Installation guide

Display Content Manager Ver1.80 Installation Guide
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I-3. System Components
The DCM system is comprised of various devices that perform the roles described below, and the network
that connects these devices. When constructing the DCM system, if you first confirm the roles that each
device will perform, it will be easier to decide how to configure the system.
I-3-1. Operation PC
The operation PC is the computer on which the DCM application of Display Content Manager is installed.
The DCM application is comprised of three items, the DCM Console, the DCM Configuration Tool and
the Status Monitor. Almost all operations (*8) for system operation can be performed by using these
three application items. At least one operation PC must be installed in the DCM system.
*8: When performing the initial settings and troubleshooting, the device settings
must be checked and changed individually.
I-3-2. DCM server
The DCM server is the core feature of the DCM system and contains components such as the database.
For this reason, only one (*9) DCM server must be installed in the DCM system.
*9: It is not possible to balance the access load distribution to the DCM server
database or build redundancy. To prevent data loss in the event of hardware
failure, be sure to perform independent backup of the database.
Database Management System (DBMS) is required for operating the DCM server. Display Content
Manager supports the following DBMS.
 DBMS( *10)
 SQL Server 2005
 SQL Server 2008 R2
 SQL Server 2012 (*11)
*10: SQL Server 2000, MSDE 2000 and earlier versions are not supported.
*11: Included with Display Content Manager Ver1.80.
The operating systems that support the installation of the DCM server are as follows.
 Windows Server 2012 (64bit) (Standard)
 Windows Server 2008 R2 (64bit) Service Pack 1 (Standard)
 Windows 8 (32bit / 64bit) (Pro / Enterprise)
 Windows 7 (32bit / 64bit) Service Pack1 (Professional / Enterprise / Ultimate)
The DCM server must be installed to the following if you want to distribute contents via the Internet.
 Windows Server 2012 (64bit) (Standard)
 Windows Server 2008 R2 (64bit) Service Pack 1 (Standard)
About the installation location for the DCM server
We recommend that a Windows Server operating system be used at the installation
location of the DCM server. When a MEDIAEDGE server is used, it can be installed on the
same server as the DCM server. Install on a Windows Client operating system (7, Vista, XP)
only if a MEDIAEDGE server is not used and you cannot provide a separate Windows
Server operating system for the DCM server.
For details on selecting the installation location, see [I-4 System Configuration].