The ADABAS software must be installed by a user belonging to the usergroup 'ADMINISTRATOR'.
To install the software, proceed as follows:
1. Load the first installation disk and execute the installation program
Insert the first ADABAS disk into the drive and change to the corresponding drive at the DOS command prompt, e.g.:
A:
Call the ADABAS installation program "setup":
setup
2. Define DBROOT
The installation program first asks for the directory to which the ADABAS software is to be copied (DBROOT). Enter a valid path in the desired target drive, e.g.:
C:\ESD
The selected directory is automatically created. If the directory already exists, a warning is issued and the installation program asks whether the contents of the existing directory are actually to be overwritten.
In the ADABAS software dirctory DBROOT, the following files and subdirectories are created:
| %DBROOT%\README.eng | Text file containing information about the current version in English (analogously README.deu: information about the version in German) |
| %DBROOT%\pgm | Executable programs, analysis tools, precompilers, runtime libraries for the runtime environments of the kernel, the tool components, and TCP/IP |
| %DBROOT%\bin | Windows NT call files for the ADABAS programs |
| %DBROOT%\env | Messages and HELP files |
| %DBROOT%\lib | Libraries for the precompilers, CALL Interface |
| %DBROOT%\incl | Precompiler include files |
| %DBROOT%\demo\eng | Demonstration programs for the precompilers, QUERY, LOAD, and SQL with explanations in English (analogously: "%dbroot%\demo\deu" with explanations in German) |
| %DBROOT%\config |
Directory where the parameter files and the XUSER file are stored. |
| %DBROOT%\wrk | Default directory where the RUNDIRECTORY is created. The RUNDIRECTORY keeps the diagnose files and, in most cases, the devspaces of the currently used SERVERDB. |
3. Define the Installation Options
Before copying and decompressing the files, the following options can be chosen:
- Update system embedding automatically
When this option is activated, the installation program automatically updates the environment variables of the Windows NT system. Otherwise, the corresponding modifications must be made manually (see Section Manual Modifications to the System Environment Variables).
- Activate REMOTE SQL via TCP/IP
When this option is selected, it is possible to access SERVERDBs which are located on other computers within the network (REMOTE SQL), in addition to the local database.
In this case, it is mandatory that the TCP/IP software was successfully installed and configured.
If this option is not activated (default), only local database operation is possible.
REMOTE SQL can also be activated or deactivated at a later point in time (see Section Manually Activating/Deactivating REMOTE SQL). For example, REMOTE SQL must be activated or deactivated after a TCP/IP installation or deinstallation..
4. Option-dependent Requests
If REMOTE SQL has been activated, the directory of the TCP/IP file "services" must be specified as well, e.g.:
C:\WINNT35\SYSTEM32\DRIVERS\ETC\SERVICES
5. Copy and Decompress the ADABAS Programs and Files
All ADABAS programs and files are copied to the chosen DBROOT directory.
The installation program prompts for the next disk which must be inserted and confirmed.
6. Reboot the System
After successful termination of the installation program, the system must be rebooted so that the modifications made to the system environment variables become effective.
The installation of the ADABAS software is concluded now.