Content Delivery Powershell script prerequisites
In a Windows environment, you use Powershell scripts to install Content Delivery microservices. These scripts have some prerequisites of their own.
To run PowerShell scripts for software, you require a machine that meets the following requirements:
- PowerShell
- You require Microsoft Windows PowerShell 5.1. You can download Microsoft Windows Management Framework 5.1, which includes Microsoft Windows PowerShell 5.1, from this location: http://aka.ms/wmf5download
- Operating system
- You require an operating system that supports both the required PowerShell software and any software for the database you intend to install. As a general rule, ensure that the latest (security) updates are installed on your operating system.
- Microsoft .NET Framework
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You require a .NET Framework version. The one to use depends on your Windows Server operating system version:
- If you run Microsoft Windows Server 2022, you can use Microsoft .NET Framework 4.8.1. You can download Microsoft .NET Framework 4.8.1 from the following location: https://dotnet.microsoft.com/en-us/download/dotnet-framework/net481
- If you run Microsoft Windows Server 2019 x64, you must use Microsoft .NET Framework 4.8. You can download Microsoft .NET Framework 4.8 from the following location: https://dotnet.microsoft.com/en-us/download/dotnet-framework/net48
- Security
- You need to be logged in as a user with sufficient security clearance. For example, to run a script that installs a database, you must be logged in as a user with rights to create that database.