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Installing SDL Contenta S1000D on a Contenta Application Server

Install SDL Contenta S1000D on the system where the Contenta Application Server is installed.

Before you begin

Ensure that SDL Contenta is installed and functioning properly. See the SDL Contenta Installation documentation for more information.

Procedure

  1. To install on a Linux server, 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 a Windows server, do the following:
    1. Log in with administrator privileges.
    2. Using Windows or a third-party utility, mount the SDL Contenta S1000D installation ISO file.
    3. Double-click install.exe.
  3. Click Next.
  4. Click I accept the terms of the License Agreement, and then click Next.
  5. On UNIX servers only, click Choose to select the Contenta home directory, and then click Next.
    SDL Contenta S1000D must be installed into the Contenta home directory. On Windows servers, this value is automatically selected from the registry.
  6. Review the Pre-Installation Summary details, and then click Install.
  7. When installation is complete, click 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 SDL 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 SDL Contenta SDL on the Contenta Web Server. Go to Installing SDL Contenta S1000D on a Contenta Web Server and complete all the steps.
If SDL Contenta Web was installed after installing SDL Contenta Server on the same Unix 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.