Standard installation
NVivo Server 11 R2
This page explains how to install the NVivo Server
software. Refer to Before you
install, to understand what components are installed, where files
will be located and server configurations that are not supported.
If you are using NVivo Server 11,
refer to Standard installation
(NVivo Server 11).
On this page
Install
NVivo Server
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Log on to the server
using an account with administrator privileges.
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Download
the NVivo Server 11 R2 ISO file, and mount the disk image (the
.iso file).
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Open the root folder
of the mounted drive, and then double-click setup.exe
or right-click and select Run as
administrator.
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Click Install,
and then follow the prompts to:
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Install any prerequisite
components. You may be asked to restart your machine—on restart the
installation will continue automatically. You may also be prompted
to configure roles and services manually.
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Accept the license
agreement and enter your license key.
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Configure the environment
for NVivo Server compatibility. You may need to navigate away from
the installer to configure settings at this point. For more information,
see Configure the environment
for NVivo Server compatibility for firewall port requirements.
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Choose the Complete
set up option.
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Specify the location
to install NVivo Server.
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Specify a default NVivo Server administrator
account.
This is the account you use to monitor
the server in NVivo Server Manager and it may or may not be the
same as the account used to run the installer. This account must
have administrator privileges on the server.
NOTE
If you have recently created or opened ports, the installer
may not yet recognize a valid machine name and you may receive
an error message. Wait several minutes and try again.
The following considerations
apply when choosing which accounts to use:
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Account
used to install NVivo Server—this may be a local
account on the server, or a domain account on a domain
to which the server belongs.
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Default
NVivo Server administrator account—this may be
a local account on the server, or a domain account on
a domain to which the server belongs. This account becomes
the default Project Owner for the NVivo sample project.
IMPORTANT
You may need to disable the ‘User Account Control:
Run all administrators in Admin Approval
Mode’ security policy. If you are using an account that is a member
of the server’s administrators group and the account is not the
local administrator account ‘
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Specify the user interface
language.
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Click Install
to continue the installation.
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Select an SSL certificate
to host NVivo Server Manager using a secure connection (HTTPS). The
installer detects certificates in the LOCALMACHINE
> MY certificate store location. You may need to navigate
away from the installer to configure a certificate at this point.
NOTE: If you don't select a certificate,
NVivo Server Manager is hosted on an insecure connection (HTTP). If
you want to select a certificate later, you can run the upgrade.bat
file to be able to select a certificate. For more information, see
Working with SSL
certificates and Upgrade
NVivo Server.
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Click Continue
and then Finish to complete the installation.
NOTE: After you install,
launch NVivo Server Manager to activate
the server licence and grant users access.
Manually
add server roles and services (if required)
The NVivo Server installer attempts to add roles and
services automatically. If this process fails or if you don't have an
internet connection, you may need to add roles and services using your
Windows Server installation DVD.
Windows
Server 2008 R2
Add the Application Server role using
the Add Roles Wizard as follows:
- On the Select
Server Roles screen, select the Application
Server check box, and then click Next.
- On the Select
Role Services screen, select the Web
Server (IIS) Support check box,
and when prompted, click Add Required
Role Services.
- Continue through the wizard, accepting
the default settings.
Windows
Server 2012 or 2012 R2
Add the Application Server role using
the Add Roles and Features Wizard
as follows:
- Make sure the server has an Internet
connection (or insert the Windows Server installation DVD), so
the source files for .Net Framework 3.5 can be accessed when required.
- On the Select
installation type screen, select Role-based
or feature-based installation, and then click Next.
- On the Select
destination server screen, select the machine you want
to administer from the Server Pool,
and then click Next.
- On the Select
server roles screen, select the Application
Server check box, and then click Next.
- On the Select
features screen, expand .NET
Framework 3.5 Features, and then:
- Select the .NET
Framework 3.5 (includes .NET 2.0 and 3.0) check box.
- Select the HTTP
Activation check box, and when prompted, click Add
Features.
- Click Next.
- For the Application Server, on the Select role Services screen, select
the Web Server (IIS) Support
check box, and when prompted, click Add
Features.
- Continue through the wizard, accepting
the default settings.
Windows
Server 2016 and 2019
Add the Application Server role using the Add Roles and Features Wizard as follows:
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Make sure the server
has an Internet connection (or insert the Windows Server installation
DVD), so the source files for .Net Framework 3.5 can be accessed
when required.
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On the Select
installation type screen, select Role-based
or feature-based installation, and then click Next.
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On the Select
destination server screen, select the machine you want
to administer from the Server Pool,
and then click Next.
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On the Select
server roles screen, select the Web
Server (IIS) check box, and when prompted, click Add Features. Click Next.
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On the Select
features screen, expand .NET
Framework 3.5 Features, and then:
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Select the .NET Framework 3.5 (includes .NET 2.0 and
3.0) check box.
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Select the HTTP Activation check box, and when
prompted, click Add Features.
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Click Next.
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Continue through
the wizard, clicking Next until
you get to the Select role services
screen..
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Click Windows
Authentication (which is found under Web
Server > Security).
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Click Next.
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Click Install.