4.3 Configuring and deploying LiveCycle

Note: If you plan to install Correspondence Management Solution, ensure that you have run the Correspondence Management Solution installer before running the Configuration Manager. For more information, see Installing Correspondence Management Solution.

Configuring LiveCycle

  1. On the Configure LiveCycle ES3 (1 of 5) screen, click Configure and click Next when done.

  2. On the Configure LiveCycle ES3 (2 of 5) screen, set the directories that LiveCycle will use to access fonts and then click Next.

    Click Edit configuration to change any values on this screen. This button is not available when the Configuration Manager is run for the first time, but is available on the second and subsequent runs of the Configuration Manager.
    • (Optional) To change the default location of the Adobe server fonts directory, type the path or browse to the directory.

    • To change the default location of the Customer fonts directory, click Browse or specify a new location for your customer fonts.

      Note: Your right to use fonts provided by parties other than Adobe is governed by the license agreements provided to you by such parties with those fonts, and is not covered under your license to use Adobe software. Adobe recommends that you review and ensure that you are in compliance with all applicable non-Adobe license agreements before using non-Adobe fonts with Adobe software, particularly with respect to use of fonts in a server environment.
    • (Optional) To change the default location of the System fonts directory, type the path or browse to the directory.

    • (Optional) To enable FIPS, ensure that Enable FIPS is selected. Select this option only if you require the Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS) to be enforced.

  3. Click Browse on the Configure LiveCycle ES3 (3 of 5) screen to specify the Location of the temporary directory.

    Note: If you do not specify the temporary directory, the default system-configured temp location is used.
  4. On the Configure LiveCycle ES3 (4 of 5) screen, click Browse to specify the path for the Global Document Storage (GDS) directory.
    Note: If you leave the GDS directory field empty, LiveCycle will create the directory in a default location in the application server directory tree. After you finish the configuration steps, you can access the location from Administration Console > Settings > Core System Settings > Configurations.
  5. On the Configure Persistent Document Storage (5 of 5) screen, select the option for persistent document storage in addition to the GDS directory. Select one of the following:
    • Use GDS: Use the file system-based GDS for all persistent document storage. This option provides the best performance, and a single location for GDS.

    • Use database: Use the LiveCycle database for storing the persistent documents and long-lived artifacts. However, the file-system based GDS is also required. Using the database simplifies backup and restore procedures.

    Click Configure to configure the LiveCycle EARs with this directory information and, after the configuration is complete, click Next.

Configuring Acrobat for PDF Generator

 (Windows only) On the Configure Acrobat For LiveCycle PDF Generator screen, click Configure to run the script that will configure Adobe Acrobat and required environment settings. Click Next when complete.
Note: This screen will perform the desired configuration only when Configuration Manager is running locally. You must have Adobe Acrobat X already installed or this step will fail.

LiveCycle Configuration Summary

 On the Configure LiveCycle ES3 Summary screen, click Next. Configured archives are placed in the [LiveCycle root]/configurationManager/export directory.

Configure Correspondence Management Solution

Important: If you are installing Correspondence Management Solution on a non-Windows machine, ensure that you set the ulimit (Open Files, -n) parameter to 8192. Otherwise, the configuration on this steps might fail with an error.
 In Correspondence Management Solution Configuration screen, specify the path to the content repository for Correspondence Management Solution and click Configure to create the required repository files at the specified location. The default location is [LiveCycle root]\crx-repository.
Note: (Non-turnkey custom mode only) If your LiveCycle server is running remotely, select Server is running on remote host, and specify the path to the content repository on the remote host.

It configures the Correspondence Management Solution to bundle within the LiveCycle Core EAR file.

Click Next to continue.

(Turnkey mode only) A backup (adobe-jboss-core-ear.orig) for the original LiveCycle Core EAR file is taken in the [LiveCycle root]\deploy folder. You can restore the EAR file in case you want to run the set up again without Correspondence Management Solution.

Correspondence Management Solution Configuration Summary

 For a remote deployment, copy the content from the [LiveCycle root]/configurationManager/export/crx-quickstart/ directory to the location on the remote host you specified on the Correspondence Management Solution Configuration screen.
Note: In case of clustered deployment, you must copy the content from the [LiveCycle root]/configurationManager/export/crx-quickstart/ directory to the specified location on all cluster node hosts.

Deploying LiveCycle EARs

 Without exiting Configuration Manager, manually deploy the LiveCycle EAR files to JBoss by copying the following files from the [LiveCycle root]/configurationManager/export directory to directories as specified:
  • adobe-livecycle-native-jboss-[OS].ear

  • adobe-livecycle-jboss.ear

  • adobe-workspace-client.ear ( Adobe® LiveCycle® Process Management 10 only)

Manually-configured JBoss
[appserver root]/server/standard/deploy

Adobe-preconfigured JBoss on single server
[appserver root]/server/lc_<db name>/deploy

You can optionally deploy the Adobe® LiveCycle® Forms 10, Adobe® LiveCycle® Output 10, and Assembler IVS EARs as well.

Important: Deploying the IVS EAR files to a production environment is not recommended.

Start JBoss to ensure the LiveCycle applications start successfully and return to Configuration Manager.

Initializing LiveCycle database

  1. On the LiveCycle ES3 Database Initialization screen, verify that the hostname and port number provided for your application server is correct and then click Initialize. The database initialization task creates tables in the database, adds default data to the tables, and creates basic roles in the database. When the initialization has completed successfully, click Next. Restart the application server manually when you are prompted to do so.
    Note: The data source definition files have to be modified to point to the database server and database. For more information, see Appendix - Manually Configuring Data Sources.
    Note: You need to initialize the database against only one server of the cluster. Subsequent steps are performed only on initialized server.
  2. On the LiveCycle ES3 Information screen, enter LiveCycle ES3 User ID and Password whose default values are administrator and password respectively.

    Click Verify Server Connection, and when complete, click Next.

    Note: The server information that appears on this screen represents default values for the deployment.

    Verifying the server connection helps narrow troubleshooting in case failures occur in the deployment or validation. If the connection test passes but deployment or validation fails in the next few steps, connectivity issues can be eliminated from the troubleshooting process.

Deploying Central Migration Bridge Service

 On the Central Migration Bridge Service Deployment Configuration screen, if applicable, select the Include Central Migration Bridge Service in deployment option and then click Next.

Deploying LiveCycle components

  1. On the LiveCycle ES3 Component Deployment screen, click Deploy. The components that are deployed at this time are Java archive files that plug into the LiveCycle service container for purposes of deploying, orchestrating, and executing services. When the deployment has completed successfully, click Next.

  2. On the LiveCycle ES3 Component Deployment Validation screen, click Validate. When the validation has completed successfully, click Next.

Configuring LiveCycle components

 On the Configure LiveCycle Components screen, select the tasks to run with Configuration Manager, and click Next.

LiveCycle Server JNDI information

 On the LiveCycle ES3 Server JNDI Information screen, enter the host name, port number, and JBoss client jar location for the JNDI server. Press F1 for more information. Click Verify Server Connection to ensure that Configuration Manager can connect to the JNDI server. Click Next to continue.

Connector for EMC Documentum

  1. On the Specify Client for EMC Documentum screen, select Configure Connector for EMC Documentum Content Server, and specify the following settings. Enter the details, click Verify, and when complete, click Next to continue.

    • Choose EMC Documentum Client Version: Select the client version to use with the EMC Documentum Content Server.

    • EMC Documentum Client Installation Directory Path: Click Browse to select the directory path.

      Note: Configure Documentum 6.7 manually, LCM does not contains support for Documentum 6.7.
  2. On the Specify EMC Documentum Content Server Settings screen, enter the EMC Documentum Server details, and then click Next. Press F1 for information about the details you need to enter.

  3. On the Configure Connector for EMC Documentum screen, click Configure Documentum Connector. When completed, click Next.

  4. On the Required Manual Configurations for Connector for EMC Documentum screen, review and perform the manual steps listed and then click Next.

Connector for IBM Content Manager

  1. On the Specify Client for IBM Content Manager screen, select Configure Connector for IBM Content Manager, and enter a value for the IBM Content Manager Client Installation Directory Path. Click Verify and when complete, click Next to continue.

  2. On the Specify IBM Content Manager Server Settings screen, enter the details of the IBM Content Manager Server, and click Next.

  3. On the Configure Connector for IBM Content Manager screen, click Configure IBM Content Manager Connector. When complete, click Next.

  4. On the Required Manual Configurations for Connector for IBM Content Manager screen, review and perform the manual steps listed and then click Next.

Connector for IBM FileNet

  1. On the Specify Client for IBM FileNet screen, select Configure Connector for IBM FileNet Content Manager, and specify the following settings.

    • Choose IBM FileNet Client Version: Select the client version that you want to use with the IBM FileNet Content Server.

    • IBM FileNet Client Installation Directory Path: Click Browse to select the directory path.

    Click Verify, and when complete, click Next to continue.

  2. On the Specify IBM FileNet Content Server Settings screen, enter the required details, and click Next.

  3. On the Specify Client for IBM FileNet Process Engine screen, enter the required details, and click Verify. When complete, click Next.

  4. On the Specify IBM FileNet Process Engine Server Settings screen, enter the required details and click Next.

  5. On the Configure Connector for IBM FileNet screen, click Configure FileNet Connector. When complete, click Next.

  6. On the Required Manual Configurations for Connector for IBM FileNet screen, review and perform the manual steps listed and then click Next.

Connector for Microsoft SharePoint

On the Configure Adobe LiveCycle ES3 connector for Microsoft SharePoint screen, do one of the following tasks:

  • Deselect the Configure Adobe LiveCycle ES3 connector for Microsoft SharePoint option to manually configure Microsoft Sharepoint later, and then click Next.

  • Leave the Configure Adobe LiveCycle ES3 connector for Microsoft SharePoint option selected. Enter the required values, and then click Configure SharePoint Connector. When complete, click Next.

Note: You can skip this step if you want to configure the Connector for Microsoft SharePoint later using Administration Console.

Configuring LiveCycle Server for native file conversions

 (PDF Generator only) On the Admin user credentials for native PDF conversions screen, enter the user name and password of a user with administrative privileges on the server computer, and then click Add user.
Note: You must add at least one administrative user for Windows 2008 Server. On Windows 2008 Server, User Account Control (UAC) must be disabled for the users you add. To disable UAC, click Control Panel > User Accounts > Turn User Account Control on or off and deselect Use User Account Control (UAC) to help protect your computer, then click OK. Restart the computer to apply these changes.

System readiness test for PDF Generator

 On the Adobe LiveCycle PDF Generator System Readiness Test screen, click Start to validate if the system has been appropriately configured for PDF Generator. Review the System Readiness Tool Report and click Next. Note that the system readiness test fails if LiveCycle is deployed on a remote machine.

Configuring Reader Extensions

 On the Reader Extensions Credential Configuration screen, specify the details that are associated with the Reader Extensions credential that activates the module services:
Note: You can skip this step at this time by selecting Configure later using Administration Console. You can configure the Reader Extensions credential by using Administration Console after you complete the deployment. (After logging in to Administration Console, click Home > Settings > Trust Store Management > Local Credentials.)

Click Configure and then click Next.

Configure Correspondence Management Solution

 On Configure Correspondence Management Solution Deployment screen, specify the Admin user ID and password, and click Configure to package modified web applications and copy them to the LiveCycle EAR.

When the configuration is complete, click Next.

Importing LiveCycle samples, Summary, and Next Steps

  1. (Optional) On the LiveCycle ES3 Samples Import screen, click Import. When the import has completed successfully, click Next or click Skip LiveCycle Samples Import and then click Next to import the samples at a later time.

    Important: Do not import the LiveCycle Samples in a production environment. These samples create users with default passwords, which may be a security concern for your production environment.
  2. Review the Configuration Manager task summary list and choose the appropriate options:

    • Select Launch Next Steps to view information about LiveCycle users and administrative interfaces to launch an html page containing step-by-step instructions to start and use LiveCycle.

    Click Finish to exit the Configuration Manager

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