Scaling and configuring the Marketing Automation Reporting service role
The Marketing Automation Reporting service is only called by the plan designer and is unlikely to experience high load.
Installation
Use the Sitecore Installation Framework (SIF) or the Sitecore Azure Toolkit (SAT) to install the Marketing Automation Reporting service role. Refer to the installation guide for your version of the platform for more information.
Scaling the Marketing Automation Reporting service
The following table describes the way you can scale the Marketing Automation Reporting service:
Scaling option |
Supported |
Notes |
---|---|---|
Combined instance |
Yes |
The Marketing Automation Reporting service role can be combined with any other Experience Platform Service role. Common combinations include:
Note In a developer environment, all XP service roles can be combined into a single instance. This setup is not recommended in production. |
Standalone instance |
Yes |
You can deploy the Marketing Automation Reporting service as a standalone role. |
High availability and failover |
Yes |
You can fail over to a passive instance or set up multiple active instances behind a load balancer. |
Horizontal scaling for load distribution |
Yes |
You can set up multiple instances behind a load balancer. All instances must read from a single centrally located Marketing Automation database. |
In a developer environment, all XP service roles can be combined into a single instance. This setup is not recommended in production.
Security configuration tasks
Refer to the Marketing Automation Reporting service section of the Security guide.
Default topologies and packages
The following tables list the topologies that include the Marketing Automation Reporting role and how the role is packaged by default.
Sitecore Installation Framework
The Marketing Automation Reporting service is available in the following default topologies for Sitecore Installation Framework:
Topology |
Web Deploy Packages |
Description |
---|---|---|
XP Single |
|
Marketing Automation Reporting is bundled with all other XP service roles. |
XP Scaled |
|
Standalone instance of Marketing Automation Reporting. |
Sitecore Azure Toolkit
The Marketing Automation Reporting service is available in the following default topologies for Sitecore Azure Toolkit:
Topology |
Web Deploy Packages |
Description |
---|---|---|
XP Single |
|
Marketing Automation Reporting is bundled with all other XP service roles. |
xDB Single | ||
XP Scaled |
|
Standalone instance of Marketing Automation Reporting. |
xDB Scaled |