VMukti Server
Installation Guide
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Date: 1 March, 2008
Contents
Preface……………………………………………………………..….……. 3
VMukti Server Installation Guide............................................................. .... 3
IIS Installation…………………………………………………………...….5
Install .NET Framework……………………………….…...………………9
SQL Server 2005 Installation…………………………………......….…….11
SQL Server Configuration...………………………………………….……21
Domain Details............................................................................................ 36
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Preface
Welcome to VMukti, a Unified Social Collaborative conferencing engine which
allows users to access through personalized web-interface. VMukti mainly
consists of core features such as Video conferencing, Audio conferencing, IP
Telephony, Desktop sharing, Chat, Whiteboard, Presentation, Scheduler & More.
VMukti enables the users to efficiently communicate with each other. A system
blends all of the functionality required to collaborate using intuitive and user-
friendly graphical interface.
VMukti Server Installation Guide
This guide provides detail description with images of VMukti Server installation
process. This guide includes all steps of VMukti sever installation with all steps of
all prerequisites installation. So if a user has some prerequisites installed already,
skip those steps and look for required prerequisites and VMukti server installation
process’s own steps.
VMukti Server installation has three prerequisites
.NET Framework 3.5, Microsoft
SQL Server 2005
IIS 6.0 or higher version
So if any of these prerequisites is not present on your system, VMukti server
installation would ask you to install that particular prerequisite during its
installation. If none of these prerequisites installed, VMukti Server installation
would ask you to install all prerequisites one by one. You don’t have to worry
about locating the prerequisites, VMukti Server installer automatically redirect to
resource locations of prerequisites or guides for finding/installing prerequisites
during the installation. If your pc has some prerequisites installed already then the
installer skips automatically to those and asks for other which is not present on the
system.
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The following steps are given to install VMukti Server
STEP 1 Download VMukti Server setup from one of the following links:
http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=162339
http://code.google.com/p/vmukti/downloads/list
http://www.codeplex.com/vmukti/Release/ProjectReleases.aspx?ReleaseId=8550
http://www.ohloh.net/projects/7230?p=VMukti
If you do not have IIS 6.0 or higher version installed on your system then kindly install
IIS first otherwise (in case you already have) move to step 8 to proceed.
IIS installation steps (STEP 2 to 7):-
STEP 2 Go to Start > Control Panel > Add or Remove Programs
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STEP 3 Click on “Add/Remove Windows Components” placed in left side of “Add or
Remove Programs” window
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STEP 4 Select “Application Server” then click next to proceed.
STEP 5 Insert disc of Microsoft Windows Operating System of your PC in CD driver,
press “OK” to proceed.
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STEP 6 IIS installation progress
STEP 7 Click finish to complete the IIS installation.
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STEP 8 Now extract the downloaded zip file. And start VMukti Server installation by
double clicking on setup.exe file
STEP 9 This installation would ask you to install .NET Framework 3.5, if your system
does not have .NET framework installed.
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STEP 10 Accept the terms and condition. Following three images demonstrate
downloading and installation progress of .NET Framework. The download time
depends on your Internet speed and your computer configuration.
STEP 11 After successful installation of .NET Framework start installing VMukti server
setup again by double clicking on setup .exe. Now if your pc does not have
SQL Server 2005 installed, the installation would ask you to install SQL
Server 2005.
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SQL Server 2005 installation steps (STEP 12 to STEP 31):-
STEP 12 Click on “Download” for downloading SQL Server 2005 Express Edition with
Advanced Services SP2.
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STEP 13 Save the setup file SQLEXPR32.EXE of sql server 2005.
STEP 14 Download progress of sql server setup file
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STEP 15 Install SQL server by double clicking on downloaded SQLEXPR32.EXE.
Select Run to install the SQL server 2005.
STEP 16 SQL server installation is in progress
STEP 17 Accept terms and conditions and click next to proceed
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STEP 18 Click “Install” to proceed next
STEP 19 SQL server installation progress screens:
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STEP 20 Click next to proceed further
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STEP 21 Installation progress screen
STEP 22 Provide your computer name and your company name
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STEP 23 Click on the client components (drop down) and include all options and press
next
STEP 25 Select “Mixed Mode”
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STEP 26 Provide password in specified fields. This password will be used for login
authentication when you try to login to your system’s SQL server, that is you
will have to provide this password as SQL Server authentication while login
into Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio. Click “Next” to proceed.
STEP 27 Click next to proceed
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STEP 28 Leave these options as it is and click next to move for next step
STEP 29 Click “Install” to proceed
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STEP 30 Following screen shows installation progress
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STEP 31 Click “Finish” to finish the SQL server 2005 installation
STEP 32 Configure SQL Server 2005 for making it useful to VMukti
SQL Configuration steps (STEP 33 to 43):-
STEP 33 Go to Start > All Programs > Microsoft SQL Server 2005 > Configuration
Tools > SQL Server Surface Area Configuration
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STEP 34 The following window would open, Click to “Server Surface Area
Configuration for Services and Connections”.
STEP 35 The following window would open.
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STEP 36 Click on “Database Engine” > “Remote Connections” and select “Using both
TCP/IP and named pipes”.
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STEP 37 Go to “SQL Server Browser” > Services
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STEP 38 Click on “Stop” to stop the browser service.
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STEP 39 Now start the browser service by clicking “Start” button.
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STEP 40 Now go to “Database Engine”, click on “Services”.
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STEP 41 Click on “Stop” to stop the database service.
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STEP 42 Click “Start” to start the database service.
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STEP 43 Now click on “Apply” to apply the new configurations then click “OK” to
finish the configuration settings.
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STEP 44 After finishing the new configuration settings, you will be prompted following
window. Close the following window.
STEP 45 The following 2 steps is required for confirming successful installation and
configuration of SQL Server 2005, go to Start > All Programs > Microsoft
SQL Server 2005 > SQL Server Management Studio Express.
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STEP 46 You will get the following window, this window shows that the SQL
server management studio is trying to connect to a SQL server.
For Server type field:
o Select “Database Engine”
For Server name field:
o Write the SQL server IP (SQL server IP is IP of the PC
where the SQL server is installed/running which you
trying to connect like 192.168.191.2) + “\” +
SQLEXPRESS (for example
“192.168.191.2\SQLEXPRESS”).
o The Server name may be only IP address of the SQL
server (Like “192.168.191.2” in case of enterprise
version of SQL Server 2005), but this user guide
directed to install Express version of Microsoft SQL
Server 2005.
For Authentication field:
o Select SQL Server Authentication
For Login field:
o Write “sa” as per SQL server installation steps followed
previously.
For Password field:
o Write the password you entered in the Mixed Mode step
while installing the SQL Server(Step 19).
Now click to “connect” button to connect to the database engine, if
database is connected successfully that means you have successfully
installed and configured the database and you have correct credentials
for accessing it.
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STEP 48 Start VMukti sever installation again by double clicking on VMukti Server
Setup.exe file. Click next to proceed.
STEP 49 Provide correct SQL Server’s credentials.
For first/top field (SQL Instance Name):
Enter Server name, which is used while connecting to SQL
server through Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio and
login into that; enter that Server name in first/top field, as for
example “192.168.191.2\SQLExpress”, 192.168.191.2 is the IP
address of the SQL Server.
The Instance name may be only IP address of the SQL server
(Like “192.168.191.2” in case of enterprise version of SQL
Server 2005), but this user guide directed to install Express
version of Microsoft SQL Server 2005.
IP address of SQL server is the IP of the system where SQL
server is installed/running.
For second field (SQL Authentication User Name):
Enter the user name “sa”, which is used while connecting to
SQL server trough Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio
and login into that; use that User Name in middle field.
For last/bottom field (SQL Authentication Password):
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This is the corresponding password to the user name discussed
in above section(Step 19).
Click “Next” to proceed.
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STEP 50 In the following screen,
For SMTP server Name field:
Enter “smtp.gmail.com”
For SMTP Port Number field:
Enter “587”
For SMTP UserName field:
Enter “vmuktiuser@vmukti.com”
For SMTP password field:
Enter “vmukti”
Then click “Next” to proceed.
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STEP 51 Domain Details
This screen is useful for network administrators, kindly keep these fields blank
if you are not a network administrator.
First field is multipurpose text box, in which you can enter domain name or IP
address.
If you enter domain name For e.g. www.yourdomainname.com then
all existing files and folders would delete from the location where
www.youdomianname.com is pointing.
o And Your VMukti browsing URL would be
http://yourdomainname.com
o User can also provide Directory name if they want to install on
specified directory, for e.g. if you VMukti as Directory name
then your browsing URL would become
http://yourdomainname.com/VMukti
o If VMukti Directory exists in particular domain then pointing
location of directory would changed, and if directory does not
exists then new virtual Directory named VMukti would create
automatically.
WARNING: All existing data and hosted websites would remove, if you
provide only domain name. and domain should available.
If you provide IP address then VMukti service starts on entered IP
address. And your browsing URL would be
http:///VMukti
o User Need to enter IP address if they want to start on some
specific IP.
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STEP 52 Click on next button to start the installation.
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STEP 53 Installation progress.
STEP 54 Click “Close” to finish the VMukti Server installation.
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After successful installation of VMukti server,
- Start the "VMuktiBootstrap" service (Start > Administrative Tools > Services >
VMuktiBootstrap).
- Start the "Yet Another Telephony Engine" service (Start > Administrative Tools >
Services > Yet Another Telephony Engine.
Now a VMukti server is ready for use as a collaborative conferencing engine with URL:
http:///vmukti, where ServerIP is the IP address of the system where VMukti
server is installed.
Before using it, please read carefully the usage scenarios.
VMukti usage scenario:
Scenario-1: If VMuktiBootstrap service is started then Server can’t function as a
client
- Do not browse VMukti URL on server PC
- If server pc is on a live IP, then clients can access the VMukti server from anywhere
across the globe. And if server pc belongs to a LAN, then clients can access the
VMukti server under the same LAN only.
- Browse VMukti from other PCs (client’s PCs) with URL: http:///vmukti,
where ServerIP is IP of the server where VMukti server is installed snd now start
participating in collaborative conference.
You can follow user guide for getting detail information about how to use VMukti
widgets (modules).
Scenario-2: If you want to browse the VMukti URL on VMukti Server (i.e. to
function as a client)
- Stop the "VMuktiBootstrap" service (Start > Administrative Tools > Services >
VMuktiBootstrap).
- You must browse VMukti URL on server PC, if do not browse then other
clients won’t be able to browse the http:///vmukti and can’t
communicate with each other.
- If server pc is on a live IP, then clients can access the VMukti server from anywhere
across the globe. And if server pc belongs to a LAN, then clients can access the
VMukti server under the same LAN only.
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- Browse VMukti from other PCs (client’s PCs) with URL: http:///vmukti ,
where ServerIP is IP of the server where VMukti server is installed. Start
participating in collaborative conference.
You can follow the user guide for getting detail information about how to use VMukti
widgets (modules).
Link for downloading VMukti user guides / manuals:
http://vmukti.wiki.sourceforge.net/
http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=162339
Download videos of VMukti user guides / manuals:
http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=vmukti&search_type=
http://vmukti.multiply.com/video
Download screen shots of VMukti user guides / manuals:
http://good-times.webshots.com/album/562575658UJntTo
http://www.flickr.com/photos/24102420@N08/2283204715/
Download PPTs of VMukti as user guides / manuals:
http://www.slideshare.net/vmukti
Read / write about VMukti:
http://sourceforge.net/forum/?group_id=162339
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