Overview of SDL LiveContent Installation
This topic shows which steps are involved in the installation of all SDL LiveContent components.
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 Explorer
Installing the Content Explorer database consists of the following steps:
- Ensure that the software prerequisites for Content Explorer database are met
- Follow the steps listed in: Configuring Microsoft SQL Server or to create and install the database.
- Don't forget to run Database Upgrade Tool, when the application server is installed, to ensure that your database matches the application version. More information can be found here: Database Upgrade Tool (DBUT) overview
Step 3: Install and configure Content Explorer
Installing Content Explorer consists of the following steps:
- Ensure that the software prerequisites forContent Explorer application server are met
- Install all Third Party Software needed (mentioned in the Install Guide which can be downloaded from here:Downloads )
- Prepare everything for Signal Sign-on Authentication (InfoShareSTS 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 Explorer
Step 4: Enable Content Editor
You need to take this step if you want to edit in a supported browser, Content Editor is installed together with Content Explorer. Next steps will help you to enable it and add a license.
- Obtain a license for Content Editor from SDL
- To enable Content Editor follow the steps described in: Enable Content Editor
- Add the license you obtained from SDL (Adding a license for Content Editor)
Step 5: Install and configure Review and Collaboration
Installing Review and Collaboration consists of the following steps:
- Ensure that the software prerequisites for the Review and Collaboration application server are met
- Obtain a license for Review and Collaboration from SDL
- Install all Third Party Software needed (mentioned in the Install Guide which can be downloaded from here: Downloads )
- Install needed relying parties and certificates to make sure Signal Sign-on works (InfoShareSTS or ADFS)
- Configure Review and Collaboration
Step 6: Install and configure Content Quality Rules
Installing Content Quality Rules consists of the following steps:
- Ensure that the software prerequisites for the Content Quality Rules application server are met
- Install all Third Party Software needed (mentioned in the Install Guide)
- Install needed relying parties and certificates to make sure Signal Sign-on works ( InfoShareSTS or ADFS )
- Configure Content Quality Rules, don't forget to enable ( Enable Content Quality Rules) and specify the Content Quality Rules base url in another configuration file (Specify the Quality Results base URL in the plugin configuration)
Step 7: Configure all components to behave as one
You need to take this step to check all configs needed
- Check Content Explorer's Default Settings page in Settings tab: SDL Enrich uri (Content Quality Rules) and SDL LiveContent Reach uri (Review and Collaboration) should be present and have a correct value
- Check Review and Collaboration's Global Config page under Manage application: http.cors and lcde.edit.url should be present and have a correct value
- Check that you didn't skip step 4 by checking out a topic from the web client of Content Explorer
- Check that you didn't skip step 6 by going to the checked out topic from number 3 and check that the button Quality Assitant is present and working