Install and configure Central Server

Pre-requisites: You must install .NET on any computer running an RMH app, including Central Server. Refer to Install .NET for more information. You must also install the Flash Bridge app on any computer running Central Server. Refer to Install and configure the Flash Bridge for more information.

You can install Central Server on the same computer where Central Manager is installed, but it is recommend that you install it on a store server.

Tip: You may find it helpful to refer to the RMH Flash Applications Installation Checklist for more information about installing and licensing the Flash-based product suite.

1. Go to the location where you extracted the release package files.
2. Double-click Setup.exe to open the setup wizard.

Note: You must have administrative privileges on the computer to install RMH apps.

3. Under RMH Central (FLASH), click Install Central Server.

Note: Alternately, you can go to the RMH Central Server folder and double-click RMH.Central.Server.Setup.msi.

4. Click Next.

5. On the End-User License Agreement screen, select I accept the terms in the License Agreement, and click Next.

6. On the Destination Folder screen, select the installation folder for Central Server and click Next.

Note: If the RMH Central Server (and the Worksheet Processor) are not installed on the same computer as the SQL Server, worksheet processing may be affected by time zone differences between the two computers.

7. Click Install.

8. Wait while installation is completed. This may take a few minutes.

9. Confirm that Launch RMH Central Server Wizard when setup exits is selected and click Finish.

Note: If a configuration file already exists on the computer, the RMH Central Server Wizard will not open even if this option is selected. Instead, services are configured automatically using the configuration file.

Tip: You can manually launch the RMH Central Server Wizard using the RMH.Central.Communication.Central.Wizard.exe executable, which is usually located under C:\Program Files (x86)\Retail Hero\RMH Central Flash Server.

10. Click Next.

11. Configure the connection to the SQL Server and the Central database.

  • Central SQL Server Instance: Enter the host name or the IP address of the computer where you installed SQL Server, a backwards slash (\), and the name of the SQL Server instance if you are using a named SQL Server instance.

  • Database Name: Enter the name of the Central database.

  • User ID: Enter the User name for the system account.

  • Password: Enter the Password for the system account.

12. Click Test Connection. If the connection to the SQL Server and Central database is successful, click Next.

13. Enter the port for RMH Central Hub, e.g., 10000, and click Next.

14. Enter the ports for Central Server Services and click Next.

  • RMH Central Input Gateway

  • RMH Central Job Processor

  • RMH Central Output Gateway

  • RMH Central Custom

Note: Enter a unique port number for each service. If you are using the Backward Compatibility Extension, ensure the port numbers used for the Flash Central Server app are different from the port numbers used for the non-Flash Central Server app. Refer to Use the Backward Compatibility Extension with Flash for more information.

15. Enter the RMH Central Server IP. This is the host name or IP address of the computer where the server services are running.
16. Click Create Services and Finish. The services are configured.
17. Click OK.