Difference between revisions of "Administrator's Guide"

Revision as of 14:02, 7 December 2007

Provides detailed instructions for installing and initializing a digital library using gCube’s core components. Includes information about external dependencies, known issues, incompatibilities, specific platform details etc. Offers guidelines and documentation for the every day administration and upgrading of the infrastructure and the deployed Digital Library itself.

Contents

1. Introduction
   1. Intended Readership
   2. Purpose
   3. Related Documents
   4. Lexical Conventions
   5. Problem Reporting
2. How to set up a gCube infrastructure
   1. Non-secure configuration
   2. Secure configuration
3. DILIGENT Hosting Node (DHN) Installation
   1. Host preparation
   2. Package installation
   3. Post-installation configuration
   4. Testing and verifying the installation
   5. Installation troubleshooting
4. Core Services Installation
   1. Platform Wide Dependencies
   2. Environment Setup
   3. Keeper
   4. Broker & Matchmaker (BMM)
   5. DILIGENT Information Service (DIS)
   6. VDL Generator
   7. Dynamic Virtual Organization Support (DVOS)
   8. Portals
   9. Gridsphere Bundle Deployment
5. Core Services Maintenance and Upgrading
   1. Keeper
   2. Broker & Matchmaker (BMM)
   3. DILIGENT Information Service (DIS)
   4. VDL Generator
   5. Dynamic Virtual Organization Support (DVOS)
   6. Portals
6. Keeper-based Services Installation
   1. Common Installation Procedure
   2. Per Service Post-installation Configuration
   3. Monitoring and Troubleshooting
   4. Upgrading through the Keeper
7. Digital Library Administration
   1. VDL Creation and Management
   2. Resources Management
   3. VO and Users Management
   4. Index Management
   5. Search Management
   6. Content & Storage Management
   7. Metadata Management
   8. Process Management
8. Portal Installation
9. APPENDIX
   1. DILIGENT Security Model
   2. How To Configure DHN Security
   3. How To Configure Identities For DILIGENT Services