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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 softwareThe default is:
  • On Windows: C:/Program Files (x86)/XyEnterprise/Contenta
  • On Linux: \pdm
Tomcat service nameEnter the name of the Tomcat service.
Location of Tomcat server home directoryThis must be a valid path; the default is C:\.
Web server protocolOptions are http or https.
Web server nameEnter the name of the Web Server.
Web server port numberThe Web Server port number is usually 8080 for http or 443 for https.
Name or IP address of the Contenta serverEnter the name or IP address of the Contenta server.
Socket used to connect to the Contenta ServerThis is the PcmPortal number; the default is 6050.
Default Contenta database nameEnter the name of the default Contenta database.
Type of web server softwareApache with Tomcat.
Location of J2SDK installation directoryThis 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 directoryThis must be a valid path; he default is C:\.
Web server protocolOptions are http or https.
Web server nameEnter the name of the Web Server.
Web server port numberThe Web Server port number is usually 8080 for http or 443 for https.
Name or IP address of the Contenta serverEnter the name or IP address of the Contenta server.
Socket used to connect to the Contenta ServerThis is the PcmPortal number; the default is 6050.
Default Contenta database nameEnter the name of the default Contenta database.
The following information is required for upgrades:
Operating system:You are prompted for:Response/Input:
WindowsTomcat service nameEnter the name of the Tomcat service.
Location of Tomcat server home directoryThis must be a valid path; he default is C:\.
Web server protocolOptions are http or https.
Web server nameEnter the name of the Web Server.
Web server port numberThe Web Server port number is usually 8080 for http or 443 for https.
Name or IP address of the Contenta serverEnter the name or IP address of the Contenta server.
Socket used to connect to the Contenta ServerThis is the PcmPortal number; the default is 6050.
Default Contenta database nameEnter the name of the default Contenta database.
LinuxLocation of J2SDK installation directoryThis 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 directoryThis must be a valid path; he default is C:\.
Web server protocolOptions are http or https.
Web server nameEnter the name of the Web Server.
Web server port numberThe Web Server port number is usually 8080 for http or 443 for https.
Name or IP address of the Contenta serverEnter the name or IP address of the Contenta server.
Socket used to connect to the Contenta ServerThis is the PcmPortal number; the default is 6050.
Default Contenta database nameEnter 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.