Installation Checklist

While preparing for the installation, the following checklist is provided to help you track the required tasks:

• The hardware has been selected based on the customer's needs as described within the "Hardware Requirements" page.

• Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 or Windows Server 2012 has been installed with the latest Service Packs and Updates.

• The Data partition has been created and formatted with cluster size of 4k or greater.

• The server has been joined to the Active Directory domain.

• The server IS NOT a domain controller.

• Antivirus software IS NOT running on the Locator server.

• The Locator server file folders ARE NOT shared with other computers.

• A Domain User Account, to be used as the index user for data connections, (e.g. “ Locator IndexUser”) has been created.

• The Index User Account has been granted Local Administrator rights on the ViaWorks server.

• If Locator will be indexing a Domino server, the appropriate Notes Client has been installed on the Locator server.

You are now ready to start installing the Locator Server.

See also

• Impact on Business Systems
• Hardware Requirements
• Software Requirements
• Default File Types
• Determining Document Counts and Types
• Document Conversions & Estimating Initial Indexing Time
• Installation Checklist
• Preparing MS SQL Database (when not using PostgreSQL)