The Meridian Enterprise Server setup program installs the Meridian Enterprise Server core components, the selected system links and rendering modules, and several web services that are used to support publishing and Publisher queue monitoring functionality on the Meridian Enterprise Server computer. The setup program also includes components for publishing documents and monitoring the Publisher queue from a source or destination system. Typically, the Meridian Enterprise Server should be installed on more than one computer.
Installing Meridian Enterprise Server involves tasks for installing and configuring multiple components on several servers as well as for installing optional components on the computers that will act as Meridian Explorer clients. The installation tasks are listed in the order in which they should be performed in the following table and are described in the remainder of this guide. Use the hyperlinks in the following checklist to find the installation information for each task. Track your installation progress by printing this checklist and placing a checkmark in the Completed column as you finish each task.
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Read this manual completely to familiarize yourself with the system. |
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Confirm that the computers to be used for Meridian Enterprise Server meet the system requirements |
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| Register the necessary licenses on the Meridian Enterprise License Server. | ||
| Run the Meridian Enterprise setup program on the server computer and install all of the necessary components there even if they are intended for other computers, such as a Meridian Enterprise application server or SharePoint server. You will move the files later. | Install Meridian Enterprise Server | |
| Configure the Meridian Enterprise Server computer. | Create the Configuration Database | |
| Complete the installation of files for the source and destination system servers. |
Install Components On a SharePoint Server |
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| Configure the Meridian Enterprise Server components on the source and destination system servers depending on the system types. | ||
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Create a Meridian Explorer repository (optional). |
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Create and configure a publishing job to synchronize the repository from a vault (optional). |
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| Create and configure additional publishing jobs as necessary for other systems or to update the renditions in a source vault, for example. | ||
| Schedule and run the publish jobs. | ||
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Configure the Meridian Explorer web application |
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Configure end-user authentication |
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| Schedule periodic local workspace cleanup on rendering nodes. | Clean the Local Workspace | |
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Set up the Meridian Explorer client computers (optional). |