Contents

Architectural overview of the environment Introduction to the Central Designer software Physical architecture Web farm capabilities Illustration of a web farm configuration Information that is stored in the database About adding application servers Managing web farm capabilities Checklists for software installation Checklist�Planning the server installation Checklist�Planning the client installations Planning your installation Installing certificates for signing web service authorizations and deployment packages About installing root and intermediate certificates Determining whether to install additional certificates Installing root and intermediate certificates Installing the main certificate as the root certificate Verifying that all required IIS roles are installed Verifying that the correct version of Microsoft .NET Framework is installed Viewing Internet Explorer proxy settings Synchronizing clocks on server and client computers Hardware networking switches Configuring the IIS HTTP response header setting Configuring the application server for optimal performance Configure the worker process recycling settings for Windows Configure the worker process health settings for Windows Increase the default Microsoft Distributed Transaction Coordinator timeout Enabling TLS 1.1 and 1.2 for .NET Framework on client computers Preparing the database server Prepare the database server Install the Oracle database software on the database server Mandatory configuration Registering .NET assemblies Create the database and tablespaces Configuring the listener to accept connections for the new database Configuring the Open Cursors setting for a database instance Configuring the Cursor Sharing setting for a database instance Use the performance tuning capabilities that are available with the Oracle database software Required rights for database administrators Granting the database administrator the EXECUTE privilege on required packages Sample SQL Creating the Central Designer database user Installing and uninstalling the software Before you begin Overview of installation and configuration Overview of installing the application and database servers Overview of uninstalling Installing the Central Designer application server Performing a silent installation Verifying the installation of the application server Uninstalling the application server Configuring SMTP settings for automated deployment email notifications Starting the Central Designer client application Starting the Central Designer Administrator client application Upgrading the software to this release About upgrading the application server Checklist�Planning an upgrade Running the DetectStudiesWithUnitsWithSpaces.sql script Updating data mappings with PhysicalMappingType set to All Upgrading user-defined functions Identifying user-defined functions and assemblies to update Securing and signing user-defined function assemblies Upgrading custom reports definitions Upgrading the application server Upgrading the client applications Updating certificates without reinstalling the Central Designer software Securing communication with Transport Layer Security (TLS) About communication security Getting started Getting started Logging on to the Central Designer Administrator application Changing your password in the Central Designer Administrator application Logging on to the Central Designer application Changing your password in the Central Designer application Logging off Overview of configuring the Central Designer software Creating a sample deployment package using the sample study Troubleshooting Troubleshooting