Step 1: Download the required files  

1. Go to the VitalSigns Download Page.
2. Locate the VitalSigns 4.2 - New Install (latest version) link and click to open.
3. Download VitalSignsPrerequisites__Mongo_2012(64-bit).exe, located underneath Run this one first....
4. Download AllInOneNew_VS_Mongo_42.exe, located underneath Run this file...
5. Locate the Feature Enablers (latest version) link and click to open.

6. Download the feature enablers that relate to what you want to monitor.

   For example:

   To monitor Domino, you will need the Domino enabler.

Step 2: Execute the appropriate installers

1. Open the folder where the files downloaded in the previous step are located.
2. Run VitalSignsPrerequisites__Mongo_2012(64-bit).exe as Administrator.
   1. Follow the instructions of the Install Wizard

3. Open up the Windows Services panel and check to see if MongoDB is installed as a service, and if it it is installed, make sure it is running.

   If MongoDB is not installed as a service, paste the following into an Administrator Command prompt:

   "C:\Program Files\MongoDB\Server\3.2\bin\mongod.exe" --config "C:\Program Files\MongoDB\Server\3.2\mongod.cfg" --install

   
   

   If MongoDB was not installed onto the C drive, please replace "C" with the letter of the drive that MongoDB was actually installed on.

   "D:\Program Files\MongoDB\Server\3.2\bin\mongod.exe" --config "D:\Program Files\MongoDB\Server\3.2\mongod.cfg" --install

   
   

4. Run AllInOneNew_VS_Mongo_42.exe as Administrator.

   1. Follow the instructions of the Install Wizard.

      If you are not setting up a VitalSigns High Availability (HA) environment, please select Next with the default selections
      If you are setting up VitalSigns HA, then you need to decide if this is the primary node (the one which will host the front end) or a secondary node (which will perform monitoring only).

5. Enable security in MongoDB by adding a password.

   In a Command Prompt, select the drive letter MongoDB is installed under by typing the letter of the drive, then a colon, like this:
   C:      or      D:

   Then, navigate to the MongoDB folder by pasting the following into the prompt:

   cd \Program Files\MongoDB\Server\3.2\bin

   ---

   Then paste in the following code:

   mongo
   use vitalsigns
   db.createUser( { user: "vsadmin",
   pwd: "V1talsign$",
   roles: [ { role: "readWrite", db: "vitalsigns" }]
   })
   exit

6. In the File Explorer locate the MongoDB folder here:
   \Program Files\MongoDB\Server\3.2
   
   1. Open mongod.cfg using Notepad or Notepad++

   2. Paste this line onto the end of the file:

      security:
      	authorization: enabled

   3. Save the file.

Step 3: Required Manual Steps

Assign full access rights to machine.config files (there are two) to the user Network Service

Set the Application Pool to Unmanaged Code and delete the default website

Unlock IIS Handlers