Deploying AccelSee on Terremark vCloud Express (Windows 2003)

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This article assuming that you have open your account on Terremark vCloud Express

Creating New Virtual Server


  1. Login to your vCloud Express account (https://my.vcloudexpress.terremark.com/SignIn.aspx)
  2. Create new server with Windows 2003 Enterprise Edition 32 bit image.
  3. Set your server hostname.
  4. Choose any IP address, but write it down, because we'll need it later.
  5. Set minimum RAM 1GB with 1 VPU.
  6. Start your server.
  7. Wait until your server is ready and running.
  8. Click VPN connect to initialize VPN connection from your computer.
  9. Once the VPN connection established, open your (Windows) Remote Desktop.
  10. Connect to your VM IP address


Preparing Public IP


  1. In your vCloud Express control panel
  2. Go to Networks tab
  3. Create new Service
  4. Choose HTTP protocol
  5. Insert 80 in Port
  6. Insert ACCELSEE in Service Name 
  7. Check Enabled state
  8. Check Service Agreement checkbox
  9. Click Save button
  10. Select your service, click Create Node button 
  11. Select your VM (private) IP address. 
  12. Insert 80 in server port
  13. Check Enabled checkbox
  14. Click Save button
  15. Write down your public IP address 
  16. You also can change/add new A record to your domain DNS records that point to your public IP.

Preparing Virtual Machine


  1. Open your Internet Explorer
  2. Go to ToolsInternet Options
  3. Go to Security tab
  4. Add http://update.accelmation.com to trusted sites
     


Installing Internet Information Server


  1. Go to StartSettingsControl Panel
  2. Open Add/Remove Programs
  3. Click Add/Remove Windows Component
  4. Check Application Server checkbox 
  5. Uncheck Internet Explorer Enhanced Security Configuration 
  6. Click Next button 
  7. Insert windows source files location c:\Windows\Options\Cabs\i386
  8. Click Ok.
  9. Wait until installation completed.


Tweaking IIS for ASP.NET MVC


  1. Go to StartSettingsControl Panel
  2. Open Administrative Tools
  3. Open Internet Information Services
  4. Expand Web sites node
  5. Right click on Default Web Site
  6. Open Home Directory tab
  7. Click Configuration 
  8. Click Insert
  9. Insert C:\WINDOWS\Microsoft.NET\Frameworkv4.0.30319\aspnet_isapi.dll in Executable 
  10. Uncheck verify that file exists.
  11. Click OK 
  12. Click OK
  13. Go to Documents tab
  14. Add new default page Default.aspx 
  15. Restart your IIS.

Installing AccelSee


  1. Download AccelSee installer from http://www.digitaldocumentviewer.com/download/
  2. Extract the zip file
  3. Run setup.exe in main folder. 
  4. Click Install button
  5. Wait until Windows Installer 4.5 installation completed, your server will be restarted by Installer
  6. After restart, Continue the installation by running setup.exe once more
  7. Wait for pre-requiste installation.
  8. Click Next when AccelSee installation screen appeared. 
  9. Insert your server name into Hostname textbox
  10. Insert your public IP address/domain into FQDN textbox 
  11. Click Install button
  12. Wait until installation completed.

Post Installation


  1. Open Windows Command Prompt
  2. Type cd %windir%\Microsoft.Net\Framework\v2.0.50727
  3. Type aspnet_regiis -i 
  4. Type cd %WINDIR%\Microsoft.Net\Framework\v3.0\Windows Communication Foundation
  5. Type ServiceModelReg.exe -r 

First Time Configuration

  • Start The Configuration Wizard (You can start the wizard from Accelsee Server Manager as well)

  • Choose next and use the Bundled SQL Server (If you are using your own database, you need to provide the connection string)

  • After Finish, open AccelSee Administration Console
  • Enter the username and password of windows server

  • Go to Configuration -> Reporsitory

  • Open the samples Repository.

  • Choose one of the samples to test Accelsee.

  • Please wait while the Accelsee process the request. If you can see the viewer that means the conversion and viewer is working properly.

  • If you want to test Accelsee using your own document, you can simply go to Accelsee installation folder (default is C:\Accelsee\samples) and place the sample document there, after that open it in the samples repository.

If you find any difficulty, please let us know by sending email to support-at-accelmation.com.

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