Introduction

All services and tasks of the Backend Service and the Workflow Engine (both is a dedicated Windows Service) run on the CoreOne Suite Application Services Server.

Minimal hardware requirements

This server needs the same requirements as the standard server (System requirements CoreOne Suite standard server) and following additional requirements:

C: Partition 60 GB (System)

Software requirements

Windows Server 2019 or higher
- Standard or Datacenter
- Desktop-Expirience enabled
.NET Framework 4.8 or higher
Windows Features / Services
- NET Framework 3.5 Features
  - Windows Communication Foundation HTTP Activation
  - Windows Communication Foundation Non-HTTP Activation
- .NET Framework 4.6.x or higher Features
  - HTTP Activation
  - Message Quueing (MSMQ) Activation
  - Named Pipe Activation
  - TCP Activation
  - TCP Port Sharing
  - WCF Services
- Role Administration Tools
  - AD DS Tools
- Web Server (IIS)
  - Basic Authentication
  - Windows Autentication
  - Common HTTP Features
  - Security
  - Application Development
  - ASP.NET 4.x

Powershell Script for installing the required Windows Features / Services

The above listed required Windows Features and Services can be installed through Powershell.

Call the Powershell about Server Manager - Tools - Windows PowerShell ISE. Copy and paste the Script and execute it (Play-Button).

The .NET 3.5 Framework must be installed separately using the following instructions Windows Server - Install .NET 3.5 Features

$NeededWindowsFeatures = @("Web-Server", "Web-WebServer", "Web-Common-Http", "Web-Default-Doc", "Web-Static-Content", "Web-Http-Redirect", "Web-Performance", "Web-Stat-Compression", "Web-Security", "Web-Filtering", "Web-Basic-Auth", "Web-Windows-Auth", "Web-App-Dev", "Web-Net-Ext45", "Web-AppInit", "Web-Asp-Net45", "Web-ISAPI-Ext", "Web-ISAPI-Filter", "Web-Mgmt-Tools", "Web-Mgmt-Console", "NET-Framework-45-Features", "NET-Framework-45-Core", "NET-Framework-45-ASPNET", "NET-WCF-Services45", "NET-WCF-HTTP-Activation45", "NET-WCF-MSMQ-Activation45", "NET-WCF-Pipe-Activation45", "NET-WCF-TCP-Activation45", "NET-WCF-TCP-PortSharing45", "WAS", "WAS-Process-Model", "Web-Mgmt-Tools", "Web-Mgmt-Console")

foreach($Feature in $NeededWindowsFeatures) {
            Write-Host "    [i] Start installing Windows Feature: " $Feature
            Install-WindowsFeature -Name $Feature -WarningAction SilentlyContinue
            Write-Host "    [i] Finished installing Windows Feature: " $Feature
}

$restartServer = Read-Host "    [?] Finished installing Windows Features. Please check the Output for any Errors. It is mandatory, to restart the Server before installing the CoreOne Suite or other dependencies. Restart Server now? [y/n]"
switch($restartServer){
        y{Restart-computer -Force -Confirm:$false}
        n{Write-Host "    [w] Please make sure to start the Server manually before executing further installations steps."
          pause}
    default{Write-Warning "    [w] Invalid Input"}
}

Powershell Script for installing optional Windows Features

AD DS Tools

It is neccessary to install the AD Management Tools on the Server, if you want to connect the Active Directory as a target or source system.

$NeededWindowsFeatures = @("RSAT", "RSAT-AD-Powershell", "RSAT-AD-Tools", "RSAT-ADDS", "RSAT-AD-AdminCenter", "RSAT-ADDS-Tools")

foreach($Feature in $NeededWindowsFeatures) {
            Write-Host "    [i] Start Installing Windows Feature: " $Feature
            Install-WindowsFeature -Name $Feature -WarningAction SilentlyContinue
            Write-Host "    [i] Finished Installing Windows Feature: " $Feature
}