Install the WebCenter Application Server

The Application Server components of WebCenter can be installed from a link on the installation media.

Before doing so, click the link on the DVD to Create the local BGSYSTEM Windows user in case this user was not created before.

  1. Log on to the Application Server as a member of the local Administrators group.
  2. Insert the WebCenter media into the media drive, and click Software Installation on the menu that appears at left, then Install WebCenter 16.1.
  3. The setup wizard opens with a Welcome screen. Click Next.
  4. In the License Agreement screen, read the agreement, and if you agree to it, select I accept the terms in the license agreement and click Next.
  5. Select either Simple (default) or Advanced Installation. Keep Simple (default) selected unless you mean to specify non-default values for either Installation Size, Image Viewer Service or Database User management.
  6. In the Custom Setup screen:
    1. Click the icon next to WebServer and select This feature will not be available.
    2. Click the icon next to Application Server, and select This feature, and all subfeatures, will be installed on local hard drive.
    3. If desired, click Change to change the installation folder.

    4. Click Next.
  7. In the WebCenter File Storage Folder screen, choose the location where all data files uploaded to WebCenter will be stored (the FileStore).
    Note: If you want to change the FileStore location, click Change... and browse to your desired location or enter a UNC address. Using a UNC location such as \\system\sharename\FileStore is the most reliable option. The FileStore should be on a partition with at least 50 GB of free space.
    Troubleshooting:

    If the installer fails to create the FileStore, it will give you a message saying that you have to set it up manually.

    Go to the folder that you will use as a FileStore (by default, C:\Esko\Artios\WebCenter\FileStore, or the location of your choice), and share it (typically to the user BGSYSTEM).

    Click Next.

  8. In the Web Server System screen, enter the name you will give to the Web Server and click Next.
    Note: Once you have completed the installation and launched WebCenter, the Application Server must be able to resolve the Web Server name you have entered here into an IP address.
  9. In the Database Configuration screen, enter your database information:.
    1. Choose your Database program (Microsoft SQL Server or Oracle).
    2. Enter the name of your Database Server in Database server system.
    3. If you chose...
      • Microsoft SQL Server, enter your Database Instance Name. By default, this is WEBCENTER (using the SQL Server 2012 Express Edition installer on the WebCenter installation media created this instance).
      • Oracle, enter your Database System Identifier (SID).

    Click Next when done.

  10. A custom webcenter database user password can be set. In that case you will need to provide a password value. This screen will only be shown in case of an Application Server installation.
    Note: This screen appears only for Advanced installation.
  11. Choose between a Standard (default) and an Extra Large deployment. If Extra Large is selected, Tomcat and/or JBoss (depending on the server being installed) will be able to allocate 3 times more memory as is the case with a Standard installation.
    Note: This screen appears only for Advanced installation.
  12. Choose between an Internal (default) or External View server. This screen will only be shown in case of an Application Server installation. If Internal is selected, the View Server will be running inside the JBoss process. If External is selected, an additional process running the View Server will be started automatically. Note: For the External view server to work, 3 extra ports need to be open in the firewall between the web and the application server: 11099, 12500 and 14444.
    Note: This screen appears only for Advanced installation.
  13. Click Install in the Ready to Install the Program screen.
  14. The Esko Station Information Service may be installed if this is the first Esko software being loaded on the machine.

    If it installs, click Continue when it is done, or wait 10 seconds for the process to continue automatically.

  15. Click Finish when the installation completes.
  16. If prompted, reboot the system.
    Attention: This is important; do not postpone this step!
Parent topic: Install the Application Server Components

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