RC-E User Manual
Installation and Removal
Install Management Server
If upgrading
from a previous version of RC-E, make sure you read the upgrade information (see "Upgrade from
Previous Version" on page 28).
If you plan to run
OnSSI Federated Architecture
, make sure to read about important prerequisites for running OnSSI
Federated Architecture (see "OnSSI Federated Architecture Overview" on page 173).
Read the End User License Agreement on the Product License Sheet (enclosed with the software DVD) before
installing any part of RC-E.
Your RC-E installation process begins with the installation of the RC-E management server software. The
management server is the center of your OnSSI RC-E installation.
Prerequisites
Windows Installer 4.5 - only on Windows Server 2003
Before installing RC-E, it is important that you install Windows Installer 4.5. You can download the Windows
Installer 4.5 (see http://www.microsoft.com/downloads - http://www.microsoft.com/downloads) from this link:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads
(see http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/ -
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/
).
SQL Server
The management server requires access to a relational database. Later in this installation process you must
choose between using an existing SQL Server on the network (
Administrator rights
on the SQL Server are
required) or setting up a SQL Server Express Edition (a lightweight, yet powerful, version of a full SQL server)
on the management server computer itself.
Whichever SQL solution you choose, make sure to have Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 Service Pack 1
installed on the management server computer running the SQL Server Express Edition (even though
Microsoft .NET Framework 4.0 is already installed)
or
the separate server running the existing SQL Server.
See also System Requirements (on page 9).
Which SQL Server type is right for our organization?
The SQL Server Express Edition is easy to install
and prepare for use, and will often suffice for systems with less than 500 cameras. However, if you plan to
perform frequent/regular backups of your database, using an existing SQL Server on the network is
recommended (
Administrator rights
on the SQL Server are required). For large installations, such as
installations with 500 cameras or more, using an existing SQL Server on the network is always
recommended.
Windows Server 2003 Fix
If you use Windows Server 2003 it is recommended to install this supported fix (see
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/925336 - http://support.microsoft.com/kb/925336) for Windows Server 2003
before starting: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/925336 (see http://support.microsoft.com/kb/925336 -
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/925336). Otherwise, the installation of your management server might fail due
to Microsoft Windows Installer process having insufficient contiguous virtual memory to verify that the .msi
package or the .msp package is correctly signed.
The following steps assume that Ocularis Base has already been installed and licensed and the Base
Component Installation web page is accessible from the machine where the RC-E Management Server is to
be installed.
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