Administrator's Guide

Provides detailed instructions for installing and initializing a digital library using DILIGENT’s core components. Includes information about external dependencies, known issues, incompatibilities, specific platform details etc. Offers guidelines and documentation for the every day administration and upgrading of the infrastructure and the deployed Digital Library itself.

Contents

1. Introduction
   1. Intended Readership
   2. Purpose
   3. Related Documents
   4. Lexical Conventions
   5. Problem Reporting
2. Core Services Installation
   1. Platform Wide Dependencies
   2. Environment Setup
   3. Keeper
   4. Broker & Matchmaker (BMM)
   5. DILIGENT Information Service (DIS)
   6. VDL Generator
   7. Dynamic Virtual Organization Support (DVOS)
   8. Portals
3. Core Services Maintenance and Upgrading
   1. Keeper
   2. Broker & Matchmaker (BMM)
   3. DILIGENT Information Service (DIS)
   4. VDL Generator
   5. Dynamic Virtual Organization Support (DVOS)
   6. Portals
4. Keeper-based Services Installation
   1. Common Installation Procedure
   2. Per Service Post-installation Configuration
   3. Monitoring and Troubleshooting
   4. Upgrading through the Keeper
5. DILIGENT Hosting Node (DHN) Installation
   1. Host preparation
   2. Package installation
   3. Post-installation configuration
   4. Testing and verifying the installation
   5. Summary of Changes Since 0.5.0.0
   6. Installation troubleshooting
6. Digital Library Administration
   1. VDL Creation and Management
   2. Resources Management
   3. VO and Users Management
   4. Process Management
   5. Content and Metadata Management