Activation Process for an Install

To complete your installation of Archer, configure your environment and activate your servers. Activating servers is the process of ensuring files specific to Archer have the proper permissions and can be accessed by the applicable service.

The following table describes the phases to activate your Archer installation.

Phase

What to do

Reference

1

Use the Archer Control Panel to configure the global settings for Archer in the Installation Setting tab.

Archer Control Panel Help:

  • "Configuring Logging Rules"

  • "Configuring the Default Locale and Time Zone"

2

Use the Archer Control Panel to do 1 of the following:

  • In the case of a new installation, create an Archer instance and set it as the default instance by selecting the "Enable a default instance" checkbox in Installation Settings.
  • In the case of an upgrade, connect to the existing instance.

:Archer Platform Help:

  • "Instance Configuration Settings"
  • "Completing the Default Creation"
  • "Setting the Default Instance"

3

Activate the Services Server by starting the Archer services and verifying permissions to the domain account and X.509 certificate, for multiple-host installations.

Configuring the Services Server

4

Activate the Web Server by granting permissions to the Archer directories and assigning the application pool to the website.

Configuring the Web Server

Keep the following in mind as you complete the verification process:

  • Create your default instance.
  • Register your license on your main Web Server.
  • Start all Archer services on your main Services Server.
  • Start the Archer Configuration service on every Web Server.
  • Make sure your Network Share has the appropriate files in it.
  • Map Network Share on every server.