How to prepare server before new 5.6 installation

Owned by Camilla Voigt Kristiansen
Apr 29, 2022
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Prerequisites

Preparing for installation

  1. Create folder DZInstall on another partition, it can not be on either the C:/ or the temporary partition.

  2. Copy the installation files from SWInstall → Releases → DC → Latest version

  3. Generate Digizuite customer licenses

    1. Read ‘How-To’

    2. Locate account number ID by going here

      1. Locate the specific customer folder on the right side under ‘Documents’

      2. Under ‘Administration’, pick the ‘Procedure for creation of customers’ document

      3. Locate account number/ID

Check for certificates

Remember to check for certificates on the server, if non-existent, proceed to certification installation.

  • For installation of certificates go here

    • Register with digizuite email

    • Under select website, click on request certificate and choose the certificate.

Create system users

If possible, use the script below to create users and assign the correct grouping. Remember to create the users on both servers (web + batch).

INSERT_PASSWORD should be replaced with desired password for the user. House123 is recommended.

net user Assetstream "INSERT_PASSWORD" /add /y /PASSWORDCHG:NO net user Digibatch "INSERT_PASSWORD" /add /y /PASSWORDCHG:NO WMIC Assetstream WHERE "Name='Assetstream'" SET PasswordExpires=FALSE -- TO BE UPDATED WMIC Digibatch WHERE "Name='Digibatch'" SET PasswordExpires=FALSE -- TO BE UPDATED net localgroup "administrators" "Digibatch" /add

Check if the users have been created correctly by going to Local Users and Groups.

Digibatch and Assetstream users should be local or domain users on all servers.

Before configuring some special privileges for each of the newly created users, do the following:

  1. Create a folder called ‘Storage’. This folder must not be placed on the C:/ drive or a Temp drive.

  2. Right-click on the folder and choose properties → Sharing → Share.

    1. Add Assetstream and Digibatch users and give them read and write permissions

    2. Click ‘Share’ and ‘Done’.

  3. Copy the UNC path and insert in the PowerShell Install Script ($local:localStoragePath variable).

Through Local Users and Groups ensure that:

Digibatch user has:

  • ‘Log on as service’ privilege

  1. Logon to the computer with administrative privileges.

  2. Open the ‘Administrative Tools’ and open the ‘Local Security Policy’

  3. Expand ‘Local Policy’ and click on ‘User Rights Assignment’

  4. In the right pane, right-click ‘Log on as a service’ and select properties.

  5. Click on the ‘Add User or Group…’ button to add the new user.

  6. In the ‘Select Users or Groups’ dialogue, find the user you wish to enter and click ‘OK’

  7. Click ‘OK’ in the ‘Log on as a service Properties’ to save changes.

Assetstream user has:

  • Read/Write permissions on the following folders (if UNC)

    • Storage/DMM/Upload

    • Storage/DMM/FtpUpload

  • Set password to ‘House123’ (Right-click on the user → Set password)

Microsoft SQL Server

Open the SQL Server application and change the password on the sa user to ‘House123’.

The default DB should be master. Furthermore ensure that ‘Enforce password policy’ is not ticked and that the pane status shows that login is enabled.

Tick ‘Allow remote connections to this server’. Can be found by right clicking DB server name, choosing properties and under connections.

NOTE: Remember to adjust how much memory SQL Server Management can use. Check how much memory the server has and assign approximately 80% to SSM.

Change login to ‘SQL Server authentication’ from ‘Windows authentication’.