MPE Server Setup Guide

Step 2 - Run SETUP

RUN SETUP

The SETUP program requires System Manager (SM) capabilities because it will create an account and group to contain the needed files.

The SETUP Main Menu appears:

1. Select any menu item by highlighting it and pressing [Return]. For help, press [f1].

To clear messages from the console to make SETUP's menus more readable, press [f7], Refresh.

2. Select 1. Create account structure and restore files.

If SETUP detects a valid production Omnidex registry file, ODXREG, it will not prompt for new codes and the existing production software will not be affected. The prompting sequence will skip to step 5 below.

If you currently have temporary licensing codes or are updating to a release which requires re-licensing, the prompts will continue as shown below.

3. The SETUP program prompts for the location of the Omnidex registry file.

Please enter the location of the OMNIDEX registry file at the following prompt.
Default location [PUB.SYS]:

Pressing [Return] creates the ODXREG registry file in the group and account where you logged on. (This should be PUB.SYS.) The presence of the system variable OMNIDEX_REG (e.g. SETVAR OMNIDEX_REG ‘ODXREG.PUB.DISC308’) will overwrite the default location.
The OMNIDEX registry file contains important information that allows for software functionality on this unique machine.

4. SETUP prompts you for the licensing information from the sticker affixed to the last page of this manual. Enter the licensing information at the appropriate prompt and press [Return]. For example:

Licensing code :McNnbsBpTMBYK
Activation key :MUMJ7M
Licensee Name :My company's name

Be certain to enter licensing information exactly as it appears on the sticker affixed to the last page of this manual. Type capital letters (like G) as such and lower case letters (like g) as such.

The license code determines the DISCvrr that SETUP creates based on the type of license for the software on the tape: DISC for production or DISC308 for update installations (where vrr is the OMNIDEX version).
SETUP creates the licensing file named ODXREG in the location you specified in step 3, above.

5. SETUP then shows you the name of the account to which it will restore the software. Highlight ( OK ) and press [Return] to continue with the installation. If you want to install to a different account, highlight ( CHG ACCT ), press [Return] and enter the account to which you want the software restored.

6. A menu appears, as shown below, that lets you select the storage device from which you are loading the OMNIDEX software.

1. DAT Tape (Device Class = DTAPE)
2. REEL Tape (Device Class = TAPE)
3. Cartridge Tape (Device Class = CTAPE)
4. Device 7 (LDEV 7)
5. Device 8 (LDEV 8)
6. Device 9 (LDEV 9)
7. Enter a Device Class or Number.
8. Return to the Main Menu.

Select the storage device, as defined on your system, where the OMNIDEX storage medium is mounted. When you press [Return], SETUP reports that it is restoring the DISC308 and all the required groups. This actually creates the DISC308 (or updates it if it already exists).

A window, which contains a bar graphic and a percentage value, shows the progress of the account structure creation.

Follow any instructions in the window at the top half of your screen. For example, when SETUP copies the software files, it tells you to check the console for a tape request.
Next, SETUP copies the software files onto your system. A window with a revolving cursor appears while the files are being restored. Wait for SETUP to issue further instructions.

7. If SETUP finds an existing XLOMNIDX in PUB.SYS, it displays a message to that effect in a dialog box.

a. To install OMNIDEX for production or as a first-time installation, choose ( OK ).

—or —

b. To install OMNIDEX so that you can test the new version before committing it to production, choose (Cancel).

If you overwrite XLOMNIDX.PUB.SYS, you must immediately convert all databases installed with previous releases of OMNIDEX version 3 to the latest version of OMNIDEX. This does not affect version 2 installations.

You cannot overwrite XLOMNIDX.PUB.SYS if it is currently active.

8. When OMNIDEX is loaded on your system, a message appears in a window at the top of your screen:

The DISC account structure has been successfully created. See the SETUPLST file for a listing of the restored files.

You can view the SETUPLST file and check it against the STORE listing that accompanies your software tape to verify that all files were copied successfully.
Press [f8] to exit the Create account structure and restore files menu. Then press [Return] at the Exit SETUP? screen to exit SETUP.

Once the media files are loaded, there will be several new files in the DOC group of the DISCvrr account. As of version 3.07.02, the following list of files are now kept in the doc directory of the distribution cd. If you did not receive your software on the cd format, you may request these files from the DISC Technical Support group.

Files removed:
files
fixes
nsfixes
versions

These files include patch information, fixes, new features and information previously contained in the Software Bulletin. See the README.DOC file for more details.

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