Before You Begin

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This section contains information with which you need to be familiar to successfully install Pervasive.SQL V8.

Before installing Pervasive.SQL V8, begin by reviewing the following documents:

• Chapter 2, Preparing to Install Pervasive.SQL - This chapter provides important information, including system requirements and platform specific notes, relevant to your operation.
• "What's New in Pervasive.SQL V8" - This document is included in your product package and contains information regarding the latest features and enhancements in this release.
• README - This file is located on the distribution media and contains late-breaking product news that could not be included in the product documentation. The file is available in text and HTML formats.

Platform Notes for Windows

This section contains installation information specific to the Windows platform.

• To install Pervasive.SQL for Windows, you must have full administrator-level rights on the machine where you will install the product. You need administrative rights to make the client installation directories available to your workstations.
• If you want your individual client machines to install the requester portion of the installation from the server, you must give the clients permission to access the client installation folders, which are part of the Pervasive server install. The default location for these install programs is C:\PVSW\CLIENTS.
• If you use the Advanced Power Management of the operating system, disable it while upgrading to Pervasive.SQL V8. The power management can cause a Pervasive.SQL installation to fail if the server is suspended during the install.

Installation Tips

• When installing Pervasive.SQL V8 for the first time on a system, Setup will check if all of the needed system files meet the minimum requirements. In some cases, these files are locked by the operating system and a reboot is required before Setup can continue. The following dialog box is displayed if this is the case.

   
  Figure 4-1    Pervasive.SQL V8 Setup Reboot Required

Click Yes to reboot the system. Setup is then automatically restarted.

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Caution
You must reboot your system if you encounter this message. If you do not reboot your system, Setup will encounter failures during engine and utilities configuration.

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If you have any trouble with the following installation, see Chapter 21, Troubleshooting After Installation.