Logging In to Essbase Using Logical Names

Essbase clients can use a URL to connect to an Essbase cluster, in the form:

http(s)://host:port/aps/Essbase?ClusterName=clusterName&SecureMode=yesORno

To simplify login, Essbase clients should use the logical cluster name directly, in the form <name>:<secure>, instead of the URL. If you want to enable client login using the cluster name, you must first specify a property to configure Provider Services. The cluster name is resolved by the Provider Services servers specified in configuration files:

The Login API adheres to this precedence order when resolving the server name:

  1. Look up the server name in the internal cache (maintained in the API layer).

  2. If the server name is not found in the cache, contact each Provider Services server listed in essbase.cfg and attempt to resolve the server name.

  3. If the server name is not found, treat the server name as a physical server name.