Administrator's Guide

Provides detailed instructions for installing and initializing a digital library using DILIGENT’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. Conventions
   5. Problem Reporting Instructions
2. 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. Portal
3. 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. Portal
4. Keeper-based Service Installation
   1. Common Installation procedure
   2. Per service post-installation configuration
      1. Index Services
      2. Search Services
      3. CDS and Fusion
      4. Content Management
      5. Metadata Management
      6. Process Management
   3. Per service monitoring and troubleshooting
      1. Index Services
      2. Search Services
      3. CDS and Fusion
      4. Content Management
      5. Metadata Management
      6. Process Management
   4. Upgrading through the Keeper
5. DILIGENT Hosting Node (DHN) Installation
   1. Host preparation
   2. Package installation
   3. Post-installation configuration
   4. Testing and veryifying the instllation
   5. Installation troubleshooting
   6. Upgrading instructions
6. Digital Library Administration
   1. VDL Creation and Management
   2. Resources Management
   3. VO and Users Management
   4. Process Management
   5. Content and Metadata Management