Information required for installation or upgrade
The Contenta Web server installer prompts for the following information. To prepare for the installation or upgrade, obtain this information before beginning the installation.
The following information is required for new installations and upgrades.
| You are prompted for: | Response/Input: |
|---|---|
| Location to install the Contenta software | The default is:
|
| Tomcat service name | Enter the name of the Tomcat service. |
| Location of Tomcat server home directory | This must be a valid path; the default is C:\. |
| Web server protocol | Options are http or https. |
| Web server name | Enter the name of the Web Server. |
| Web server port number | The Web Server port number is usually 8080 for http or 443 for https. |
| Name or IP address of the Contenta server | Enter the name or IP address of the Contenta server. |
| Socket used to connect to the Contenta Server | This is the PcmPortal number; the default is 6050. |
| Default Contenta database name | Enter the name of the default Contenta database. |
| Type of web server software | Apache with Tomcat. |
| Location of J2SDK installation directory | This is the Java Development Kit (JDK or J2SDK) not the Java Runtime Environment (JRE). |
| Location of Apache HTTP server directory | |
| Location of Tomcat server home directory | This must be a valid path; he default is C:\. |
| Web server protocol | Options are http or https. |
| Web server name | Enter the name of the Web Server. |
| Web server port number | The Web Server port number is usually 8080 for http or 443 for https. |
| Name or IP address of the Contenta server | Enter the name or IP address of the Contenta server. |
| Socket used to connect to the Contenta Server | This is the PcmPortal number; the default is 6050. |
| Default Contenta database name | Enter the name of the default Contenta database. |
The following information is required for upgrades:
| Operating system: | You are prompted for: | Response/Input: |
|---|---|---|
| Windows | Tomcat service name | Enter the name of the Tomcat service. |
| Location of Tomcat server home directory | This must be a valid path; he default is C:\. | |
| Web server protocol | Options are http or https. | |
| Web server name | Enter the name of the Web Server. | |
| Web server port number | The Web Server port number is usually 8080 for http or 443 for https. | |
| Name or IP address of the Contenta server | Enter the name or IP address of the Contenta server. | |
| Socket used to connect to the Contenta Server | This is the PcmPortal number; the default is 6050. | |
| Default Contenta database name | Enter the name of the default Contenta database. | |
| Linux | Location of J2SDK installation directory | This is the Java Development Kit (JDK or J2SDK) not the Java Runtime Environment (JRE). |
| Location of Apache HTTP server directory | ||
| Location of Tomcat server home directory | This must be a valid path; he default is C:\. | |
| Web server protocol | Options are http or https. | |
| Web server name | Enter the name of the Web Server. | |
| Web server port number | The Web Server port number is usually 8080 for http or 443 for https. | |
| Name or IP address of the Contenta server | Enter the name or IP address of the Contenta server. | |
| Socket used to connect to the Contenta Server | This is the PcmPortal number; the default is 6050. | |
| Default Contenta database name | Enter the name of the default Contenta database. |
If you have your web server software installed and configured to be used with Contenta Web, you can install Contenta Web now—see Installing Contenta Web.