The OfficeStatus Server installation package was designed and developed to help you get up and running as quickly as possible. Rather than require you to follow a long configuration checklist prior to installation, the OfficeStatus installer handles the grunt work for you.
Here are some of the things the OfficeStatus Server installer handles automatically:
| • | Installation of software pre-requisites, including: |
| o | Microsoft Windows Installer 3.x |
| o | Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 |
| o | IIS parent website identification and selection |
| o | Optional creation of supportive Virtual Directory |
| o | Assignment of appropriate IIS anonymous user account |
| o | Creation of IIS Application Pool on IIS 6 and above |
| o | Active prediction of the final web admin URL during install |
| • | User account management: |
| o | Creation or selection of OfficeStatus user account |
| o | Assignment of appropriate account rights |
| o | Association of account rights to supportive file system and registry structures |
| o | Association of account to database server |
| o | Association of account to Internet Information Services |
| o | Automatic discovery of available database server instances |
| o | Choice between integrated and non-integrated database authentication types |
| o | Creation of supportive OfficeStatus database |
| o | Creation of supportive OfficeStatus database schema |
| o | Default data population for new installations |
| • | Establishment of OfficeStatus Administrative account |
The only real consideration you have prior to installation is ensuring that a database server is available either locally or on somewhere on the network.
The remainder of this help chapter will look at these installation steps in more detail.
