Setting up the Task Server

The first step in setting up a task server is to select the computer where the Task Server service will be run and task server extensions will run tasks. The computer you select depends on the resources required by the tasks you plan to use, but the computer should also conform to the system requirements described in Understanding the system requirements. In most cases, the Task Server can run on the Meridian application server. But if you plan to run resource-intensive tasks during production hours, a dedicated computer is preferable.

To set up a Task Server:

1. Install the Task Server software components. Run the Meridian setup program on the Task Server computer and select only the Task Server component. This will install the Task Server service, which will be ready to process tasks without any further configuration.
2. Set the Task Server computer name on the Meridian server. When submitting tasks for a Task Server, the Meridian clients need to know the name of the Task Server computer where the tasks should be sent. By default, they retrieve this information from the Meridian EDM Server service to which they are already connected. If the Task Server computer is not also the computer where the EDM Server service is running, you should set the Task Server name on the EDM Server computer so that the clients can retrieve the name.

To set the Task Server computer name:

1. In Meridian Enterprise Administrator, select EDM Server in the left pane. The list of active vaults appears in the right pane.
2. On the Action menu, select Properties. The EDM Server Properties dialog box appears.
3. Click the Task Server tab. The Task Server options appear.
4. Type the name of the computer running the BlueCielo Task Server service or click Browse and select the computer and click OK.

Alternatively, clients can specify a Task Server computer name at the time that they submit tasks. This is useful when there are multiple Task Servers. In that case, the name of the Task Server must be passed in the task submission code as in the following example:

Vault.Task.Submit ("<LibraryName>.<ClassName>",,,,"<TaskServerComputerName>")    

3. Register the Task Server extensions. Copy the extension DLLs to the Task Server computer and register them with regsvr32.exe.