Quark QuarkXPress Server - 2018 User Manual
Getting Started with
QuarkXPress Server 2018
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Contents
Introduction..................................................................................1
Related Documents ......................................................................2
System Requirements...................................................................3
System requirements: Mac OS X ......................................................................3
System requirements: Windows .......................................................................4
Installing QuarkXPress Server......................................................6
Installing QuarkXPress Server: Mac OS X ........................................................6
Installing QuarkXPress Server: Windows..........................................................6
Upgrading QuarkXPress Server...................................................8
Deploying QuarkXPress Server Manager ....................................9
Installing QuarkXPress Server Manager ...........................................................9
Installing QuarkXPress Server Manager: Mac OS X................................................10
Installing QuarkXPress Server Manager: Windows .................................................10
Deploying QXPSM in a shared Spring context ...............................................10
Deploying in an external Web container....................................13
Deploying QXP Server in external Tomcat .....................................................13
Deploying QXPSM in external Tomcat............................................................14
Deploying QXP Server in WebSphere ............................................................15
Prerequisites............................................................................................................15
Installing the IBM-WebSphere developer version ..................................................16
Configure the Java 7 SDK in the IBM WebSphere .................................................16
Start IBM WebSphere .............................................................................................17
QXPS WebApp deployment into IBM WebSphere UI............................................17
QXPS WebApp silent deployment into IBM WebSphere.......................................19
Deploying QXP Server in WebLogic ...............................................................19
QXPS WebApp deployment into WebLogic UI......................................................21
Introduction to QLA Server........................................................22
Uninstalling.................................................................................23
Uninstalling: Mac OS X ...................................................................................23
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Uninstalling: Windows.....................................................................................23
Changes in this version ..............................................................24
New for QuarkXPress Server 2018.................................................................24
Known and resolved issues ........................................................26
Contacting Quark.......................................................................27
In the Americas ...............................................................................................27
Outside the Americas .....................................................................................27
Legal Notices .............................................................................28
INTRODUCTION
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Introduction
QuarkXPress® Server is a high-fidelity content-composition and rendering server
application. It is built on multiple technologies derived from QuarkXPress. Through
a network connection and a browser, QuarkXPress Server can return rendered
versions of QuarkXPress layouts and QuarkCopyDesk articles in a variety of formats.
This document provides information about QuarkXPress Server software.
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Related Documents
For more information about using the QuarkXPress Server, you may need to
reference the other QuarkXPress Server documentation/resources listed below.
Document/Item Name Description Where to find
QuarkXPress Server User Guide
A guide written for the end
user of the QuarkXPress Server.
Contains all of the
QuarkXPress Server User Guide
QXPS documentation,
including documentation for
QXPSM, and Modifier schema.
This guide also contains all of
the information which
previously was contained in
the Web Integration Guide.
http://www.quark.com/Support/D
ocumentation/
XDK
This is the C/C++ XTensions
Developer Kit. It is comprised
of XTension Headers, libraries
and documentation.
Once installed, SDK is available
at: [installed
directory]/Documents/SDK
QXPSM Javadocs
This set of Javadocs provides
information about the
QuarkXPress Server Manager
java interface. This
documentation is available
with the QuarkXPress Server
Manager installer.
Once installed, Javadocs are
available from the home page
of QuarkXPress Server
Manager:
http://<servernameorip>:8090/
SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
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System Requirements
This section lists baseline minimum requirements for evaluation and
demonstration. Like any enterprise system, performance is highly contextual based
on data complexity, number of requests, and IT infrastructure. Your specific
requirements for production shall require development as part of the overall
solution planning process.
For more information, please contact http://www.quark.com/support or your Quark
sales contact.
The following is a list of factors to consider when scaling up for production:
Number of requests per minute
Content richness •
Rendered page count •
Number of raster images rendered •
Number of vector images rendered •
Number of images with transparency •
Number of tables •
Number of tables which span across multiple pages •
Number of landscape pages •
Number of footnotes in table cells •
Number of cross references •
Number of image callouts or text callouts •
Output richness •
PDF/print output styles •
Digital output, e.g. number and size of interactive artifacts •
System requirements: Mac OS X
Software
Mac OS X 10.11 (El Capitan™), macOS 10.12 (Sierra™) or macOS 10.13.x (High •
Sierra™)
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Java J2SE™ Runtime Environment (JRE™) 8.0 •
Hardware
1 processor core and 4 sub-renderers with 4GB of RAM for each renderer* •
10GB of additional disk space per renderer for temporary files •
*Like any enterprise system, performance is highly contextual based on data
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complexity, number of requests, and IT infrastructure. Contact your account
manager for sizing your organization’s publishing needs.
System requirements: Windows
Software
Microsoft® Windows® Server 2012 R2 64-bit and Windows® Server 2016 64-bit. •
.NET Framework 4.6.2 SP1 or later •
Java Development Kit (JDK) 1.8 •
Java J2SE™ Runtime Environment (JRE™) 8.0 •
Quark License Administrator (QLA) 4.6 •
.NET Framework is not included in the installer. Download and install from
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www.microsoft.com before starting QuarkXPress Server. You can install this
component before or after installing QuarkXPress Server.
Hardware
*1 processor core and 4 sub-renderers with 4GB of RAM for each renderer •
10GB of additional disk space per renderer for temporary files •
5GB to 10GB hard disk space for installation •
CPU: 4 Core Intel Xeon, 64-bit •
TCP/IP network (Gigabit Ethernet recommended) •
Power policy settings
QuarkXPress Server achieves better throughput under “High Performance” power
policy setting as compared to a “Balanced” power policy setting.
If QuarkXPress Server is installed on a bare metal machine, the power policy •
should be configured to “High Performance” on that machine.
If QuarkXPress Server is installed on a virtual machine (Hyper V or ESXi), the •
power policy settings of the host machine should be configured to “High
Performance” so that all virtual machines running on this host inherit this
property.
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*Like any enterprise system, performance is highly contextual based on data
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complexity, number of requests, and IT infrastructure. Contact your account
manager for sizing your organization’s publishing needs.
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Installing QuarkXPress Server
The topics below describe how to install QuarkXPress Server.
Installing QuarkXPress Server: Mac OS X
To install QuarkXPress Server:
Disable any virus protection software. If you are concerned about a virus 1.
infecting your computer, run a virus check on the installer file and then disable
your virus detection software.
Double-click the Installer icon and follow the instructions on the screen. 2.
When prompted, enter the validation code. 3.
Do not discard the validation code. You will need it if you have to reinstall.
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In the Quark License Server Details screen, enter the IP address and port 4.
number of the main Quark® License Administrator (QLA) server in the License
Server Host Name/IP Address and License Server Port fields. Optionally, enter
the IP address and port number of a backup QLA server in the Backup License
Server Host Name/IP Address and Backup License Server Port fields.
In the Port and Folder Settings screen, enter a value in the Port field and 5.
specify the location of the QuarkXPress Server document pool.
In the Subrenderer Configuration screen, enter the number of renderers you 6.
want to run. The number of available renderers is determined by the QLA
license file.
Complete the installation. 7.
After its initial launch, QuarkXPress Server creates a “Preferences” folder for each
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renderer. For example, if you have two renderers, QuarkXPress Server creates two
folders named “Preferences sub1” and “Preferences sub2”. QuarkXPress Server
creates preferences files at the following location:
[drive]/Users/[username]/Library/Preferences/Quark/QuarkXPress
Server Renderer
Installing QuarkXPress Server: Windows
To install QuarkXPress Server:
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Disable any virus protection software. If you are concerned about a virus 1.
infecting your computer, run a virus check on the installer file and then disable
your virus detection software.
Double-click the Installer icon and follow the instructions on the screen. 2.
In the Software Verification screen, enter the validation code. 3.
Do not discard the validation code. You will need it if you have to reinstall.
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When the License Server Details screen displays, enter the IP address and port 4.
number of the main Quark License Administrator (QLA) server in the Host
Name or IP Address and License Server Port fields. Optionally, enter the IP
address and port number of a backup QLA server in the Backup Host Name or
IP Address and Backup License Server Port fields.
When the Configuration Settings screen displays: 5.
Enter a port number for QuarkXPress Server. •
To install QuarkXPress Server as an automatic service that launches when •
the computer starts up, check Install QuarkXPress Server as a service. You
can choose Local or Domain from the Choose System drop-down menu. If
you choose Domain, enter values in the Domain, User, and Password
fields.
When the Destination screen displays: 6.
The screen displays the drive and folder where QuarkXPress Server will be •
installed. To install QuarkXPress Server elsewhere, click Browse and navigate
to the desired folder.
In the Number of renderers to launch field, enter the number of renderers •
you want to run. The number of available renderers is determined by the
QLA license file.
Complete the installation. 7.
When the installation completes, click Finish. 8.
After its initial launch, QuarkXPress Server creates a “Preferences” folder for each
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renderer. For example, if you have two renderers, QuarkXPress Server creates two
folders named “Preferences sub1” and “Preferences sub2”. The getserverinfo
request returns the path of the QuarkXPress Server preferences under the element
PREFERENCESPATH.
The URL for getting the QuarkXPress Server Preferences Path:
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http://localhost:8080/getserverinfo
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