K2 Server Configuration

The K2 Server Configuration screen allows the user to set the Host Service and Workflow Service ports, and the server name.

If a Client Tools Only installation is being performed, and you are not connecting to an existing environment, this panel will have 'Server Name' in place of 'Discovery Service Port' and no SPN or Service Start option.

Feature	Description
Host Service Port	Enter the Host Service Port Number (the default port is 5555)
Workflow Service Port	Enter the Workflow Service Port Number (the default port is 5252)
Server Name / Discovery Service Port	Enter the K2 server name / enter the discovery service port
Set K2 Host Service SPN	Select this if you want the Installer to set the K2 Host Server SPN
Set K2 blackpearl Service	Select this if you want the K2 blackpearl Service to be automatically started

What to do on this page

To configure the K2 Server:

	Select the appropriate K2 Server option for your installation scenario
	Click Next to proceed

Recommendation: When the K2 Server is run in console mode make sure to be logged in as the correct user and make use of the “Run as Administrator” option to ensure that the correct elevated privileges are utilized.

SQL Azure

If connecting to SQL Online, this panel will require you to select an Azure Encryption Certificate. Do so by clicking the Browse button and selecting the certificate to use.

Installs with on-premises SQL servers use SCSSO Key encryption, K2 basically tells SQL to make a certificate and a master key for that certificate and then uses that to encrypt the data in the SQL server. SQL on-line does not support this method so the user is asked for a certificate. The supplied certificate is used with a master key on the K2 Server to encrypt the data.

In order for data to be recovered in case of machine failure, K2 recommends keeping several secure backups of the certificate. K2 does not backup the certificate for you as this would result in it being saved in the database or saving it to disk.