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Mirth® Appliance by NextGen Healthcare Deployment Guide, 4.1

Mirth® Connect Advanced Clustering

Mirth® Connect has the ability to run in a clustered environment to provide high availability and improved performance. Mirth® Connect is likely installed on your appliance, which means there is a Mirth® Connect entry in the Applications menu that provides access to the configuration windows for Mirth® Connect clustering. Mirth® Connect can run in a clustered environment to provide high availability and improved performance when you are using the Advanced Clustering plugin, which is available to Platinum subscribers. You can set up two appliances, previously set up with database replication and automatic failover, and the Mirth® Connect Clustering plugin, to provide a highly-available network endpoint for message processing backed by a single, highly-available database. Mirth Appliance by NextGen Healthcare Features Mirth® Appliance by NextGen Healthcare supports a number of clustering features when you are using the Advanced Clustering plugin. Parent topic: Applications Menu

Mirth® Appliance by NextGen Healthcare Deployment Guide, 4.1

System Menu

You can perform Mirth® Appliance by NextGen Healthcare system administration with the System menu on the Control Panel web application. Note: No special operating system or command line knowledge is necessary to perform any of the functions in the System menu. View Details about the Mirth Appliance by NextGen Healthcare The dashboard displays information about your appliance and its current state. Create Backup Sets Backup sets are collections of components with a given destination for the backup data. Restore a Backup to an Appliance When you restore a backup, you can select any or all of the components in the backup file’s backup set to restore. Update the Mirth Appliance by NextGen Healthcare Software Updates to Mirth® applications, new features, bug fixes, and security patches are all delivered online and controlled from the appliance. Mirth Appliance by NextGen Healthcare Certificates The appliance SSL Certificate window enables you to work with the local certificate authority or

Mirth® Appliance by NextGen Healthcare Deployment Guide, 4.1

Use the Help Menu

Help provides you with access to a variety of help resources for using and managing the appliance. Use the Help menu to access a variety of help resources for using and managing the Mirth® Appliance by NextGen Healthcare. It also provides some support for Mirth® Connect. Help menu Select Help and one of the following: Select Documentation to access links to the documents related to the appliance. Select Downloads to download files related to the Mirth® Appliance by NextGen Healthcare. The Mirth® Appliance by NextGen Healthcare SNMP MIB is the management information base for managing the Mirth® Appliance by NextGen Healthcare using SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol). Select Contact Support to access links for NextGen Healthcare Support. When contacting support, have your appliance serial number ready. The serial number appears in the System Status area on the Mirth Appliance Dashboard and on a sticker on the appliance. Select SupportNet to allow your Mirth® Appliance by NextGen H

Mirth® Appliance by NextGen Healthcare Deployment Guide, 4.1

Folders Menu

The Mirth® Appliance by NextGen Healthcare Control Panel enables easy file management of user accessible folders (directories) using the Folders menu. Select the Browse menu item to access the file manager. Select the Network Folders menu item to manage network folders. Browse, View, and Manage User-Accessible Directories You can view and manage user-accessible folders (directories). Add and Delete Network Folders You can manage network folders by adding and deleting them. Parent topic: Using the Mirth Appliance by NextGen Healthcare Control Panel

Mirth® Appliance by NextGen Healthcare Deployment Guide, 4.1

Applications Control

The Applications Control window displays a list including the Control Panel and all installed applications. Select Applications > Applications Control to view a list including the Control Panel and all installed applications. The name of each application is a link that opens the application. The list also provides the version of the application, an Action button to start or stop the application, a button to Manage the application, and the URL to access the application directly. Applications Control window Note: The functions available on the Applications Control window are also available by going to the menu entry in the Applications menu for each application, and selecting Launch or Manage in the sub-menu that appears. In some cases, the Manage entry itself has another sub-menu. The windows that you navigate to, in order to perform any of these functions are the same whether you go to them through the Applications Control window or through the entries for the applications on the Appli

Mirth® Appliance by NextGen Healthcare Deployment Guide, 4.1

Using the Mirth® Appliance by NextGen Healthcare Control Panel

The Control Panel is a web interface where you can view and set the details of the Mirth® Appliance by NextGen Healthcare configuration, and monitor and control its operation. The default credentials are: username: admin password: admin Important: You should delete or change the default credentials as soon as possible. When you are logged on to the Mirth® Appliance by NextGen Healthcare, the Control Panel displays a series of menus. Selecting the name of the menu takes you to the first item in that menu by default. For example, if you select System on the menu goes, you go directly to the Dashboard. The Control Panel includes three indicators with a current status for each. For more information, see Monitoring Mirth Appliance by NextGen Healthcare Component Status. The Control Panel includes Restart and Shutdown buttons:. The Restart button performs a reboot operation. The unit shuts down and immediately powers up again. The Shutdown button performs a system shutdown and leaves the app

Applications Menu

Recommendations

Mirth® Connect Advanced Clustering

System Menu

Use the Help Menu

Folders Menu

Applications Control

Using the Mirth® Appliance by NextGen Healthcare Control Panel

Mirth® Connect Advanced Clustering

System Menu

Use the Help Menu

Folders Menu

Applications Control

Using the Mirth® Appliance by NextGen Healthcare Control Panel