Change Database Settings

Mirth® Connect by NextGen Healthcare User Guide

Editing the Properties File Directly for Windows, Linux, and Mac

Navigate to the directory where you installed Mirth® Connect. Open the mirth.properties file inside the conf folder. Edit the following properties as needed: database: The type of database server to connect to (derby, mysql, postgres, oracle, sqlserver) database.url: The JDBC URL connection string If you need to connect using SSL/TLS, typically this is where you would add additional options to the URL. See Connect to Database using SSL/TLS for additional information. database.driver: If you need to use a custom JDBC Driver class, enter that fully-qualified class name here. database.username: Username for the database connection. database.password: Password for the database connection. Save the file. Parent topic: Change Database Settings

Mirth® Connect by NextGen Healthcare User Guide

Restart the Mirth® Connect Server

If you are using a Windows or Linux operating system and you have Mirth® Connect installed as a service/daemon, open the Server Manager. Select Restart and verify the server has started up successfully. Parent topic: Changing the Database Type

Mirth® Connect by NextGen Healthcare User Guide

Restore Server Configuration

Launch the Mirth Connect Administrator (see Mirth Connect Administrator Overview) . In the Mirth Connect pane, select Settings. Select the Server tab if not already selected. In the Server Tasks pane, select Restore Config. Select the server configuration XML file you exported earlier, then select Open. You will be prompted to confirm your action. You can also choose whether or not you want channels to automatically be deployed after the restore finishes. Select Yes to begin the restore process. Once the restore process is complete, a dialog appears indicating whether the restore was successfully performed. Select OK to close the information message. Parent topic: Changing the Database Type

Mirth® Connect by NextGen Healthcare User Guide

Backup Current Server Configuration

Before you begin A Server Configuration file is a snapshot of your current server settings, including all channels, alerts, scripts, and other properties. This configuration may be backed up from one Mirth® Connect server and restored into a different server. Note: If you have just installed Mirth® Connect and you do not yet have any channels or other configurations, you can skip this section. Use the following steps to backup your server configuration Log into the Mirth Connect Administrator (see Mirth Connect Administrator Overview) . In the Mirth Connect pane, select Settings. Select the Server tab. In the Server Tasks pane, select Backup Config. Enter a location to save the server configuration XML file, then select Save. Review the Information message, then select OK. Warning: The Server Configuration file does not include Users, Events, or Message / Attachment data. To export events, see Searching Events. To export message / attachment data, see Message Browser Tasks. Parent topi

Mirth® Connect by NextGen Healthcare User Guide

Changing the Database Type

By default, Mirth® Connect is configured to connect to an embedded Apache Derby database for quick deployment, development, and testing. Warning: When using Mirth® Connect in production environments, we recommend changing the underlying database to one of the supported servers: PostgreSQL 8.3+ MySQL 5.0+ Oracle 10gR2+ SQL Server 2005+ See Also: Connect to Database using SSL/TLS Backup Current Server Configuration Change Database Settings Restart the Mirth Connect Server Restore Server Configuration Parent topic: Getting Started with Mirth Connect

Mirth® Connect by NextGen Healthcare User Guide

The Mirth® Connect Server Manager

The Mirth® Connect Server Manager enables you to configure and access your Mirth® Connect Server. For Windows and Mac OS X version installations, the Mirth® Connect Server Manager application resides in the system tray (Windows) or in the Applications > Mirth Connect folder (Mac). Service Tab The Service tab provides an easy way to start, restart, stop, and refresh the service, rather than using the task scheduler or command line. Server Tab The Server tab enables you to enter details about your ports, server memory, log levels, and view log files. Database Tab The Database tab is where you can to manage Mirth® Connect's internal database. Info Tab The Info tab shows the Mirth® Connect server and Java versions as well as the server ID and a link to the NextGen Healthcare website. Parent topic: Getting Started with Mirth Connect

Change Database Settings

Recommendations

Editing the Properties File Directly for Windows, Linux, and Mac

Restart the Mirth® Connect Server

Restore Server Configuration

Backup Current Server Configuration

Changing the Database Type

The Mirth® Connect Server Manager

Change Database Settings

Editing the Properties File Directly for Windows, Linux, and Mac

Restart the Mirth® Connect Server

Restore Server Configuration

Backup Current Server Configuration

Changing the Database Type

The Mirth® Connect Server Manager