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Chapter 3: Preparing for your installation
Server installation prerequisites
Ensure you have the following available before installing Nuance Management Center.
Prerequisite Additional Information
Local
Administrator
privileges
You must have Local Administrator privileges on the NMC server to install Nuance
Management Center, as the installation process creates an IIS application.
NMS service
user
Windows user account that runs the NMS service.
Requirements:
l Has Log on as a service rights to log on to your NMC server as a service
l Has Local Administrator rights to enable the service to bind to port 443 and to
ensure the service has write access throughout the file system
l Has read/write/delete access to the NMS file share
You provide this account name and password during the Nuance Management Center
installation.
Database server
and database
user
During the Nuance Management Center installation, you'll need to select the database
server to which you're installing, and the authentication method. Choose from:
l Windows authentication
l SQL Server authentication
If you choose SQL Server authentication, you must provide the database user login
and password. This user must have dbcreator privileges.
NMS file share
location
l Used as temporary data storage by the NMC console to support file uploads
and downloads.
l Used as permanent data storage by the NMC server for application data, such
as sites, groups, and users.
l Used as transient data storage by the HIM system for log files and audio if
you are a medical customer using the HIM reports.
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