Manual Organization

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This manual is arranged in the order of the main installation sequence. You complete the installation by following the chapters in order (skipping the chapters that do not apply to your server platform). Getting Started with Pervasive.SQL V8 is divided into the following sections:

Getting Ready to Install

• Chapter 1-Welcome to Pervasive.SQL

This chapter provides a basic introduction to Pervasive.SQL V8.

• Chapter 2-Preparing to Install Pervasive.SQL

This chapter discusses important preparations that you should undertake before attempting to install Pervasive.SQL V8.

• Chapter 3-Pervasive.SQL and Terminal Services

This chapter describes how to use Pervasive.SQL with Terminal Server Products.

Windows

• Chapter 4-Installing Pervasive.SQL with No Previous Installation

This chapter describes how to install Pervasive.SQL for the first time on Windows 2000 or Windows NT.

• Chapter 5-Upgrading Your Pervasive.SQL Installation

This chapter describes how to upgrade a previous version of Pervasive.SQL on Windows 2000 or Windows NT.

• Chapter 6-Network Settings for Server Engine on Windows

This chapter describes how to configure your network for use with the Server engine on Windows 2000 or Windows NT.

• Chapter 7-Application Configuration Scenarios

This chapter describes different application configurations for special scenarios.

NetWare

• Chapter 8-Installing Pervasive.SQL on NetWare

This chapter describes how to install the Pervasive.SQL server on NetWare.

• Chapter 9-Network Settings for Server Engine on NetWare

This chapter describes how to configure your network for use with the Server engine on NetWare.

• Chapter 10-Application Configuration on NetWare

This chapter describes different application configurations for special scenarios.

Linux

• Chapter 11-First-time Server Installation on Linux

This chapter describes how to install the Pervasive.SQL server on Linux.

• Chapter 12- Upgrade Installation Procedure for Linux

This chapter describes how to upgrade a previous version of Pervasive.SQL on Linux.

• Chapter 13 -Network Settings for Linux

This chapter describes how to configure your network for use with the Server engine on Linux.

• Chapter 14 -Application Configuration on Linux

This chapter describes different application configurations for special scenarios.

Client Requesters

• Chapter 15-Installing Pervasive.SQL Windows Requesters

This chapter explains how to install the client requesters to the workstations that connect to Pervasive.SQL Server engines.

• Chapter 17-Distributing the Pervasive Client

This chapter discusses ways of distributing the installation of the Pervasive.SQL client software across your network.

• Chapter 18-Client Network Configuration

This chapter describes how to configure your clients network settings for use with Server engines. It also offers implementation notes for specific operating systems.

After Installation

• Chapter 19-Connecting Clients to a Pervasive.SQL Database

This chapter describes how to connect to a server and display data from a table in the sample database.

• Chapter 20-Taking Full Advantage of Upgrade

This chapter describes how users upgrading from previous Pervasive products can utilize the Rebuild utility to take advantage of the latest MicroKernel features.

• Chapter 21-Troubleshooting After Installation

This chapter provides information on Pervasive.SQL tools that aid in diagnosing problems.

• Chapter 22 -Pervasive.SQL Resources and Contacts

Should you not find the answer to your problem, this chapter gives contact information for Pervasive.SQL support.

This manual also contains an index.