A standard Cumulus Workgroup or Enterprise installation consists of different software components: the Cumulus Server and its Remote Admin utility and the Cumulus Desktop Client.
Installing Cumulus Workgroup or Enterprise requires several steps:
• First, you have to install the Cumulus Server application on the network computer that is to serve the Clients.
• If you have any optional add-ons purchased – such as Web Client or Portals – install them now.
• Install the Cumulus Desktop Client software together with the Server Console application on at least one computer. The Server Console is required for administering your Cumulus system, including it’s activation. The Server Console application is offered as an option when installing the Cumulus Desktop Client. (You can install more Cumulus Desktop Clients later on.)
• Finally, you must activate your Cumulus installation.
You can install the Cumulus Desktop Clients on any computers which meet the system requirements (see Cumulus Desktop Clients). But there are a couple more things to keep in mind when selecting a computer for the Cumulus Server: the Server computer will also store all of your workgroup’s catalogs (but not necessarily the assets). The connection between the Client and the Server is handled via TCP/IP, and every Client will be accessing the Server, possibly simultaneously.
NOTE: If in this document the version numbers in the installer file names are referred to as “11xx” (as in Install_Cumulus_11xx_W_Server.exe),the xx stands for the most up-to-date version of the product (1100, 1102, and so on). However, some or the installer files follow a slightly different naming scheme.