Install Microsoft IIS and ASP.NET.
Install SQL (depending on whether you are using Windows authentication or SQL Server authentication).
Install Asian fonts (for example, Arial Unicode MS).
NOTE:This is required only for Chinese (traditional and simple) and Japanese users so they can view the reports in these languages.
Install Crystal Reports Server:
Configuring Open Database Connectivity (ODBC)
Installing and configuring Oracle Client Software
Configure inetmgr.
Patch Crystal Reports.
Publish (import) Crystal Reports.
Set a named user account.
Test the connectivity to the Web server.
Increase the Crystal Reports Server report refresh record limit (recommended)
Configure Sentinel Control Center to integrate with Crystal Reports Server.
This section includes the following topics:
For more information on installing Crystal Reports, see Crystal Reports Server documentation.
The following are the high-level steps for installing Crystal Reports Server with a SQL Server 2005 Sentinel database, using Windows authentication or SQL authentication.
Install Crystal Reports Server XI R2.
If you selected Windows Authentication for the Sentinel Report user when installing Sentinel, see Section 7.5.2, Installing Crystal Reports Server for SQL Server 2005 with Windows Authentication.
If you selected SQL Authentication for the Sentinel Report user when installing Sentinel, see Section 7.5.3, Installing Crystal Reports Server for SQL Server 2005 with SQL Authentication.
Configure Open Database Connectivity (ODBC). For more information, see Configuring Open Database Connectivity (ODBC).
Map Crystal Reports for use with Sentinel. For more information, see Section 7.7, Configuring Crystal Reports Server to Work with the Sentinel Control Center.
Patch Crystal Reports. For more information, see Section 7.7.2, Patching Crystal Reports.
Publish the reports. For more information, see Section 7.8, Publishing Crystal Report Templates.
Set the Named User Account. For more information on setting, see Section 7.8.4, Setting a Named User Account.
Create a Crystal Web page. For more information, see Section 7.8.5, Configuring Report Permissions and Testing Connectivity.
Configure Sentinel for Crystal Reports Server. For more information, see Section 7.8.7, Configuring the Sentinel Control Center to Integrate with Crystal Reports Server.
The following are the high-level steps for installing Crystal Reports Server with an Oracle Sentinel database.
Install the Oracle client and configure the Oracle native driver. For more information, see Installing and Configuring Oracle Client Software.
Install Asian fonts (for example, Arial Unicode MS).
This is required only for Chinese (traditional and simple) and Japanese users so they can view the reports in these languages.
Install Crystal Reports Server XI R2. For more information, see Section 7.5.4, Installing Crystal Reports Server for Oracle.
Map Crystal Reports for use with Sentinel. For more information, see Section 7.7, Configuring Crystal Reports Server to Work with the Sentinel Control Center
Import Crystal Reports templates. For more information, see Section 7.8, Publishing Crystal Report Templates.
Create a Crystal Web page. For more information, see Section 7.8.5, Configuring Report Permissions and Testing Connectivity.
Configure Sentinel for Crystal Reports Server. For more information, see Section 7.7, Configuring Crystal Reports Server to Work with the Sentinel Control Center.