Ektron CMS400.NET Setup Manual

Deploying with MS Application Center
The following sections explain how to perform these tasks.
Before You Configure the Production Server
Before you configure the production server, be sure the following
directories have been copied during the initial deployment:
• C:\Inetpub\wwwroot\CMS400Example
• C:\Program Files\Ektron\CMS400v50
Creating Blank MS-SQL Database
NOTE
You need to create a blank MS-SQL database for Ektron
CMS400.NET on the production server. When the deployment
configuration is complete, this database has a pull subscription to
the database on the staging server.
For information about creating a blank database on the production
server, use the steps in ”Setting up a Database” on page 51. In
step 4, choose Minimal.
The database name does not have to match the database name of the staging
server.
Configuring MS-SQL Database
NOTE
The last step in setting up the deployment model is to configure the
MS-SQL databases on the staging and production servers. In our
model, the staging server’s database publishes content to which
the production server subscribes.
Complete the following tasks to configure the MS-SQL databases.
1. Register the production MS-SQL in the MS-SQL Enterprise
Manager on the staging server (optional)
This step is not required, but is recommended to make managing the databases
easier.
2. Configure the staging server’s database to be a publication
database.
3. Configure the production server’s database to subscribe to the
staging server’s database.
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