Web Platform Install¶
VastSocial¶
This document covers the setup and installation of VastSocial from a zip release. Requirements for installation are presented with an overview of the standard download structure.
Standard Structure
Requirements / Pre-Requisites¶
- Windows Server 2k8 R2
- .NET 4.0
- ASP.NET MVC 3 RTM (http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/en/details.aspx?FamilyID=d2928bc1-f48c-4e95-a064-2a455a22c8f6&displaylang=en)
- In older versions there was a requirement to have SharePoint 2007 or SharePoint 2010 installed. This has been eliminated so that there is no dependency.
- Contact your VastPark representative for updated installation notes **
Configure Cache¶
When VastSocial (TeamFlex) is running within IIS, IIS requires read and write access to the /Content/Cache folder within the VastSocial website. This cache folder is used to cache thumbnails and images used by VastSocial
1. Navigate to the root of the website within windows explorer and find the content folder and within the content folder there should be a Cache folder
2. Right click on the cache folder and go to properties > Security > Edit > Add dialog
3. Enter the IIS user name that the website is running under (On this windows server 2k8 machine it is IIS_USRS)
4. Grant Read/Write access
Website Configuration - DEPRECATED¶
The following is a list of configuration options available in the TeamFlex web.config file found within the root of the VastSocial website folder. These will be key/value settings within an <appSettings> tag. Please note that the key names should NOT be changed. The system references these settings in order to obtain their mapped values. It is the values of these keys which should be configured for the intended operating environment.
| Key | Description | Example |
|---|---|---|
| VastService.VastId.MinPasswordLength | The minimum password length required when creating new VastId accounts via TeamFlex. | 6 |
| VastService.VastId.DomainId | The database identifier for the VastId domain TeamFlex will be bound to. | 1 |
| VastService.VastId.DomainName | The name of the VastId domain matching the previously set domain identifier. | YourCompany |
| VastService.VastId.ServiceUri | The service URI to a hosted VastId service. | http://id.vastpark.com/VastId |
| VastService.VastCommunity.ServiceUri | The service URI to a hosted VastCommunity service | http://id.vastpark.com/VastCommunity |
| VastPark.ApiKey | This is a unique generated key that Is used to identify a VastSocial instance with VastServices | {generated_key} |
| VastPark.SharePoint.Site | The domain where a sharepoint site can be found | sharepoint.yourcompany.com |
| VastPark.SharePoint.Username | An administrative username TeamFlex can use to communicate with SharePoint | sp_teamflex |
| VastPark.SharePoint.Password | An administrative username TeamFlex can use to communicate with SharePoint | av3#z$1UPs3$! |
| VastPark.Web.ThemeName | The theme directory name. | PlayerDark |
| TeamFlex.Breadcrumb.Length | The number of breadcrumb items appended to the bread manager in TeamFlex. | 6 |
Please note that all values above are examples only and should be substituted with the proper values corresponding to your deployment configuration and environment. The VastService.VastId.DomainId and DomainName respectively should be retrieved from a record in the membership entity table of your VastId database describing the VastId domain.
Website Deployment - DEPRECATED¶
This section describes how this package is intended to be deployed in IIS 7.
1. Extract the VastSocial zip file to you host location (this will likely be next to your VastServices folder).
2. In Internet Information Services (IIS) manager Right Click the ‘Sites’ folder and select ‘Add Web Site’.
3. Fill out the following dialog and hit OK. Remember the application pool name (it will default to having the same name as the site).
4. Select Application pools and find the one which corresponds to the website you just added. Check that the .Net version is v4.0 or above.
5. To change the version right click the application pool and select advanced settings. Find .Net Framework version and using the drop down list select v4.0.
Once the above change has been confirmed the installation process is now complete.
6. In your web browser of choice navigate to the your VastSocial page. This address will depend on your individual settings.
