Installing your Verba servers

Overview of installation types

In your Verba Recording System you have components for media repository, network-based recorders and desktop recorders. Correct installation is crucial.

Step 1 - Prepare your server

Prepare your server based on the following steps:

• Operating system configuration
• Firewall configuration
• Antivirus scanning exclusions for Verba servers

For all installation types you will start with the following steps:

1. Unzip the Verba Install Kit
2. Run the autorun program, it will open the installer framework window
3. Click Open Prerequisites Installer Tool under point 2 Install Prerequisites
4. Install all missing prerequisites from top to bottom

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Step 2 - Install SQL Server

Please refer to the SQL Server installation article.

Step 3 - Install the Verba software

Your Verba Recording System can have one central component, the Media Repository and multiple Recording Servers.

The following diagram shows the major installation steps for the three major Verba installation types:

• Installing the Verba Media Repository - Database and the web application without the recording engine
• Installing a Verba Recording Server - Recording engine without database and web application
• Installing a single server Verba solution - When the Media Repository and Recording Server are installed on a single server

Server installation overview

The following topics guide you through the installation:

• Prepare your server
• SQL Server installation
• Install the Verba software
• Upgrading your Verba system