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Installing Contenta S1000D on a Contenta application server

How to install Contenta S1000D on the system where the Contenta application server is installed.

Before you begin

  • Ensure that latest compatible version of Contenta (including Service Packs) is installed and functioning properly before beginning the Contenta S1000D installation. For more information, see the Contenta installation documentation.

About this task

Procedure

  1. To install on Linux, do the following:
    1. Log in as root.
    2. Mount the installation ISO file by performing the following steps.
      1. From a command prompt, type: mkdir /mount-point (where mount-point is the name of the directory where you will mount the ISO).
      2. Type mount -t iso9660 -o loop cdrom.iso /mount-point (Where cdrom.iso is the name of the ISO file and mount-point is the directory you just created.
    3. If you are running the installation from a remote system, set the display: setenv DISPLAY name or IP address of remote system:0
    4. Type ./install.bin, and then press Enter.
  2. To install on Windows, do the following:
    1. Log in with administrator privileges.
    2. Using Windows or a third-party utility, mount the Contenta S1000D installation ISO file.
    3. Launch install.exe.
  3. Select Next.
  4. Select I accept the terms of the License Agreement, and then select Next.
  5. On Linux only, select Choose to select the Contenta_home directory, and then select Next.
    Contenta S1000D must be installed in Contenta_home directory. On Windows servers, this value is automatically selected from the registry.
  6. Review the Pre-Installation Summary details, and select Install.
  7. When installation is complete, select Done.

What to do next

Your next step depends on how your environment is set up:
EnvironmentAction
Contenta application server and Contenta Web server are installed on the same system.Go to Installing Contenta S1000D on a Contenta Web server and complete the post-installation steps only (beginning with step 8).
Contenta application server and Contenta Web Server are installed on separate systems.Install Contenta S1000D on the Contenta Web Server. Go to Installing Contenta S1000D on a Contenta Web server and complete all the steps.
If Contenta Web was installed after installing the Contenta server on the same Linux server.You must create a directory named tmp under the /pdm/clients directory. If Contenta Web was installed first, this manual step is not required.