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Installing Contenta Server overview

Complete the following tasks to install Contenta Server with an MSSQL database.

  1. Request the license file.
  2. Gather the information required by the installer.
  3. Configure ODBC and SQL for SDL Contenta.
  4. Install the Contenta Server software and third-party components.
  5. If installing on Windows Server.
  6. Configure the Contenta data file size in your MSSQL database.

To install Contenta Server with an Oracle database:

  1. Request the license file.
  2. Gather the information required by the installer.
  3. Configure the Oracle ODBC.
  4. Install the Contenta Server software and third-party components.
  5. Configure the Contenta tablespaces in your Oracle database.

Configuring for use with Citrix workstations

To configure your system for use in a Citrix environment, refer to the three files in the Contenta_home/distr/citrix directory on your server.

The CitrixX11Startup.pdf is titled “Configuring Citrix server to run XPP/Contenta via a Citrix client using published applications” and it contains instructions about running SDL Contenta using a Citrix client workstation