This section provides information on how to install Digizuite DAM Center.

SolR has been removed from the 5.6.1 Installer, Existing configuration Settings in Web.Config (SolRUrl and SolRUncPath) are maintained during upgrade.

Important for DamForOptimizely or other DC customers that still needs SolR - the Windows Group "AppPools-<SITENAME>" needs R/W permissions for the SolRUncPath folder

Before upgrading

If you are installing a new DC skip this step.

If you are upgrading from before 5.3 to this version, you must run this application!

This app should be run to cleanup a table which is likely to have data errors. This is done as an app to avoid a potential long running SQL script as part of the DAM update process.

The app:

Ensure all queues in RabbitMQ are empty. We do not support upgrading with data left in RabbitMQ.

Install ElasticSearch: DC 5.6 Elastic Search

Running the app

Do a database backup first.

Unzip the zip-file to a new folder.
Edit appsettings.json and set the connectionstring to match that of the DC. It can be copy-pasted from the DC web.config.
Open a command prompt in the folder made for the app. The only logging is done in prompt so this is the only way to see how it goes.
Run CleanupAssetDigiupload.exe.

Questions

Why do I need to do this?

There is a table belonging to the core asset data which has data errors preventing normal load to memory cache which becomes a part of DC 5.4.

What happens with the asset data load if there are data errors?

The DC has a simple self-healing mechanism which will ensure normal operation when loading assets, however it will not fix all the errors.

Is this error found on any DC?

Yes. Significantly for any DC which has ever done any asset replace. The number of data errors scale linearly with the number of asset replaces.

Why is the error important to fix now if we always lived with it?

The load of asset data needs to be very quick and to achieve that we need a stricter control with the asset data structure.

Installing/Upgrading Digizuite

Always remember to backup the database before upgrading!

The Digizuite DAM Center is installed/Upgraded using Powershell. The package, provided by the Digizuite DAM Vendor, is a zip file with the following structure:

How to install/Upgrade

To install/upgrade the Digizuite DAM Center, do the following:

Edit the Install.ps1 - See section 1.2 for a description of all the parameters
Run the Install.ps1, as administrator, either from Powershell or the PowerShell ISE

Variables

All the parameters that need to be filled out, are described in the table below

Variable	Mandatory	Default value	Example /options	Note	Description
NewInstallation	True	$True	$False		This variable controls whether it is an update or a new installation (True = new installation, false = update)
PreStagedDatabases	True	$False	$True		This variable controls whether the installer should create the databases and user if it is a new installation. Set this to True only if the databases have been pre-stages, see section
Users
assetstreamUsername	True		assetstream	Removed In 5.6.1	This variable is for the username of the storage user. See /wiki/spaces/DD/pages/1322483793, section 2.1
assetstreamPassword	True		SuperSecretPassword	Removed In 5.6.1	This variable is for the password of the storage user.
digiadminUsername	True		digiadmin		This variable is for the username of the administrative user.
digiadminPassword	True		SuperSecretPassword	Removed In 5.6.1	This variable is for the password of the administrative user
useActiveDirectory	True	$False	$True		This variable will setup the web site to require windows authentication. Do NOT set this to true on NewInstallations. Only use it on updates that are already set up for active directory.
Web
port	True		443		This is the port on which the web interface is installed in the IIS. Usually port 80 or 443
protocol	True		https		The protocol used for the web interface installed in the IIS. Typically HTTP or HTTPS
siteUrl	True		dam.company.com		The DNS for the web interface which is installed in the IIS
CorsAllowOrigins	True	@("$protocol://$siteurl")	@("https://dam.company.com", "https://mm.company.com")		A comma-separated list of allowed cors origins
Database
SqlServerWindowsLogin	True	$False	$True	Added in 5.6.1	True: Use Integrated security in Master Connection String (Windows login) - Current user needs permissions in Db False: Use SQL Login
dbServerName	True		sqlserver		This is used for the SQL server name
dbUsername	True		sqluser		The user who has access to the database
dbPassword	True		SuperSecretPassword		The password of the database user
collation	True	SQL_Latin1_General_CP1_CI_AS	SQL_Latin1_General_CP1_CI_AS		The database collation
dbName	True		company_dam		The name of the database to be installed/updated. It has to be called _dam in the end.
DamdbPassword	False		SuperSecretPassword		Password for database DAM database user. If blank it defaults to: admin_{#dbName}
DamRecoveryModel	True	SIMPLE	FULL		This variable defines what the recovery model of the DAM database should be
Locations
localStoragePath	True	C:\Storage	C:\Storage		The local storage path. This is only used if the storage is located on the webserver. Leave as "C:\Storage" if Azure storage is used
uncStoragePath	False		\\server\storage		The UNC storage path. If on the webserver, the installer creates the share itself. If remote, then it has to exist.
SetStorageFilesystemRights	False	$True	$true $false	Removed in 5.6.1	Allow disabling update of Storage FileSystemRights IF DISABLED RIGHTS MUST BE HANDLED MANUALLY
logRoot	True	"C:\LogFiles\" + $siteUrl	D:\logFile\dam.company.com		This is the path on which the log files are written to
servicesFolder	True	C:\Services\Digizuite	C:\Services\Digizuite		This is the path on which all the binaries of the services are placed.
sitePath	True	"C:\Webs\" + $siteUrl	D:\Webs\dam.company.com		This is the path on which the files for the web interface are placed.
Monitoring
LokiStorageFolder	True	`$($ServicesFolder)\loki`		Removed in 5.6.1	The folder to install loki in. Logs are stored as part of this folder also.
LokiHostName	true	`$env:ComputerName`	10.0.0.5		The hostname/ip-adress of the server that is hosting Loki. Usually it's the web server. If you have multiple web servers, you need to point to the same webserver on all machines.
RabbitMQ
InstallRabbitMQ	True	$True	$True $False		Should RabbitMQ be installed
RabbitMQHost	True		dam.company.com		The hostname of the RabbitMQ Server
RabbitMQUsername	True		[aRabbitMqUsername]		Username for connecting to RabbitMQ Server Note: guest is not allowed anymore
RabbitMQPassword	True				Password for connecting to RabbitMQ Server
RabbitMQVirtualHost	True				VHost on RabbitMQ, normally set to dam database name, excluding _dam
RabbitMQStorage	True		C:\ProgramData\RabbitMQ		The location where RabbitMQ Database and logs are stored – only used when RabbitMQ is installed for the first time on the server!
RabbitMQPath	True		C:\Program Files	Removed in 5.6.1 - uses servicesFolder	Parent folder, where the RabbitMQ Application is installed.
FirewallRemoteIpAddresses	True		@("192.168.1.0/24","172.16.1.22")		Ip address or address ranges that are allowed for rabbitmq and erlang ports, these are needed as Batch machines needs access to RabbitMQ. if an empty array are used all ip addresses are allowed = @() IPV4 and IPV6 is possible, ranges only with CIDR notation WIKI CIDR
SearchService
ForceRepopulateAllSearches	True	$false			True = all searches will be repopulated, false = only changed searches will be repopulated
Elastic search
InstallElasticSearchOnPremise	False	False	True		Install Elastic Search OnPremise
ElasticSearchUrl	True	"http://localhost:9200"			The URL to Elasticsearch. See this documentation for more information about Elasticsearch: DC 5.6 Elastic Search Cloud
ElasticSearchApiKey	True	""			The API key required to access elastic. Leave empty if no API key is required.
ElasticSearchVirtualHost	True	$local:RabbitMQVirtualHost	"mm-dam"		To support multiple DC's running on the same Elastic search cluster, the DC code can separate the names of indices and aliases it creates, such that indices do not overlap with each other.
SMTP
smtpUsername	False		smtpuser		The username of the smtp user
smtpPassword	False		SuperSecretPassword		The password of the smtp user
smtpFromEmail	False		noreply@company.com		The e-mail which should be used to send from
smtpPort	False	587	587		The port used for the smtp server
smtpServer	False		smtp.company.com		The smtp server
Licenses
licenseName	True		Company		The license holder name
licenseSerialNumber	True		42		The serial number of the license
licenseApplication	True		-		The license for the main application
licenseAssets	True		-		The license for the assets
licenseUsers	True		-		The license for the users
licenseMetadata	True		-		The license for metadata
licenseOffice	False		-		The license for the office connector
licenseDamForSitecore	False		-		The license for the Dam For Sitecore connector
Azure
azureStorageAccountBe	False		BackendStorageCompany		The storage account name of backend storage
azureAccessKeyBe	False		-		The access key for the backend storage
azureStorageAccountFe	False		FrontendStorageCompany		The storage account name of frontend storage
azureAccessKeyFe	False		-		The access key for the frontend storage

Install scenarios

As the same script is used for multiple purposes, this section describes different scenarios and what parameters to be especially aware of.

Installation

To install a new Digizuite DAM Center with UNC storage, the important parameters are the following

Important note: The installation script is NOT idempotent, which means if it is run again it will not validate and correct changes to reflect the config that was used in the installation process.
Issues arising from this could be that for example services and webs folder have been created on the C: drive instead of a dedicated drive.
The only way of correcting these issues are to completely remove everything that the installation script created in this order (some services might need to be deleted by manually killing processes for that service):

Rabbitmq (service, services folder, references in registry)
Erlang (service, services folder, references in registry)
Nats (service, services folder)
Grafana (service, services folder)
Loki (service, services folder)
Promtail (service, services folder)
Windows exporter (service, services folder)
nssm (service, services folder)
delete DAM database via SQL management studio
delete SQL security login : "admin_<customername>_dam"
Delete all IIS sites and App pools in IIS and restart IIS
check that all these services have been removed (to delete each: use sc delete "<servicename>" via CMD, not Powershell, and if they still don't get removed, restart server)
Keep webs files as these are still relevant and can be moved into the new webs folder on the dedicated drive fx. H: drive

Then finally run the install script again

Variable	Value	Description
NewInstallation	$True	This has to be true on new installations, as otherwise databases won't be created
PrestagedDatabases	$True/$False	If databases and users have not been pre-staged (created), then set this to $False, $True otherwise. This is for installing without sysadmin rights
Azure parameters		Leave them blank, if UNC storage is used

Upgrade

To upgrade Digizuite DAM Center, the following parameters are important

Variable	Value	Description
NewInstallation	$True	This has to be true on new installations, as otherwise databases won't be created
PrestagedDatabases	$True/$False	What happens if it is false, is the databases and the user mapping is checked and corrected (if wrong), but that requires sysadmin rights on the SQL server

Local UNC

To use a Local UNC (Local means it is located on the webserver), the following parameters are important:

Variable	Value	Description
localStoragePath	Local storage path	Has to point to the local storage path (e.g. C:\Storage)
uncStoragePath	UNC storage path	Has to point to the local share (\\Webserver\Storage)

External UNC

To use an external UNC (External means that storage is not located on the webserver), the following parameters are important

Variable	Value	Description
localStoragePath	C:\Storage	Leave it as: C:\Storage
uncStoragePath	UNC storage path	Has to point to the external share (\\SomeExternalServer\Storage)

Azure storage (New install)

To use Azure storage, the following parameters are important

Variable	Value	Description
localStoragePath	Local storage path	If provided, it configures up local storage, that can be enabled in the future
uncStoragePath	UNC storage path	if provided, it configures a local unc share, that can be enabled in the future
azureStorageAccountBe		Has to be a Microsoft Azure storage account name
azureAccessKeyBe		Accesskey of the above
azureStorageAccountFe		Has to be another Microsoft Azure Storage account name
azureAccessKeyFe		Accesskey of the above

The reason there are two storage accounts is that frontend (used by satellite products, for instance, DAM For Sitecore) and backend (used by the administration web interface) storage is separated.

Azure storage (Upgrade)

The same parameters as the new install are important, but the difference is, that the azure storage account and accesskeys have to correspond to what is already configured in the existing system.

Solr

SolR is now removed from installer

SolR Removed

Note: For new installs that uses the old Optimizly connector SolR needs to be Installed manually,

The following Web.Config AppSettings is still respected by DC:

For updates:

the above settings can be copied from web.config.old

Azure SQL

Info

The created databases in the Azure portal has to be postfixed with _dam (i.e. YourCompanyName_dam)

We refer to Microsoft's documentation on how to setup Azure SQL.

If Digizuite DAM Center is installed/upgraded with Azure SQL database, then the following parameters are important:

Variable	Value	Description
dbServerName	YourAzureSQLServer	This should point to the Azure SQL Server name
dbUsername	YourAzureSQLServerUserName	This should be the username set up on the Azure SQL server
DamdbPassword	SomeSuperSecretPassword	Standard Azure configuration enforces a password policy, so the password should follow these (i.e. default password is not strong enough)

Grafana

Once the installer has been run, it's extremely important that you go to {damurl}/grafana and login with admin/admin and pick a new password. Grafana is a well know system, so it's ripe for security problems if you don't login and change the password as soon as possible. This only needs to be done once per server, since the Grafana installation itself is server-wide, and not per site.

Exclude Folders in Antivirus

To avoid problems with files being locked by AV some folders should be Excluded from RealTime Scanning

Edit and Run the powershell script ExcludePathsInAntiVirus.ps1 to perform this.

NOTE: If another antivirus is used these paths should be excluded via the management interface of the Antivirus.

Variable	Value	Description
StorageArea	localStoragePath	Storage Area eg. G:\Storage\
PrometeusArea	PrometeusDataFolder	Prometeus Data Folder eg. G:\Services\prometheus-2.19.0.windows-amd64\data
ElasticSearchArea	OnPrem Elastic Search Data Folder	Elastic Search Data Folder eg. eg. G:\Services\ElasticSearch\data
LogArea	LogRoot	Log Area eg. G:\LogFiles\dc.example.com
RabbitStorage	RabbitMQ Data Area	RabbitData Area eg: RABBITMQ_BASE environment variable

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