Administration¶

Configure and run the MetaMiner Server with MetaMiner Administrator (MMA): connect Power BI tenants, tune server settings, manage the MetaMiner Database and monitor collection. Pages are grouped as in the menu on the left.

MetaMiner Administrator¶

Introduction

What MMA is, how it saves configuration and how to start it.
Main Window

BI Environments table, database, license and server controls.
Main Menu

Every command in the File, Preferences, Tools, Security and Help menus.
Start and Stop the Server

Start order of the services, restart after changes, exit codes.
Server Health Indicator

The local health status in MMA and the health details dialog.

Power BI Environments¶

Add an Environment

Connect a Microsoft Fabric / Power BI tenant with its service principal.
Environment Fields

Every field of the Add and Edit Power BI Environment dialog.
Validate the Connection

The validation steps, their order, each failure message and its fix.
Capacity Metrics Datasets

Connect the Fabric Capacity Metrics app and choose the capacities to collect.
Collection Schedule

How often each collector runs, the 10-minute client snapshot and on-demand refresh.
Edit, Disable or Remove

Change credentials, pause collection or remove a tenant.

Server Settings¶

Settings Overview

How the Settings dialog saves, and which pages apply to Power BI.
General

Server port and SSL, password restrictions, connection banner.
Email

SMTP server and recipients for notifications and backup job emails.
Notifications

Disk space and security-change notifications.
System

Server memory, CPU limit, Java temp folder, directory services.
Meta Query

MetaQuery agent memory, threads, timeout and the MetaQuery web console.
Web Apps

Turn the Power BI usage dashboards on or off and scope them to a user group.
Advanced

Drop the Power BI schema, API authorization, metrics storage.

MetaMiner Database¶

MMDB Overview

Schemas, database roles and the Configure MMDB dialog.
Embedded PostgreSQL

The PostgreSQL 16 database the installer sets up and MetaMiner manages.
External PostgreSQL

Use a PostgreSQL 16 or newer server that your DBA runs.
Back Up and Restore MMDB

Back up and restore the database with the PostgreSQL tools.
Data Retention

How long activity, capacity metrics, deleted objects and dashboard rollups are kept.
Database Console

Open a browser SQL console on the MMDB from MMA.

Server Configuration¶

Windows Services

The MetaMiner services, child processes, ports and start order.
Configuration Files

config.json, MetaMinerServer.properties, precedence and when changes apply.
Memory and JVM

Server memory, CPUs and temp folder.
Moving to a New Server

Move the installation, configuration and MMDB to another machine.

Monitoring and Logs¶

Collection Status

Where to see whether each tenant and collector is current.
Log Files

Where MetaMiner writes its logs and what each file contains.
Log Bundle for Support

Zip the server logs from MMA for Infolytik Support.
Analyze Logs

Scan a log folder and get a local HTML report of errors and freshness.