Initial BI 4 CMS install

[former_member294032]

I'm confused how to start my initial BOE 4.1 SP4 install.
This is a brand new install.
I have two empty databases on a a MS SQLserver (one for CMS, one for Audit).
These are Windows 2008 R2 servers.

I will be having a cluster where:
Server1 Web Tier
Server2 CMS and FRS related services
Server3 Second CMS and FRS related services
Server4 Crystal related job server services
Server5 Second Crystal related job server services
Server6 WebI related job server services

My question is how do I get my initial CMS database created?
I can't just do a Web Tier install on Server1 because it will be looking for an existing CMS.
I don't want to do a full install on Server2 because I won't be running the Web Tier components from there.
Do I perform a full install on Server1 and then disable the non-Web Tier components afterward?

It's been a while since I've done a brand new install with the intention of clustering.

Thanks.

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Hi,

To simplify things:

The server numbering that has been done might be the reason of confusion.

Move Server1 to Server6 order, and bump up the rest so that CMS tier 1 is Server1!

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1. A CMS repository is created when a CMS installation is performed.

- Therefore, install your CMS tiers first.

- Ensure the FRS is configured.

- You should be able to login to CMC, Launchpad, etc (if you also plan to install a Tomcat on atleast 1 of these).

This is your CORE installation.

You can now install the rest of the tiers atop this.

2. Install the processing tiers.

- This can be done in a parallel fashion.

- These installations (custom, no CMS) require atleast 1 CMS installed to a repository.

- You can use the primary CMS in the cluster during installation to register them to the CMS database.

3. Install the Web Tier (these are pretty much independent as the CMS db plays no role here).

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- This should be the basic approach.

- Testing at each phase will allow you to ensure that part of the installation is working fine.

- Then move on to the next phase.

- If you have any additional customization such as SSO, 3rd party authentication, web app customizing, etc. This should be done once the platform is successfully tested.

Hope this simplifies the skeleton plan for the installation.

-Sid