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DISPLAY CONTENT MANAGER — Installation and User Guide 25
DCM Installation Prerequisites
Internet Information Services (IIS)
IIS 6.0 or above is recommended. Version 6.0 or above of IIS can be installed
on a computer running Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows Server
2003, Windows Server 2008 or Windows Server 2008 R2.
Note It is recommended that IIS 7.0 and FTP Services 7.5 be installed on Windows
Server 2008 or Windows Server 2008 R2.
Note The operating system installation disc may be required.
See Installing IIS and the FTP Server on page 26 for more information.
FTP Server
The content and system files (SMIL files that correspond to configured
playlists and schedule files) are stored on the FTP server.
Note Read and write access permissions to the FTP content directory are required.
See FTP Server Setup on page 41 for more information.
Database Server
The database server stores Display Content Manager information.
If a new instance of SQL Server 2005 is not already present on the server or
PC on which the DCM will be installed, SQL Server 2005 Express Edition
will be installed by the MediaEdge-SVS4 or Display Content Manager
installers.
MediaEdge Server
If using the MediaEdge-SVS4 server software, it should be installed and
configured before DCM installation. See the MediaEdge SVS4 manual for
instructions on installing that software.
The DCM installation will install the following MediaEdge server software:
• DCM Download Service - downloads data from the FTP server
according to the DCM configuration and registers data in the Medi-
aEdge database. Uses the DCM download.txt file.
• DCM Redirect Service - redirects clients according to DCM scheduled
events. Uses the DCM schedule.xml file.
Note Internet Information Services, FTP Server, Database Server and MediaEdge
Server can all be installed on a single computer. However, configurations in
which these servers are installed on separate computers are also supported
as long as the necessary connectivity and authentication between servers
exists.