UPGRADE GUIDE
BrightSign Network Enterprise Edition 4.0
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Introduction............................................................................................ 1
What’s New in BSNEE 4.0? .............................................................. 1
Minimum Hardware Requirements .................................................... 1
Recommended Hardware Requirements .......................................... 1
Minimum Software Requirements ..................................................... 2
Recommended Software Requirements ........................................... 2
BrightSign Software Requirements ................................................... 3
Installation ............................................................................................. 4
Prerequisites ..................................................................................... 4
Customized Files ............................................................................... 5
Database Server ............................................................................... 6
Backup Database .............................................................................. 6
Bindings Configuration ...................................................................... 7
Website and Services Destination Locations .................................... 8
Post-Installation ................................................................................... 10
Configuring BrightAuthor ................................................................. 10
Configuring MIME Types in IIS ....................................................... 10
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INTRODUCTION
This manual will guide you through the process of upgrading your BSNEE
services to version 4.0. Note that you can only use the 4.0 Upgrade Installer to
upgrade from BSNEE version 3.9. BSNEE 3.9 installations that were upgraded
using a previous version of the Upgrade Installer are also supported.
The BSNEE upgrade installer can only upgrade standard BSNEE installs with
standard database schema. However, BSNEE installs with customized WebUI
files are supported.
What’s New in BSNEE 4.0?
The following features and improvements have been implemented since the previous version
of BSNEE (3.9):
• BrightWall™ Support: You can now upload BrightWall presentations to BSNEE
servers, create BrightWall instances using networked players, add BrightWall instances
to BrightWall groups, and schedule BrightWall presentations for BrightWall groups.
These operations can currently only be carried out using BrightAuthor.
• Remote Snapshot Support: You can now set up players to take snapshots of the
presentation area and upload them to the BSNEE servers in real time. These snapshots
can be then be viewed in the Manage > Status tab in BrightAuthor.
Minimum Hardware Requirements
• 1.4 GHz or faster Dual Core processor
• 2GB of RAM
• 6GB free hard disk space
• Network connection
Note:
• A minimum hardware configuration should be used for testing/evaluation purposes only.
• Device logs should be disabled with a minimum hardware configuration.
• A maximum of 50 networked devices is recommended with this configuration.
Recommended Hardware Requirements
• 2.2 GHz or faster Quad Core processor (Intel Xeon is preferred)
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• 16GB of RAM
• 50GB free hard disk space for Temporary Storage
• 1TB additional free hard disk space for Persistent Storage (high-performance RAID
configuration is preferred)
• 1 Gbps network connection
Note:
• This hardware configuration is recommended for production use.
• A maximum of 500 networked devices is recommended with this configuration. If you
want to increase the maximum amount of networked devices, note the following:
o A more powerful CPU is required for operations stemming from the SQL server,
Device Handlers node, and the Scheduler service.
o More RAM is required for intensive processing of device logs (when all log types
are enabled for every device), the SQL server, and the Scheduler service.
o More free hard disk space is required for Persistent Storage and device log
reports. Intensive operations may also be bottlenecked by the speed of the HDD.
Minimum Software Requirements
• Windows Server 2008 R2 (x64, with IIS installed)
• MS SQL Server 2008 SP1, including Express edition
• .NET Framework 4.0 or later (4.5 recommended for full IE10/IE11 support)
• X.509 certificate issued for the BSNEE Web Services node with the following attributes:
o The “CN” attribute represents the target host (for example, “*.mydomain.com” or
“api.mydomain.com”). The installer uses this value to validate the bindings
configuration.
o The certificate is issued using the Microsoft RSA/Schannel Cryptographic
Provider or the Microsoft DDS and Diffie-Hellman/Schannel Cryptographic
Provider.
Recommended Software Requirements
• Windows Server 2012 R2 (with IIS installed)
• MS SQL Server 2012 SP1 or later, including Express edition
• .NET Framework 4.5 or later
• X.509 certificate issued for the BSNEE Web Services node
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