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The Server Installation provides all required resources for preparing the database server and also for preparing the client software to be used by PCs to be connected to the server.

The Server Installation program can be found in the executable file ServerSetup.exe. The installation program can be used on any PC that has a connection to the database server. It's not necessary to run the installation program directly on the server.

After starting the installation program ServerSetup.exe you must provide the name of the server where the ZeeBORN Database Engine is installed on. With the Test button you can check if a connection can be established and if the server is ready for installation.

The installation process can be started by clicking on the Install button.

During the installation process the installation program performs the following tasks:

1.Uploading of database templates describing the required structure of database tables used by the ZeeBORN software.

2.Checking of already available database tables against the uploaded database templates and applying modifications to the already existing database tables, if necessary.

3.Uploading of shared resources (e.g. report layouts used creating printouts).

4.Uploading of the new client software to be used for updating all connected PCs.

The time required for the installation process highly depends on the amount of data already existing on the server and the number of changes to be applied to the existing data. If you a huge number of changes needs to be applied, it can take up to 30 minutes for installing the server resources.

Updates/Upgrades

If a newer version of the ZeeBORN software is released, just run the ServerSetup.exe of the new version and use the Upgrade command for performing an upgrade. The installation software automatically detects which previous version is installed on the database server and what tasks need to be executed for upgrading all involved components to the newest version.

Repair

If the setup program detects that the newest version is already installed on the server, you can still executed a Repair operation. Clicking on Repair will just re-upload all required resources to the server and will perform a database check if all database tables still have the required format. The Repair option won't delete any data that already exist on the server.