Prerequisites

1) Request the download files of the latest MPBM version from Asamco and make sure they are available on the server

2a) Make sure IIS is set up on the machine. If IIS is not set up yet, please go to step 1a or step 1b

2b) In case of a server, make sure it is set up as Application Server

3) Make sure WebDeploy is installed on the machine (refer to step 2)

1a. Install IIS on local machine (no server)

1)      Go to control panel (right click windows icon, then control panel)

2)      Go to Programs

3)      Go to Programs and Features

4)      Go to Turn Windows features on or off

5)      Click Internet Information Services

6)      The checkbox should now be a box and not a check

7)      Open the checkbox by clicking on the “+”-> open World Wide Web Services -> open Application Development Features

8)      Now check the boxes as per the image below:

9)      Click OK, you may need to restart the computer.

1b. Install IIS on server machine

1) Open up the Server Manager

2) Navigate to "Manage" - "Add Roles and Features"

3) Select "Role-based" or "feature based installation" and go for "Next"

4) Select the server from the server pool. When no server pool is set up, this should only show the server you are currently working on

5) On the "Add Roles and Features Wizard" you tick "Web Server (IIS)" 

6) This prompts you for adding IIS Management Console as well. Click on "Add Features":

7) Tick the box for "Application Server" and click on "Add features" for the pop-up message

8) Click on "Next" untill you get to the "Confirm installation selections" overview and click on "Install". This will install IIS on the server machine and configure the server as application server

2. Set up web deploy

1)      Download: http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=9817356
This link does not open a webpage, but downloads an .exe installation file.

2)      Run and click install

3)      Click exit afterwards

3. Prepare SQL Server Management Studio (if you already have this installed go to 3.2, so only skip 3.1)

1)      Download and install SQL Server Management Studio

2)      Connect to the SQL Server and right click the server in your object explorer (located on the left) and click properties.

3)      Go to security and make sure Server authentication is set to SQL Server and Windows Authentication mode. If it is not yet set to SQL Server and Windows Authentication mode, continue with step 3.4). Else, continue with step 3.9).

4)      If you change this, you will need to restart your server, do this by opening task messenger (ctrl + shift + esc)

5)      Go to the Services tab

6)      Find MSSQL${your server version}

7)      Then right click and press stop, don`t press restart this goes too fast and will therefore not be effective.

8)      Then right click again and start it again.

9)      Go back to SQL Server Management Studio and open the folder called Security under your server in the Object Explorer.

10)   Then go to Logins and double click sa

11)   Setup a password

12)   Go to Status and make sure that the Login is Enabled.

13)   Try if it worked by clicking the connect button, see screenshot below

14)   Then select SQL server Authentication instead of Windows authentication and login using the sa credentials, if you are logged in its correct, if not refollow the steps above starting from 3.2.

4         Download the application

1)      Check with Asamco for the URL of the latest MPBM version

6         Check whether the installation was successful

1)      Open Google Chrome and navigate to localhost, followed by /MPBMApp/#/Login. It will look something like this:

http://localhost/MPBMApp/#/Login

2)      Click on server setting and select your SQL server.

3)      Log in with the username and password.

4)      If all is correct, you will be able to use the application now. If not, please contact Asamco for support