Rundown Broker installation using a UI Wizard (MSI installer)

Installation Scenario

This page guides you through the installation of the Rundown Broker on a local computer using the UI Wizard provided by a Windows MSI Setup program.

The installation with a UI is particularly useful for a first-time installation on a local computer. It offers extensive support for parameter validation and connection checks. For example, combo boxes are populated with valid values only, and clear error messages are provided when incorrect information, such as credentials, is entered.

Installation Instructions

Setup Folder

RundownBrokerSetup.exe, RundownBrokerSetup.msi, the .Net 8.0 Runtime (x64) are required for installing Rundown Broker with the Wizard.

We recommend to copy the complete installation folder (Setup) into a local directory, because access to mounted network drives may conflict with elevated privileges required during the installation process.
Double click on RundownBrokerSetup.exe to start the Rundown Broker setup

In case the setup fails and there is no obvious reason, a log file can help to diagnose the problem. To enable logging see https://davidsystems.atlassian.net/wiki/x/L4D4OQ

User Account Control

(1) Click Yes (or Ok in some versions of Windows) to confirm the User Account Control dialog.
UAC dialog

Main Installation

The setup proceeds with the main installation

On the Welcome dialog, click the (2) Next> button
Welcome dialog

Prerequisites (optional)

If prerequisites are not met, the Prerequisites dialog is displayed

On the Prerequisites dialog, click the (3) Next> button.
Prerequisites dialog

Welcome Dialog

On the Welcome dialog, click the (4) Next> button.
Welcome dialog

Installation Folder

On the Select Installation Folder dialog, click the (5) Next> button.
Select Installation Folder dialog

Service Logon Information

On the Logon Information dialog enter the credentials under which the Rundown Broker will run. If you leave (6) User Name, Domain and Password empty the service will start using the LocalSystem account. Choosing a specific user to run the service is useful if the service needs access to files, directories, network shares, and mounted network drives, which usually depends on user rights.
Leave Domain field empty if you want to use a local user account.
Service Logon Information dialog
If the installation completes successful and if Start Rundown Broker service after installation checkbox is checked, Rundown Broker service will start at the end of the installation.
Click the (7) Next> button to check the credentials. While checking, the text Testing Service Logon credentials… is displayed.
If the credentials are not valid, an red error text Password does not match or Invalid User Name is displayed. If the credential check fails, the setup can not be continued.

DPE credentials

DPE service connection is required for creating the DPE token used for authentication.

Enter (8) DPE URL, User Name and Password as DPE credentials
DPE credentials dialog
After clicking the (9) Next> button, the connection to the URL and the credentials are checked, indicated by blue text Testing DPE credentials….
If the credentials are not valid, an red error text URL is not reachable, Invalid DPE URL or Invalid user name or Password is displayed. If the credential check fails, the setup can not be continued.

ROAD service

On the ROAD service dialog enter a valid (10) ROAD URL to a running ROAD service. If you leave the Default ROAD URL is http://localhost:11003
ROAD Service dialog
After clicking the (11) Next> button, the connection to the ROAD service is checked, indicated by blue text Testing ROAD service URL ….
If the URL is not valid, an red error text URL is not reachable, Invalid ROAD URL or Error is displayed. If the connection check fails, the setup can not be continued.

Ready to Install

On the Ready to Install dialog, (12) click on the Install button
Ready to Install dialog

Finish dialog

After the installation process, (13) click on the Finish button.
Finish dialog
Keep the Launch Rundown Configurator check box checked to start the Rundown Configurator after the installation. The Rundown Configurator should be used to configure the connection to the BCS Service and specify which Shows should be processed (see Rundown Broker | ROAD-Based-Rundown-Configurations).