Installing CDB Workflow Service

You can install the BMC CDB Workflow Service on the same machine as BMC CDB Services or on any number of other machines.

To install BMC CDB Workflow Service

1. In the BMC CDB Workflow Service folder, double-click the setup.exe file.The installation wizard opens and the Welcome page is displayed.
2. Click Next to display the License Agreement page.
3. Read the license agreement and click Yes to accept the agreement and continue with the installation.
4. Review the Readme file for BMC CDB Workflow Service, and then click Next.
5. On the Choose Destination Location page, click Next to accept the default location or Browse to choose a different location.This location identifies the folder where you want to install BMC CDB Workflow Service product files. The default destination folder is C:/Program Files/BMC Software/CDB.

6. On the Binding Information page (see BMC CDB Workflow Service binding information), specify the following information to bind this instance of BMC CDB Workflow Service to an instance of BMC CDB Services:

   Field	Description
   CDB Server	Host name or IP address of the BMC CDB Services server If BMC CDB Services is installed on the same machine, you can specify localhost.
   Port	Port number of the BMC CDB Services server The default port number is 80.
   Virtual Directory	Virtual directory where BMC CDB Services is installed The default directory is BMCCDB.
   Username	(optional) User name to be used when accessing a secure IIS server where BMC CDB Services is installed
   Password	(optional) Password to be used when accessing a secure IIS server where BMC CDB Services is installed

   Note

   If you have an open site, you can use an Anonymous login (the default). If you have a secure site, you must specify user account information.

   BMC CDB Workflow Service binding information

   

7. If the IIS website is configured for SSL, select the Use SSL check box.
8. Click Test CDB Connection to verify the connection, then click Next.If you get a message that the connection failed, correct your binding information to specify a valid connection.

9. On the IIS Application Pool Identity page, select an account under which the BMC CDB Services IIS Application Pool Identity should run:

   Field	Description
   Local System Account	Standard LocalSystem account Select this option if BMC CDB Workflow Service is on the same machine as BMC CDB Services.
   Specific User Account	User account Select this option if the BMC CDB Workflow Service is binding to BMC CDB Services on a remote machine.

   IIS Application Pool Identity
   

   

10. If you select Specific User Account, specify the user name and password for the account and click Test User Account.If you get a message that the account information is invalid, correct what you entered and specify a valid account.
11. Click IIS Advanced Options to select the IIS website and the port number used by the IIS website, by default the CDB Services uses the Default Web Site:
    
12. When the Start Copying Files page is displayed, review the information that you entered on previous pages.If you need to make changes, click Back until you reach the appropriate page.

13. When the information is correct, click Next to begin the copying process.The Setup Status page is displayed with a progress bar that shows the BMC CDB Workflow Service files being installed.

    After the files are installed, BMC CDB Workflow Service detects the existence of the Microsoft Windows firewall automatically, as described in Configuring-the-Microsoft-Windows-Firewall.

14. If Setup is unable to override certain system files, you might have to restart your computer.If you are prompted to restart, click Finish to restart your computer now.

    Note

    If you are not required to restart your computer, Setup starts the BMC CDB Workflow Service automatically.

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