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PlateSpin Portability Suite 8.1 Installation Guide
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Do one of the following:
(Conditional) If you are using a local database server included in your Portability Suite
software distribution (default option), leave the default selection
(local)\PORTABILITYSUITE
in the drop-down list and leave the default
sa
credentials. If
you subsequently move your Portability Suite database instance or change your SQL
Server password, you must reset the Portability Suite database connection settings. See
Knowledge Base article Q21119 (http://support.platespin.com/kb2/
article.aspx?id=21119)
.
(Conditional) If you are using a remote database server, click
Browse
to select from a list
of available database servers in the network. Specify the database in the following format:
database_server\database_instance_name
6
Click
Validate Server
to validate your database credentials for the selected database server.
7
Click
Next
and follow the on-screen instructions.
The installation program installs and prepares the Portability Suite Server software to run.
NOTE:
This process might take several minutes to complete.
1.4.4 Installing the Portability Suite Client
You have two installation options for the Portability Suite Client:
Installing the Client from within the Installation Launcher:
Use this option to install the
Client on the same host with your Portability Suite Server immediately after the completion of
the Server installation.
or
Downloading the Client from your Portability Suite Server:
Use this option to install the
Client on a remote host using a Web browser at any time after the completion of the Server
installation.
To install the Portability Suite Client from within the Installation Launcher:
1
Complete the Server installation. See
“Installing the Portability Suite Server” on page 15
.
2
In the Installation Launcher window, click
Install Client
and follow the on-screen instructions.
The installation program installs and configures the Portability Suite Client, preparing it to run.
