Installing a Standalone FS

Before you begin

Ensure you have already installed an MS. If not, the FS installation will fail.

Note: Adding an FS to an existing installation is supported in SOTI Connect v2.4.1 or later.

About this task

This procedure describes the installation of a SOTI Connect standalone FS on a different machine from where MS is installed.

Procedure

On the server where you want to install the main FS, extract the SOTI Connect installation package (.zip file) to a temporary folder.
In the temporary folder, run the SOTI Connect installer executable (SOTI Connect Installer.exe). The SOTI Connect Setup Wizard is displayed.
When prompted, allow the installer to make changes to your system.
Select Install Connect components then Next.
On the Select Components screen, select only File Store Service. Select Next.

Note: If you uncheck any SOTI Connect component, it will be uninstalled.
Define how the FS will connect to the SQL server. During FS installation, the installer connects to the first FS instance and request connection information.
Add the hostname of your SQL instance. Select SQL server authentication and enter a username and password. Select Test Connection.
On the File Store Service configuration screen, enter the FS hostname, logging service URL, and their port numbers. Select Next.

Note: The HTTP hostname field is read-only as FS uses a single host for its API.

Note: To change the FS file system location, select Browse to provide a local file storage or shared network location path. See Setting Up a Shared Network Location for more information.
On the File Store Service HTTPS Certificate screen, provide the appropriate HTTP server and HTTP root certificate information as follows, then select Next.
- Select Generate server certificate. Reuse root certificate from Management Service if FS is installed along with MS. In this case, the HTTP certificate is generated from the MS root certificate (either custom or auto-generated) and is used as the FS HTTP root certificate.
- Select Generate server certificate. Upload independent root certificate to upload a custom root HTTP certificate that will be used for server HTTP certificate generation and later, for its validation.
  Note: If you have used a custom root certificate for MS installation, use the same for FS. If you have a custom HTTP certificate for FS, select it. If you are using the auto-generated MS root certificate (default), you can export it from the installer during the MS installation or you can export it by navigating to SOTI Connect Web Console > Administration > Certificates.
- Select Upload server certificate and corresponding root certificate to upload both the HTTP root certificate and HTTP server certificate. Use this option if your certificate is provided by a trusted certificate authority.
To update HTTPS certificates, see File Store Service (FS).
Choose a location to install SOTI Connect.
Select Next, then Install.
Once the installation is done, select Finish. Sign in to SOTI Connect to see the installed FS.