Is it possible to move the FineReader to another server under Yuuvis?

Question

Hello all
What all needs to be done to be able to outsource Abbyy FineReader 12 to another server? Do I need to offload the OCR microservice as well and how do I connect it to the rest of the microservices?

Answer 1

Hello Enno,

yes it is possible to do it. The following has to be done:
- Install FineReader 12 on the new server
- Install the Service-Manager on the new server
- Enable only the OCR-Microservice and the Framework Microservices - Admin and Discovery
- Edit the file <service-manager>\config\application-cloud.yml and add the address of the existing server to defaultZone Parameter as shown in the commented example one line below
- Do the same on the existing server for the new server (add new server to defaultZone)
--> This connects the service-manager installations so that they cluster.
- Make sure all configuration files (except servicewatcher-sw.yml) are identical on both servers, even if the microservice is not active on one server. The configurations are read on an arbitrary server and then exchanged with all clustered servers.
- The OCR-Service will connect to the rendition-plus database via the rendition-sidecar. So make sure the according ports are open.

Best regards
Nicolai