Running the Content Manager server and Topology Manager installer
Install the Content Manager server, as well as Topology Manager, by running the installer. Note that many features and options in the installer do not work without additional configuration and/or implementation.
Before you begin
Before you install the Content Manager server:
- Create the Content Manager database
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Create the Content Manager database.
- Create the Topology Manager database
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Create the Topology Manager database.
- Check prerequisites
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Only install if all software requirements for the Content Manager server and for Topology Manager are satisfied.
Also, SDL strongly recommends installing the Content Manager server and Topology Manager software on a machine that is in a Windows domain, (that is, not on a standalone machine or a machine in a Workgroup). Without a domain, managing the MTS user and other user accounts becomes much more difficult. The installation procedure assumes that both the Content Manager server and Topology Manager machine and its users are in a domain.
- Log in as a member of the local administrator group
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Only install if you are logged in as a member of the local administrator group.
You cannot install if you are logged in as a non-administrator: right-click the shortcut and select Run as Administrator. You can, however, log in as an administrator-level user or double-click the shortcut. In the latter case, you will be prompted for administrator-level user credentials during the installation.
- Decide if you want to install nonessential features
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Only if you already know you want to implement nonessential SDL Web features, select those features during installation. Note that several nonessential features have their own databases, which must be installed before running this installer. Refer to the SDL Web implementation documentation for more information about the software components of nonessential features.
- Decide if you want to install legacy features
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Only if you are an existing customer performing a fresh install with the intention of implementing old SDL Web features that are now deprecated, start the installer executable from a command line and add the key-value pair
LEGACY_VISIBLE=TRUE. This lets you select deprecated features (shown in italics) in the Advanced screen during installation. - Configure a host header
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If you intend to use a host header for HTTP communication with the Content Manager server, navigate to the system32\drivers\etc\ subfolder of your Windows folder and in the hosts file located there, add an entry that maps the IP address 127.0.0.1 to a host name of your choice.
- Licenses
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You can use the installer to install your Content Manager server licenses. Your license agreement with SDL determines the modules and functionality that you can use and access. Normally, SDL Customer Support gives you all SDL Web licenses in the form of two license files:
license.xml—contains license keys for the various Content Manager server software componentscd_licenses.xml—contains license keys for publishing content to the Content Delivery server using one or more transport protocols.
- Information required by the installer
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You need to have the following information ready because the installer will prompt you for it:
- Database and database user credentials
- The name of the Content Manager database you created
- The server on which the Content Manager database resides
- The user name and password of the MTS user you created
- The domain of the server on which you are installing the Content Manager server
- The host header, if you configured one.
- The names and locations of the license files. You can also install one or both of these licenses manually later.
- ID for this Content Manager server
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By default, the installer proposes to give the Content Manager server an ID that is identical to the ID of the Content Manager database. This ensures that all Content Manager servers in a scaled-out setup have the same ID. You can choose to override the default, but if you do so and if you are scaling out Content Manager, you must ensure yourself that all Content Manager instances have the same ID.
Procedure
- Access the SDL Web installation media.
- Navigate to the Content Manager\ directory.
- Double-click the executable SDLWeb85CM.exe.
- Follow the instructions on the screen:
- You can select individual software components to install by choosing the Advanced option. (By default, the installer installs all core software components; that is, it does not by default install User Generated Content, Translation Manager, Experience Optimization and Audience Manager, or any legacy features.)
- You can install software components you choose not to install by running the installer again and selecting the Modify option.
- After the installer finishes, if the installer does not prompt you to restart your machine, perform a manual reboot.
Results
The installer installs the selected software components and creates a log file in %PROGRAMDATA%\SDL\SDLWeb\Logs\.