Advanced topics for installers
The following can be referenced for additional information when installing or upgrading your systems.
- InstallTool
InstallTool is a command line driven application which allows you to install Content Manager, including customer-specific files and components. - Database Upgrade Tool (DBUT)
Database Upgrade Tool (DBUT) allows automated database upgrading. - Background task component
Background task is an application logic that is triggered on certain events, does not require user interaction and runs in a background by a background task service. Typical example is publishing process: it has to be triggered by user, but after it is triggered, it does not require user input neither does it require user to wait. Instead, the publishing process runs in a background, and user can know that it is finished by periodically checking the status of a publication. - Repository configuration files
Describes the configuration files used by Content Manager. - Server roles
An overview of the different server roles which can be recognized within a Content Manager installation - Best practices for creating a Trisoft InfoShare BackgroundTask service with a specific role
The topic described how to create a Trisoft InfoShare BackgroundTask service with a specific role - Setting the MSDTC timeout on Microsoft Windows Server
The default timeout for the Microsoft Distributed Transaction Coordinator is 60 seconds. The transaction timeout should be set to a higher value, for example 3600 seconds. - Configuring MSDTC to listen on a specific port
You can configure the Microsoft Distributed Transaction Coordinator (MSDTC) to listen on a specific RPC server port - Firewalls and blocked ports
There is a variety of possibilities regarding network and firewall configurations. Only some of typical firewall configurations are described. A user knowledgeable about networking can infer the required ports and protocol settings needed for more complex configurations.