Blue Prism Installation Engineer study plan

Inventory every prerequisite category (OS, database engine, .NET/runtime components, IIS or web host role, certificate services, service accounts) and record the minimum supported version for each in a single checklist

Size the target deployment by estimating concurrent interactive clients, unattended digital workers, and peak transaction throughput, then convert those numbers into CPU, memory, and disk allocations

Draft the network topology showing application servers, database servers, load balancer, and required port directions between each tier

Identify the service account model (per-component vs shared) and list the OS-level rights each account will need

Configure the database server instance settings (collation, compatibility level, max degree of parallelism, tempdb sizing) required before any Blue Prism schema is created

Provision the empty database and dedicated SQL login, then verify the login has only the rights the installer needs

Confirm storage layout for data, log, and backup files and set a growth strategy that avoids autogrowth thrashing

Test connectivity from the prospective application server to the database using the same authentication mode the install will use

Walk through the schema creation process end to end in a lab, capturing each prompt and the value you supplied

Verify the resulting schema objects, required roles, and connection string parameters against your worksheet

Practice granting and revoking the runtime database permissions the application server account needs, then confirm the app still connects

Document a rollback path that returns the database to its pre-install state

Install the core application server component in the lab and record every prerequisite check the installer performs

Add at least one additional component (interactive client or unattended runtime) and confirm it registers correctly against the same database

Configure the connection settings for each component and verify they point to the intended environment

Capture service startup order and dependency behavior after a host reboot

Configure the authentication mode for the environment and map directory groups to application roles with least privilege

Create role assignments for administrator, developer, and runtime accounts, then test each by logging in and attempting a permitted and a forbidden action

Enable transport security with a valid certificate and confirm clients reject an untrusted connection

Record where credentials for service accounts are stored and who can retrieve them

Build a post-install validation script or checklist covering service health, database connectivity, license state, and component version parity

Deliberately break three things (stop a service, revoke a permission, expire a certificate) and record the exact symptom and the fix for each

Collect and interpret the primary log locations for installer, application, and database errors

Time how long a full validation pass takes so future maintenance windows can be sized

Perform a backup and restore of the database into a staging environment and verify the application connects to the restored copy

Execute a version upgrade in the lab, recording the required order of database upgrade versus component upgrade

Document a migration sequence for moving the application server to new hardware with minimal downtime

Write the maintenance calendar covering backups, log truncation, certificate renewal, and patch cadence

Rebuild the entire environment from your runbooks alone, without referring to vendor documentation, and log every gap you hit

Update the runbooks to close each gap found during the rebuild

Run a timed mock exam weighted toward domains 1 through 3 and review every missed item against your notes

Produce a final readiness summary listing residual risks and open questions for a senior engineer