Installing and Deploying ControlPoint
It is recommended that you temporarily disable virus checkers on all Web front end servers in the farm as they can slow the solution deployment enough to trigger timeout errors.
Summary of the ControlPoint Installation Process
The ControlPoint InstallShield Wizard performs the following tasks:
Install prerequisites (if applicable): If not currently installed on the system, installs (or prompts you to install) the appropriate version of the .NET Framework.
REMINDER: If the machine on which you are installing ControlPoint does not have Internet access, you can install the .NET Framework by downloading and installing the full package, which is accessible via the Metalogix website. For more detail, see "Before You Begin" earlier in this section.
Create ControlPoint Service database: Creates the ControlPoint Service database (xcAdmin) on the selected database server. This database is where administrative information and cached data used for analysis and reporting is collected. (Note that in a multi-farm installation, this database is shared among farms.)
Create Axceler Web Application: Installs the Axceler Web application within SharePoint, which includes the creation of a content database for the Web application
Create ControlPoint site collection: Creates the site collection called ControlPoint Configuration Site within the Axceler Web application, and assigns an initial Site Collection Administrator.
Deploy a SharePoint Solution: Installs the ControlPoint application features, which includes:
§installation of ControlPoint menus and the ControlPoint Settings list into the ControlPoint Configuration Site, and
§creation of the IIS Virtual Directory on the Web front-end server.
NOTE: As is the case with other SharePoint Solution deployments, upon completion all running application pools will be recycled.
To install the ControlPoint application:
1Unzip the downloaded zip file then launch the installer (setup.exe).
A splash screen displays, followed by the InstallShield Wizard Welcome dialog.
2Click [Next] to display the License Agreement dialog.
3Read the license agreement. Select I accept the terms of this license agreement.
4Click [Next] to display the Choose Destination Location dialog.
The InstallShield Wizard specifies a default install directory (C:\Program Files\Metalogix\ControlPoint), but you can click [Change] and select a different one.
NOTE: This directory is where the installer will place the files needed to complete the installation. If you choose to change the default directory, you should not use the SharePoint hive.
5Click [Next] to display the Setup Type dialog.
6For Setup Type, accept the default option (Complete).
7Click [Next] to display the Installation Type dialog.
8Select the appropriate option:
§Single Farm Install (you may also choose this option for the first farm in a multi-farm installation)
OR
§Multi Farm Install.
9Click [Next] to display the first Create the Axceler SharePoint Web Application dialog.
10For Axceler Web Application Port Number, either
§accept the default value (1818)
OR
§enter a different, unused Port number. (It is strongly recommended that you not install ControlPoint on Port 80, as you will encounter complications during setup. If you are using host headers and want to redirect ControlPoint to a port that is currently in use (including Port 80), you can do so after completing the installation using the method for Setting Up Host Headers described in refer to the ControlPoint Administration Guide.
11For Site Collection Administrator Account, enter the user ID and (optionally) the email address of the initial ControlPoint Application Administrator. (This individual will be set as the first site collection administrator in the ControlPoint Configuration site collection.)
12Click [Next].
13Complete the Content Database dialog with the following information:
§For Content Database Server Name, enter the name of the server (and, if applicable, instance) on which you want the content database for the ControlPoint Configuration site collection to reside.
NOTE: If you are using SQL Express for development or evaluation purposes, the Database Server instance name is typically entered as <server_machine_name>\SQLExpress.
§For Content Database Name, either
§accept the default value (WSS_CONTENT_AXCELER)
OR
§enter a different database name
NOTE: If you are installing ControlPoint on more than one farm with the same SQL server, you must specify a different Content Database Name for each farm.
14Click [Next] to display the next Create the Axceler SharePoint Web Application dialog.
15Enter the ID and password of the Service Account under which you want the Axceler Web application to run.
REMINDER: If your databases reside on a different server, then the Service Account must be a domain account.
NOTE: If the account name contains accented characters, you can enter the account name but may be unable to browse for it.
16Click [Next] to display the ControlPoint Service Database Server dialog.
17For the Database Server where you want to place the ControlPoint Service database:
a)Do one of the following:
§select a server from the drop-down
OR
§click [Browse] to choose a different database server
OR
§enter the server name.
If your server uses an instance name other than the default (which is often necessary when using SQLExpress, for example), be sure to include the instance name in the Database Server name (that is, <server_machine_name>\<instance>). In the rare event that your server uses a non-standard port number, you may enter it in the form <server_machine_name>\<instance>,<port>.
IMPORTANT: If you selected Multi Farm as the Installation Type and you have already installed ControlPoint on the first farm, be sure to select the Database Server you specified for that farm.
b)Specify the authentication method you want to use. (If you select SQL Server authentication, you will be prompted to enter the Login ID and Password.)
c)Click [Next].
NOTE: If you selected SQL Server authentication, a pop-up will display informing you that additional manual configuration steps will be required. Click [Yes] to dismiss the dialog, and complete the installation.
18Click [Next] to display the Ready to Install Program dialog.
NOTE: If you know you entered valid account credentials but you receive a message that the account cannot be validated (which may happen if, for example, you are installing ControlPoint in a development environment and NetBIOS has been disabled), click [Back] and check the Skip validation of Service Account and Password box before proceeding. Under normal circumstances, you should not skip the validation step.
19Click [Install].
Once the setup process has run, the prerequisites installation begins. If the installer detects that it is missing, it initiates the installation of .NET 3.5.
When the prerequisite installation has completedor if the prerequisites step was skippedthe ControlPoint Features dialog displays.
20Click [Next].
The Features Wizard performs a system check to verify that the solution containing the ControlPoint features can be installed, based on the criteria listed on the dialog.
If one or more criteria are not met (for example you have insufficient permissions) an error message displays. Dismiss the message and follow the instructions on the dialog to exit the installer. After you have corrected the problem, re-run the installer. At this stage it will be treated as a Repair.
21Click [Next] to display the Installing dialog.
22When the installler has finished running and the All operations successfully completed message displays.
23Click [Close].
24A dialog displays prompting you to install ControlPoint Change Management (which is separately-licensed functionality).
25Use the information in the following table to determine the appropriate action to take.
The Manage ControlPoint Licenses dialog displays.
NOTE: You can also invoke this dialog from the Windows Start menu on the machine where the application was installed. Be aware that until license information is recorded, you will be unable to use ControlPoint.