The Aptify LMS setup program can be broken down into two different actions:
- Installing/upgrading the Aptify database server components
- Installing/upgrading the Aptify e-Business web server components
When installing Aptify LMS for the first time or upgrading to a new release, the standard method is to install or upgrade the necessary components for both the database and the web server (as described in Installing the Aptify LMS Module or Upgrading Aptify LMS). However, depending on your environment, you can also perform each action within the installation or upgrade process separately by selecting (or clearing) the applicable options. The sections below describe each step and where to locate the action in Installing the Aptify LMS Module or Upgrading Aptify LMS, if you choose to install or upgrade the LMS components separately. You can see an example of a separate components installation process in Example Separate Action Installation Method.
Installing/Upgrading the Aptify Database Server Components
This action installs or updates the LMS database and the necessary Aptify database server components, including the Course Import Wizard and supporting entities and objects. For installing the database server components, see Step 15 in Installing the Aptify LMS Module for more details about the information required to complete this part of the install. For upgading the database server components, see Step 15 in Upgrading Aptify LMS for more details about the information required to complete this part of the upgrade.
If you are installing or updating the database and web server components separately, you must install or update the database server components first: Aptify e-Business web server components can only be installed or updgrading after the Aptify database server components.
Installing/Upgrading the Aptify e-Business Web Server Components
This action creates or updates the AptifyLMS application pool in Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS) for Windows, which is run by the LMS User specified in the step, and installs or updates the ScormEngine and Courses web applications. For installing the database server components, see Step 13 in Installing the Aptify LMS Module for more details about the information required to complete this part of the install. For upgrading the database server components, see Step 13 in Upgrading Aptify LMS for more details about the information required to complete this part of the upgrade.