The CM4D Server Installation includes the core CM4D products, automation, scheduled reporting, alarm notification, web reporting, and database user privileges. This type of installation is installed on a network Server and licensed with a Named Network License. If you have an existing CM4D installation, please refer to the topic Upgrading an Installation. The following instructions are only a simple example and your local system Administrator should always be consulted.
Notice
CM4D
Server Installations require a Named (Node Locked) Enterprise License
to run the CM4D Scheduler, CM4D Launcher and DataSmith Batch services.
This license is requested automatically in ATS Licensing Server when any
of those services attempt to start for the first time.
See also:
Quick Reference Guide - Install CM4D Server v24
Quick Reference Guide - CM4D Server Upgrade v23 to v24
The following is a quick outline of the general steps involved with installing CM4D Server:
1. Prepare for Installation - gather licenses, installers, server names and user logins
2. Configure Server (Pre-Installation)
a. Create CM4D Service User -
b. Create SQL Authentication User
c. Start Print Spooler
d. License CM4D
3. Install CM4D Server
4. Create CM4D Databases
a. Create Site Database
b. Create CM4D Database(s)
5. Configure CM4D
a. Connect to Site Database
b. Configure Site Manager
6. Create Results Database
a. Configure DbMigrator
b. Run DbMigrator
7. Configure Server (Post-Installation)
a. Configure Firewall Settings
b. Set SQL User Mapping
c. Configure DataSmith Batch
d. Start CM4D Services
e. Configure Print Driver
8. Install CM4D Clients
9. Install CM4D Web
Tip
Once
you have successfully connected to the Site database, copy the CM4D.4ds
file from your server to each Client system.
The flow chart below demonstrates an example of how an enterprise installation might be setup, including the interactions between clients and servers:
