Overview of SDL Knowledge Center Installation
Overall steps to install SDL Knowledge Center.
Step 1: Check hardware prerequisites
Before you start installing, check if the hardware you intend to use meets the minimal hardware requirements.
Step 2: Create the database for Content Manager
Installing the Content Manager database consists of the following steps:
- Ensure that the software prerequisites for Content Manager database are met.
- Follow the steps listed in: Configuring Microsoft SQL Server or Configuring Oracle RDBMSs to create and install the database.
- Don't forget to run the Database Upgrade Tool, when the application server is installed, to ensure that your database matches the application version. More information can be found here: DBUpgradeTool (DBUT) overview
Step 3: Install and configure Content Manager
Installing Content Manager consists of the following steps:
- Make sure that all software prerequisites for Content Manager are met (application server, client, database, etc.): Content Manager software requirements.
- Prepare everything for single sign-on (SSO) authentication (ISHSTS or ADFS)
- Prepare for the install by extracting the CD and completing inputparameters.xml; more information can be found here: Inputparameters explained
- Use InstallTool.exe to install the application server.
- Configure Content Manager.
- Enable Content Editor: Installing Content Editor
Step 4: Install and configure Content Delivery
Installing Content Delivery consists of the following steps:
- Make sure that all software prerequisites for Content Delivery are met (system, browsers, etc.): Content Delivery software requirements.
- Obtain a license for Content Delivery from SDL.
- Install all third-party software needed.
- Install your Web application server.
- Obtain and install necessary relying parties and certificates to make sure that single sign-on (SSO) works (ISHSTS or ADFS).
- Configure Content Delivery to make features available and visible in the user interface.
Step 5: Check that you have configured all components to behave as one
Carry out the following checks in the SDL Knowledge CenterWeb client to ensure you have everything correctly configured:
- Check Content Manager's Default Settings page in the Settings tab: Collaborative Review URI (Content Delivery) should be present and have a correct value.
- Login to the Web Client and navigate to your default settings for Content Manager: . Check that you find the correct values in the following fields (if using all components):
- Collaborative Review URI
- Collaborative Review URI
- Login to the Web Client, and navigate to your configuration settings for Content Delivery: . Check that you find the correct values in the following fields:
- http.cors
- lcde.edit.url
- Check out a topic from the Content Manager Web client.