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Pre-installation tasks for UNICOM Intelligence Interviewer - Server
1 Check that Internet Explorer 8.0 or above or Firefox 10.x or above is installed on all computers.
See Checking that Internet Explorer or Firefox is installed.
2 Make sure that all computers in a cluster have names of a maximum of 15 characters.
This is the Computer name without the domain or workgroup, as displayed in the System item in the Control Panel.
3 Check that each computer in a cluster can communicate with all other computers in the cluster.
See Checking that computers in a cluster can communicate with each other.
4 Check that DCOM is enabled on all computers.
See Checking that DCOM is enabled.
5 Check that SQL Server is running correctly on all computers that will host the Database Service.
See Checking that SQL Server is running correctly.
6 Check that IIS is running correctly on all computers that will host the Web, Interview, and/or the Accessories Service.
See Checking that IIS is running.
7 Create a user for installing UNICOM Intelligence Interviewer - Server. This user is referred to as the “Installing user”.
See Creating the installing and running users.
8 (Optional.) Create a user for running the UNICOM Intelligence Interviewer - Server services. This user will be referred to as the “Running user” in the rest of this document. You can use the Installing user as the Running user if you want.
9 Create a user that can be used for anonymous IIS access to UNICOM Intelligence Interviewer - Server applications. This user is referred to as the “Anonymous Access User”.
See Creating the anonymous access user.
10 Create a group for UNICOM Intelligence Interviewer - Server users. This group is referred to as the “UNICOM Intelligence Group”.
See Creating the UNICOM Intelligence user group.
11 Check that Everyone has full permissions to the \InetPub\wwwroot folder.
See Giving everyone full permissions on \InetPub\wwwroot.
12 If any computers that will be running UNICOM Intelligence Interviewer - Server services are behind a firewall, you might need to open ports on the firewall so that UNICOM Intelligence Interviewer - Server can function correctly.
See Preparing to run UNICOM Intelligence Interviewer - Server through a firewall.
Note When implementing a cluster in a Windows Server 2008 environment, you must ensure that TCP port 65100 is open via the Windows firewall. Refer to the Windows Server 2008 documentation for information on opening ports.
13 Make an image or back-up of all computers on which UNICOM Intelligence Interviewer - Server software will be installed before you run the installation program.
See Backing up the system.
14 When you have completed the pre‑installation tasks, you can install UNICOM Intelligence Interviewer - Server: see Installing UNICOM Intelligence Interviewer - Server.
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Installing UNICOM Intelligence Interviewer - Server