Creating the Content Cortex domain

You need to create a Content Cortex domain to contain the object stores, storage areas, index areas, and other entities that you create.

Before you begin

Create only one Content Cortex domain per highly available environment.

About this task

The New Domain wizard in the Administration Console for Content Platform Engine collects required information about your environment, your directory server, and other connection details.

In V5.5.2 and later, you also use the New Domain wizard to optionally configure the connection to your external key management server. This configuration requires the type and connection details for the server.

Procedure

To create a Content Cortex domain:

  1. Open your completed Installation and Upgrade Worksheet file.
    Tip: In the worksheet file, verify that the Data > Filter > AutoFilter command is enabled, and filter by ACCE: Create Content Cortex domain in the Installation or Configuration Program column.
  2. Start Administration Console for Content Platform Engine if you did not already do so. The New Domain wizard starts automatically the first time Administration Console for Content Platform Engine runs.
    1. On any computer, open a browser and navigate to the Administration Console for Content Platform Engine logon page:
      • In a standard availability environment, the logon page is at http://CPE_Server:port/acce. CPE_Server is the name of the system where Content Platform Engine is deployed. port is the HTTP port that is used by the application server where Content Platform Engine is deployed.
      • In a high availability environment, the logon page is at http://virtual_server:port/acce. virtual_server is the name of the load balancer or proxy server where the clusters of Content Platform Engine is deployed. port is the port number of the load balancer or proxy server.
    2. Log on as the gcd_admin user.
  3. Complete the wizard by using the values in your worksheet. The values that are displayed in the wizard screens are default values, which you must change to match your site.