Here are the basic install best practices:
1) Install as a local administrator (this means create a local account and add it
the "Administrators" group).
2) My Computer -> Properties -> Advanced -> Environment Variables
Set the USER TMP and TEMP to a shorten path like
C:\Windows\temp
3) Make sure you have FIXED pagefile size like 8182
My Computer -> Properties -> Advanced -> Performance Options -> Advanced
4) May need to reboot, certainly log out an back in to make sure step 2 applies.
5) Stop all anti-virus and firewall during the installation. Disable them in services and reboot if necessary.
* NOTES: Anti-virus can be re-enabled after installation, but you should EXCLUDE
the NMSROOT directory as long as LMS is installed on the server. DEP should
remain off (that is, set to only protect critical Windows system files) as long as LMS
is installed on the server.
* If Internet Information Services (IIS) is detected on your system and if you have
continued the installation with IIS services, you cannot use the port number 443 for
HTTPS. Instead, you must use the port numbers ranging from 1026 to 65535 for
HTTPS to avoid this conflict.
When performing the installation, make sure these two steps are followed:
* Install from original, locally attached media
* NEVER abort the installation after the installer says not to
It may not always be possible to install from original, locally attached media
(especially on VMs). But you should avoid from installing over the network as hiccups
can cause bad installations. If you are installing on a virtual machine, convert the DVD
to an ISO image, then mount that within the VM.
Here is the document detailing all ports needed to be allowed (excluded from policy)
for LMS 4.0
LMS 4.0 Port Usage
General Notes:
If you want to upgrade the operating system from Windows 2003 or Windows
2008 to Windows 2008 R2, you must first complete upgrading the operating
system, and then install the LMS 4.0.x Windows 2008 R2 patch.
* You can install the LMS 4.0.x Windows 2008 R2 patch only on LMS 4.0.x
and not on the lower version of LMS.
* You cannot install Integration Utility and HP Open View 7.x or 8.x on
Windows 2008 or Windows 2008 R2 servers.
Check out:
System and Browser Requirements for Server and Client
LMS Patches-Windows
