3.4.1 General considerations

Before you install, read through the following information to ensure that your installation runs smoothly:

  • To reduce the time of installation, install LiveCycle either by using a local copy of the installation files or directly from the DVD. The installation could fail when LiveCycle is installed from a network.

  • Ensure that the installation media that you received is not damaged. If you copy the installer media to the hard disk of your computer, ensure that you copy the entire DVD contents on to the hard disk.

  • If you downloaded the installer file set, verify its integrity using an MD5 check sum utility. Use this utility to check the MD5 check sum values with the value displayed on the Adobe download website. You can use a tool such as WinMD5.

  • To avoid installation errors, do not copy the DVD install image to a directory path which exceeds the maximum path length limitation. Typically, long network paths cause this error. See http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa365247.aspx for more information.

  • Download any patch updates for LiveCycle available from Adobe Enterprise Support.

  • You may choose to disable any on-access virus scanning software for the duration of the installation, to improve the speed of installation on Windows.

  • The turnkey installation creates the following Windows services, which, by default, are set to run automatically on startup:

    • JBoss for Adobe LiveCycle ES3

    • MySQL for Adobe LiveCycle ES3 (not applicable if you selected the Partial turnkey option)

      These services manage the application server and the database for the turnkey upgrade.

      You can start, stop, and pause these services by using the Windows Services Control Manager. To open the Windows Services Control Manager, go to Control Panel > Administrative Tools > Services. Using this tool, you can also configure the services to start when the computer starts or to require manual startup.

  • By default, the turnkey installation places LiveCycle components in the C:\Adobe\Adobe LiveCycle ES3\ directory.

    Important: If you choose another directory, do not use the name test as your directory name (for example, C:\test) or the MySQL install process will fail.
  • By default, JBoss is installed to and runs from the [JBoss root] directory.

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