectednode.
5.11 Connectingtoaremotedesktop
Proceedasfollowstoconnecttoaremotedesktoponanode:
4. ClickRemote desktoptoopenaremotedesktoptothemachineonwhichthenodeisdeployed.
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Plug-ins
Plug-insareusedintheQlikDeploymentConsole(QDC)todeployQlikSensesitesindifferentcloud
computingenvironments.Aplug-inconsistsofoneormoremodules,eachofwhichincludescertain
functionality(forexample,credentials)relatedtothecloudcomputingenvironment.
Plug-ins are developed outside of the Qlik Deployment Console (QDC).
6.1 Plug-insview
ThePlug-insviewprovidesanoverviewoftheplug-insthatareregisteredintheQlikDeploymentConsole
(QDC).
Alistoftheplug-insthatareregisteredintheQDC.
Selectaplug-intodisplaydetailedinformationonit.
ClickRegister plug-intoregisteranewplug-in.
See:Registering plug-ins (page 26)
Clicktodeleteaplug-in.
See:Deleting plug-ins (page 26)
Thisareaprovidesdetailsontheselectedplug-in.
Plug-in name
Thenameoftheplug-in.
Plug-in version
Theversionnumberoftheplug-in.
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Alistofthemodulesthatareincludedintheselectedplug-in.
6.2 Registeringplug-ins
Proceedasfollowstoregisteraplug-inforuseintheQlikDeploymentConsole(QDC):
1. SelectPlug-insintheleftpanel.
2. ClickRegister plug-intoregisteranewplug-in.
3. ClickintheBrowse for a plug-infieldandbrowsetotheZIPf ilethatcontainstheplug-in.
4. ClickRegistertoregistertheplug-inorCanceltoexitwithoutregistering.
6.3 Deletingplug-ins
Proceedasfollowstodeleteaplug-infromtheQlikDeploymentConsole(QDC):
1. SelectPlug-insintheleftpanel.
2. Clicktodeleteaplug-in.
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Tasks
TasksareusedtotransferappsfromonesiteandstreamtoanothersiteintheQlikDeploymentConsole
(QDC).
7.1 Tasksview
TheTasksviewprovidesanoverviewofthetasksthathavebeencreatedintheQDC.
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AlistofthetasksthathavebeencreatedintheQDC.
Theiconindicatesthestatusofthetask.
l
m(successfulexecution):Thelastexecutionofthetaskwassuccessful.
(neverexecuted):Thetaskhasneverbeenexecuted.
(unsuccessfulexecution):Thelastexecutionofthetaskwasunsuccessful.
Selectatasktodisplaydetailedinformationonit.
ClickCreate new tasktocreateanewtask.
See:Creating tasks (page 28)
Clicktodeleteatask.
See:Deleting tasks (page 29)
Thenameofthetask.
Thelocationfromwhichtotransferapps.
Site
Thesitefromwhichtotransferapps.
Stream
Thestreamfromwhichtotransferapps.
Thelocationtowhichtotransfertheapps.
Site
E
Thesitetowhichtotransfertheapps.
Theresultofthelatestexecutionofthetask.
ClickStarttostartthetransferoperation.
See:Transferring apps (page 29)
7.2 Creatingtasks
Proceedasfollowstocreateanewtask:
1. SelectTasksintheleftpanel.
2. ClickCreate new tasktocreateanewtask.
3. EnteranameforthetaskintheNamefield.
4. SelectthesitetotransferappsfromintheSitedrop-downlistunderSource.
5. SelectthestreamtotransferappsfromintheStreamdrop-downlistunderSource.
6. SelectthesitetotransfertheappstointheSitedrop-downlistunderDestination.
7. ClickSavetosavethetaskorCanceltoexitwithoutsaving.
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7 Tasks
7.3 Deletingtasks
Proceedasfollowstodeleteatask:
2. Clicktodeleteatask.
7.4 Transferringapps
ProceedasfollowstotransferappsfromoneQlikSensesiteandstreamtoanothersite:
2. Selectataskinthelistofavailabletasks.
3. ClickStarttostartthetransferoperation.
If the apps already exist on the site to which they are transferred, they are stored with a
different ID.
The apps are still available in the site and stream listed under Source after the transfer
operation.
4. SeeLatest executionfortheresultofthelatestexecutionofthetask.
See also:
p
Creating tasks (page 28)
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QlikSensesetupfiles
TheQlikDeploymentConsole(QDC)supportstheuseofmultipleversionsofQlikSense,whichmeansthat
differentsitescanusedifferentversionsofQlikSense.
ThisisaccomplishedbyuploadingdifferentversionsoftheQlikSensesetupfiletotheQDC.
8.1 QlikSensesetupfilesview
TheQlik Sense setup filesviewprovidesanoverviewofthesetupfilesthathavebeenuploadedtotheQlik
DeploymentConsole(QDC).
AlistoftheQlikSensesetupfilesthathavebeenuploadedtotheQDC.
Selectasetupfiletodisplaydetailedinformationonit.
ClickUpload setup filetouploadanewsetupfile.
See:Uploading Qlik Sense setup files (page 31)
ClicktodeleteaQlikSensesetupfile.
See:Deleting Qlik Sense setup files (page 31)
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B
ThisareaprovidesdetailsontheselectedQlikSensesetupfile.
Installation file
name
Installation type
Thenameofthesetupfile.
ThetooltipforthisfieldprovidesthepathtothesetupfileintheQDC
folderstructure.NotethatthefileisstoredunderaQDC-internalname.
Thetypeofsetupfile:
l Baseline:AsetupfilethatcontainsafullQlikSenseinstallation.
l Update:Asetupfilethatcontainsanupdatetoabaselinefile.An
updatefilecanonlybeuploadedifthecorrespondingbaselinefile
hasbeenuploaded.
Qlik Sense
Thefileversionofthesetupfile.
version
Qlik Sense
communication
TheQlikSenseversionlayertousewhencommunicatingwiththesetup
file.
version
Date uploaded
ThedateandtimewhenthesetupfilewasuploadedtotheQDC.
Qlik Sense sites
Alistofthesitesthatusethesetupfile.
that use the setup

file
8.2 UploadingQlikSensesetupfiles
ProceedasfollowstouploadaQlikSensesetupfileforuseintheQlikDeploymentConsole(QDC):
1. SelectQlik Sense setup filesintheleftpanel.
2. ClickUpload setup filetouploadanewsetupfile.
3. ClickintheBrowse for a Qlik Sense setup filefieldandbrowsetothefiletoupload.
The selected file must be a setup file for Qlik Sense (typically named Qlik_Sense_
setup.exe).
4. SelecttheQlikSenseversionlayertousewhencommunicatingwiththesetupfileintheQlik Sense
communication versiondrop-downlist.
5. ClickUploadtouploadthesetupfileorCanceltoexitwithoutuploadinganyfile.
8.3 DeletingQlikSensesetupfiles
ProceedasfollowstodeleteaQlikSensesetupfilefromtheQlikDeploymentConsole(QDC):
1. SelectQlik Sense setup filesintheleftpanel.
2. ClicktodeleteaQlikSensesetupfile.
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You cannot delete a setup file that is used by one or more sites.
You cannot delete a baseline file if there are update files connected to it. To delete the
baseline file, delete the update files first.
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9 Objects
Objects
Anobjectisusedtoholdacertaintypeofinformationrelatedtoaspecificplug-inorcloudcomputing
environment.QlikDeploymentConsole(QDC)providesnativesupportforsomeobjecttypes.Othertypes,
referredtoasthird-partyobjecttypesbelow,areaddedintheQDCaspartofplug-ins.
9.1 Objectsview
TheObjectsviewprovidesanoverviewoftheobjectsthatareavailableintheQlikDeploymentConsole
(QDC).
AlistoftheobjecttypesthatareavailableintheQDC.
Selectanobjecttypetodisplaydetailedinformationonit.
ClickCreatetocreateanobjectoftheselectedobjecttype.
See:Creating objects (page 33)
Thisareaprovidesdetailsontheexistingobjectsoftheselectedobjecttype.
Thefieldsfortheobjectdependontheselectedobjecttype:
l Licenseobjecttype(includedintheQDCdelivery):SeeLicense object (page 34).
l Third-partyobjecttypes:Seethedocumentationfortheplug-inandobjecttype.
Thefieldscanbeedited.ClickSavetosaveanychangesorResettorevertanychanges.
Clicktodeleteanobject.
9.2 Creatingobjects
Proceedasfollowstocreateanobject:
1. SelectObjectsintheleftpanel.
2. Selectanobjecttype.
3. ClickCreatetocreateanobjectoftheselectedobjecttype.
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9 Objects
4. Fillinthefields.Thefieldsdifferdependingontheobjecttypeselected:
l Licenseobjecttype(includedintheQDCdelivery):SeeLicense object (page 34).
l Third-partyobjecttypes:Seethedocumentationfortheplug-inandobjecttype.
5. ClickSavetosavetheobject.ClickCanceltoexitwithoutsaving.
Licenseobject
ProceedasfollowstofillinthefieldsforaQlikSenselicenseobject.
Name
Enteranameforthelicenseobject.
Owner name
EntertheusernameoftheQlikSenseproductowner.
Owner
organization
EnterthenameoftheorganizationofwhichtheQlikSenseproductownerisa
member.
Serial number
EntertheserialnumberassignedtotheQlikSensesoftware.
Control number
EnterthecontrolnumberassignedtotheQlikSensesoftware.
9.3 Deletingobjects
Proceedasfollowstodeleteanobject:
1. SelectObjectsintheleftpanel.
2. Selectanobjecttype.
3. Clicktodeleteanobject.
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10 QlikDeploymentConsolelogging
ThelogmessagesproducedbytheQlikDeploymentConsole(QDC)provideimportantinformationthatcan
beusedtodetectsecurityincidents,operationalproblems,andpolicyviolations.
TheQDCusesthesameloggingframeworkasQlikSense.SeePlanQlikSensedeploymentsformore
information.
10.1 Storage
ThissectiondescribeswheretheQlikDeploymentConsole(QDC)logfilesarestoredbydefault.
QlikDeploymentConsoleserverlogfiles
TheQDCserverlogfilesarebydefaultstoredinthefollowinglocation:
%ProgramData%\Qlik\Sense\Log\Server
QlikDeploymentConsoleclientlogfiles
TheQDCclientlogfilesarebydefaultstoredinthefollowinglocation:
%ProgramData%\Qlik\Sense\Log\Client
10.2 Naming
TheQlikDeploymentConsole(QDC)logfilesarenamedinaccordancetothefollowingfilerollover
procedure:
1. Thelogisstoredinafilenamed<Machine>_<Facility>_<Server or Client>.txt.
2. Whenthefileisfullorapre-definedamountoftimehaspassed,thefileextensionisautomatically
changedto.logandatimestampisappendedtothefilenameforuniquenessandarchiving.This
meansthatthenewfilenamebecomes<Machine>_<Facility>_<Server or Client>_<YYYY-MM-
DDTHH.mm.ssZ>.log.
3. Anewlogfile,named<Machine>_<Facility>_<Server or Client>.txt,iscreated.
Theformatofthefilenameisasfollows:
l <Machine>=Nameofthemachinewherethelogwascreated.
l <Facility>=Oneofthefollowing:
l Application:Logeventsthatarerelatedtoanapplication.
l Audit:Logeventsthatprovideanaudittrailofausersactivitiesandadministration.
l Performance:Logeventsthatarerelatedtotheperformance.
l <Server or Client>=IndicatesifthelogwascreatedbytheserverorclientsideoftheQDC.
l <YYYY-MM-DDTHH.mm.ssZ>=Timestampforwhenthelogfilewasclosedfornewentries,
where:
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l YYYY:Year
l MM:Month
l DD:Dayinmonth
l T:Delimiter,timedesignator
l HH:Hour
l mm:Minutes
l ss:Seconds
l Z:UTCdesignator,indicatesthatthetimestampisinUTCformat
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11 Troubleshooting-QlikDeploymentConsole
ThissectiondescribesproblemsthatcanoccurwhenusingtheQlikDeploymentConsole(QDC).
11.1 CannotstarttheQlikDeploymentConsole
Possible cause
YoucannotstarttheQDCafterinstallationortheQDChangswhenstartingit.
Proposed action
CheckthatyouarememberofthelocalQDCusergroup,QlikDeploymentAdministrators,inMicrosoft
WindowsonthemachinewheretheQDCserverisdeployed.
Changing group membership or adding a user to a group requires the user to log off and then on
again for the group membership to take effect.
See:Local user group (page 7)
Iftheabovedoesnothelp,proceedasfollows:
1. Deleteallsub-foldersinC:\QDC.
This step is only needed if the QDC has previously been installed on the machine.
2. Deleteallfilesandfoldersin%ProgramData%\Qlik\Deployment Console.
This step is only needed if the QDC has previously been installed on the machine.
3. Checkforanyportconflicts.
ThefollowingportsareusedforcommunicationbytheQDC:
l 23580:HTTPprotocol
l 23581:HTTPSprotocol
l 23582:SignalRPort
ProceedasfollowstomaketheQDCuseanotherport:
a. StarttheWindowsTaskManager.
b. StoptheQlikDeploymentServicefromrunning.
c. OpentheQDCserverconfigurationfile,
%ProgramFiles%\Qlik\DeploymentConsole\Server\QlikDeploymentServer.exe.config.
d. Changetheportnumbers(value)fortheaffectedkeys:
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<add key="HttpServicePort" value="23580" />
<add key="HttpsServicePort" value="23581" />
<add key="SignalRPort" value="23582" />
e. Savethechanges.
f. OpentheQDCclientconfigurationfile,
%ProgramFiles%\Qlik\DeploymentConsole\Client\QlikDeploymentConsole.exe.config.
g. Changetheportnumbers(value)fortheaffectedkeystothesamevaluesasfortheserver:
<add key="HttpServicePort" value="23580" />
<add key="HttpsServicePort" value="23581" />
<add key="SignalRPort" value="23582" />
h. Savethechanges.
i. StarttheQlikDeploymentServiceagain.
11.2 RepairingtheQlikDeploymentConsole
Possible cause
TheQDCinstallationhasbecomecorrupt.
Proposed action
UsetherepairoptionintheQDCinstallertorestoreallmissingfiles,shortcuts,registryvalues,andservices.
Proceedasfollows:
2. ClickNext.
3. ClickRepair.
4. ClickRepair.
TheQDCinstallationisrepaired.
5. ClickOK,ifyouarepromptedthatarebootisrequiredtocompletethesetup.
6. ClickFinish.
7. Rebootthesystem(ifpromptedtodosoinstep5).
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12 Uninstalling the Qlik Deployment Console
12 UninstallingtheQlikDeploymentConsole
ProceedasfollowstouninstalltheQlikDeploymentConsole(QDC):
2. ClickNext.
3. ClickRemove.
4. ClickRemove.
TheQDCisuninstalled.
5. ClickFinish.
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2 Qlik Deployment Console system requirements

3 Installing the Qlik Deployment Console

4 Starting the Qlik Deployment Console

8 Qlik Sense setup files