Installation Guide

• Windows 2003 Professional• Windows 2003 ServerAdditional software requirementsIn addition to specific requirements for the computers hosting the Bre

Installing BreezeBefore you begin the installation process, check the following items:• All requirements listed in “Before You Install” on page 7 are

Breeze Presentation platform and Breeze Training The following Select Features window appears if you are licensed to install the Breeze Presentation

Breeze Presentation platform, Breeze Training, and Breeze Live The following Select Features window appears if you are licensed to install all three

Completing an aborted installationIf the installer aborts during the installation of any Breeze components that include the built-in Breeze database,

Setting Up the Breeze DatabaseMacromedia Breeze requires a database in order to store information about users, content, courses, meetings, and reports

MaintenanceFor proper maintenance, you should back up files on a regular basis. • To maintain the Microsoft Data Engine Database, see the Microsoft ar

Configuring the Breeze Presentation PlatformIt’s important to configure the Macromedia Breeze Presentation platform by setting property values in the

DB_USER sa The user name for the Breeze Presentation platform to use in accessing the database.DB_PASSWORD breeze The password for the Breeze Presenta

Configuring Breeze LiveIf you install Macromedia Breeze Live on the same computer as the Breeze Presentation platform, no additional configuration of

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b In the list of services, double-click Macromedia Breeze Application Service.The Properties window for the Macromedia Breeze Application Service appe

Verifying Your InstallationAfter you have installed and configured Macromedia Breeze, you should verify that the installation was successful and that

Starting the Breeze Presentation platformThe following procedure starts the Breeze Presentation platform.To start the Breeze Presentation platform:• S

Verifying that you can use the Breeze Manager and send e-mail notificationsTo verify that you can use the Breeze Presentation platform and that it can

6 Open the Breeze Publish Wizard by selecting Publish from the Breeze menu in PowerPoint.The Publish Wizard login window appears.7 Log in with the e-m

3 Select the user you created earlier (see step 2 in “Verifying that you can use the Breeze Manager and send e-mail notifications” on page 23) and cli

Appendix A: Clustering Breeze Presentation Platforms If your Macromedia Breeze license permits, you can install the Breeze Presentation platform on tw

To set up clustered Breeze Presentation platforms:1 Install the Breeze Presentation platform on each computer that will be in the cluster.During insta

To verify replication of content across a cluster with two Breeze Presentation platforms:1 Verify that the Breeze Presentation platform on Computer1 i

Appendix B: Clustering Breeze Live If your Macromedia Breeze license permits, you can install Breeze Live on two or more computers and then cluster th

CONTENTSResources for a Successful Breeze Deployment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5Guide to documentation and additional re

4 On the file server, share the Breeze folder, giving the Breeze user you created in step 2 full control over the folder. To share the Breeze folder:a

The following procedure for verifying failover in a Breeze Live cluster assumes that there are two computers in the cluster, Computer1 and Computer2.

Verifying that you can use the Breeze Presentation platform . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23Verifying that you can use Breeze Training. . . . . .

Resources for a Successful Breeze DeploymentMacromedia Breeze consists of three components: the Breeze Presentation platform, Breeze Training, and Bre

Information about specialized topicsThis guide primarily provides information for a basic installation of Breeze components in which no more than one

Before You InstallFor a successful installation, you should be aware of the information covered in this chapter. Topics include the following:• “Confi

Hardware requirements for the Breeze Presentation platformYour computer must meet the following hardware requirements for installing and using the Bre

To install a printer driver if none is installed:• If no printer drivers are installed, select Add, and then select a local printer driver for install