Migrate, Install, and Configure Adobe Connect User Guide
- Install or Upgrade to Adobe Connect
- Prepare to migrate, install, and configure
- Adobe Connect installation system requirements
- Prepare to migrate and upgrade Adobe Connect server
- Supported configurations for Adobe Connect servers
- Back up user data, database, and settings of Adobe Connect server
- Prepare to install Adobe Connect server
- Best practices and resources to secure Adobe Connect installation
Know about the various supported configurations of Adobe Connect, AEM, databases, Adobe Media Gateway, and LDAP directory servers.
Supported Adobe Connect-AEM configurations
Adobe Connect uses Adobe Experience Manager to create and manage event and email templates, and event catalog. AEM Author and AEM Publish servers support authoring and publishing, respectively. AEM Author and AEM Publish servers can be installed with Adobe Connect either on a single machine or on separate machines. Also, a cluster of AEM Author server, AEM Publish server, or both, can exist with a server or a cluster of Adobe Connect.
Supported server‑database configurations
Adobe Connect uses Microsoft SQL database to store information about users and content. The Adobe Connect installer includes an Express Edition and also supports an Enterprise Edition.
The following are the supported Adobe Connect and database configurations:
Single server with embedded database engine
Install Adobe Connect on a single computer and install the embedded database engine (included in the Adobe Connect installer) on the same computer. Adobe recommends using this configuration in a test evironment and not on a production environment.
Single server with SQL Server
Install Adobe Connect on a single computer and install MicrosoftSQL Server on the same computer.
Single server with an external SQL Server database
Install Adobe Connect on a single computer and install SQL Server on another computer.
Single server with multiple external SQL Server databases
Install Adobe Connect on a single computer and install SQL Server on multiple computers (also called a cluster) external to Adobe Connect. Adobe Connect supports mirroring and clustering of the SQL Server databases.
Multiple servers with an external SQL Server database
Install Adobe Connect on multiple servers (also called a cluster) and install SQL Server on another computer.
Multiple servers with multiple external SQL Server databases
Install Adobe Connect on multiple servers (also called a cluster) and install SQL Server in a separate cluster. Adobe Connect supports mirroring and clustering of the SQL Server databases.
Supported Adobe Media Gateway deployments
Deploy Adobe Media Gateway to enable Universal Voice. The following are supported deployments:
Single computer
Install Adobe Connect, Adobe Media Gateway, and SQL Server on the same computer.
Two computers
Install Adobe Connect and Adobe Media Gateway on the same computer and SQL Server on a separate computer.
A cluster of computers
Install each Adobe Connect server and each Adobe Media Gateway on its own computer. If you are installing Adobe Connect and AMG on separate machines, install Adobe Connect before installing AMG.
Supported LDAP directory servers
You can configure user authentication against your organization's LDAP directory server and import directory information into Adobe Connect from your organization’s LDAP directory server. For a list of the supported LDAP directory servers, see www.adobe.com/go/learn_cnn_sysreqs_en.
Any LDAP v.3 directory server may integrate with Adobe Connect. However, only the Adobe-tested directory servers are supported.
Supported content storage devices
You can configure your Adobe Connect system to store content on Network Attached Storage (NAS) and Storage Area Network (SAN) devices. For a list of supported NAS and SAN devices, see www.adobe.com/go/learn_cnn_sysreqs_en.