Performing a Typical or Compact installation
Complete these steps to perform a Typical or Compact installation.
Procedure
- Log in to the client workstation as the Administrator user or a user with administrator privileges.
- Mount the installation ISO by using Windows to extract the ISO to the file system or use a third-party tool to mount the ISO as a disk.
- Launch the installer executable file (setup.exe).
The installation program begins, displaying a page with general information about the installation. If you are upgrading from a previous version of Contenta, the system displays a message indicating the currently installed version and prompting you to confirm you want to continue.
- Click Next to continue.
The installation program displays the License Agreement window, displaying details of the software license agreement. This window contains a Print button you can use to print the agreement, and Yes and No buttons you can use to accept or reject the terms of the license agreement.
- Select Yes to accept the license agreement.
Note: If you do not accept the license agreement, you cannot install the software.
- If this is an upgrade or reinstall, the software will be installed to the same location as the existing version and the system displays the Web Server Information window. Skip the following step.
- If this is a new installation, the installer program displays the Choose Destination Location window allowing you to specify the location to which the software will be installed.
- In the Choose Destination Location window, the Destination Folder field displays the default installation path, C:\Program Files\XyEnterprise\Contenta.
You can accept this default or specify a different location by browsing to it using the Browse button. You can restore the default path at any time by clicking Back and returning to the previous step.
Note: If you are installing Contenta Explorer on a system with Contenta Server, install it into the same directory.When the desired path has been entered, click Next to continue. The installer program displays the Setup Type window.
- Click Typical or Compact, then Next.
- Click Next.
The installation program displays the Contenta Server Settings window.
- Enter the following information in the Contenta Server Settings fields.
Field Enter Server Name Name or IP address of the Contenta Server. This is the server where the Contenta Server software is installed.
Note: This is not the Oracle server.Server Socket Number for PcmPortal on the Contenta Server. The default is 6050. Accept the default unless you changed it during the server installation.
When you have entered the Contenta Server Name and Server Socket, click Next to continue. The installation program displays the Contenta Database window. - In the Database Name field, enter the (default) Contenta database name, then click Next.
The Contenta installation program continues with the installation. It may take several minutes before you see a response from the system.
- If prompted to do so at the end of the installation, reboot your system.