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Installation Checklist
This section provides you with a checklist to prepare you for installation. Please use this checklist as a guide for a successful installation.
Quick Checklist
Each of the following bullet points is described in more detail in the sections that follow.
- Your system hardware meets the minimum requirements (listed later in this chapter) to install Pervasive.SQL V8 Server.
- Your operating system is supported by Pervasive.SQL V8 Server.
- You have full administrator-level rights on the machine where you plan to install the product.
- Your application vendor supports the Pervasive.SQL V8 engine.
- Schedule the upgrade appropriately and perform the installation with care.
- Licenses for older versions of the product cannot be migrated up.
- Read the README file for important, late-breaking warnings and information.
- If you are installing a downloaded version of Pervasive.SQL, do not place the install file in a location that is listed in the PATH environment variables, as this can cause issues with file copying during install. Place the setup files in a location such as the Windows TEMP directory.
Check the Hardware Requirements
You must have the following to install Pervasive.SQL V8:
Server - Windows
- Intel 486 processor or higher.
- At least 64 MB of free memory.
- At least 80 MB of free space in the installation location, depending upon the installation options selected.
- Installations for each of the Pervasive.SQL clients. See Chapter 17, Installing Pervasive.SQL Windows Requesters for more information on client installations.
- Online documentation.
Server - NetWare
- Intel 486 processor or higher.
- At least 64 MB of free memory.
- At least 15 MB of free disk space for the server components. For the client installation, you need up to an additional 80 MB for the following components:
- Installations for the client setup. See Chapter 17, Installing Pervasive.SQL Windows Requesters for more information on client installations.
- Online documentation
Server - Linux
Note
Due to recent trends in the rapid development of the Linux operating environment, please refer to the Pervasive Software web site for the latest information concerning the list of supported platforms.
Client - Windows
- Intel 486 processor or higher.
- At least 10 MB of free memory (more is recommended).
- Up to 30 MB of free space in the installation location, depending upon the installation options selected.
- DOS only: DOS 5.0 or greater with 1MB hard disk space, 640 KB RAM.
Network - NT
- You must have a properly functioning network consisting of one or more servers connected to one or more clients using network cabling and hubs.
Network - NetWare
- You must have a properly functioning network to install Pervasive.SQL V8. You need one or more servers and one Windows client machine for each of those servers to install Pervasive.SQL V8 remotely. NetWare can only be installed from a client machine.
Linux System Requirements
You must have the following to install Pervasive.SQL on Linux:
Client - Linux
- Windows 98/ME , Windows NT 4.0 (SP6a or later), Windows 2000, or Windows XP.
- At least 10 MB of free memory (more is recommended).
- Up to 30 MB of free space in the installation location, depending upon the installation options selected.
Network - Linux
- You must have a functioning network consisting of one or more servers connected to one or more clients using network cabling and hubs.
- TCP/IP protocol must be used and configured properly, because other protocols (such as IPX/SPX) are not supported with Linux.
Check the Software Requirements
Your operating system (and, optionally, version of Internet Explorer for Windows platforms) must be supported by Pervasive.SQL V8. The Pervasive.SQL V8 products are supported on the following:
Server Engines:
- Windows 2000
- Windows NT 4.0 (SP6a or later)
- NetWare 4.2, 5.0, 6.0, 6.5, or later
- Linux distribution with Kernel 2.4, Glibc 2.2, and RPM 4
Client Environments:
- Windows XP/2000 (supports DOS, Win16, Win32 applications)
- Windows NT 4.0 (SP6a or later)
- Windows 98/ME
- Windows 2000 Terminal Services
- Citrix Metaframe
- DOS 5.0 or higher
Workgroup Engines:
Other Requirements on Windows Platforms:
Internet Explorer 5.01 is required only for the utilities and online documentation. You need Internet Explorer 4.01 SP2 or greater to install the Pervasive.SQL Server engine. See also the Pervasive.SQL README file for a list of Internet Explorer versions that may cause formatting and display problems with the online documentation and Pervasive System Analyzer.
Support for Previously Released Pervasive.SQL Server Engines
Pervasive.SQL V8 client components support the following previously released Pervasive server engines:
- Btrieve Server v6.15 (NetWare, Windows NT)
- Pervasive.SQL v7.0 (NetWare, Windows NT)
- Pervasive.SQL 2000 v7.5 (NetWare, Windows NT/2000)
- Pervasive.SQL 2000i v7.94 (NetWare, Windows NT/2000, Linux)
See the Application Migration Guide, available online at
http://www.pervasive.com/library/index.asp?_shownode=MIG, for more information.Ensure Adequate Permissions
To install Pervasive.SQL V8 on Windows XP/2000 or Windows NT, you must have full administrator-level rights on the machine where you will install Pervasive.SQL V8. For information on granting administrative rights, please refer to Pervasive.SQL User's Guide.
Verify Compatibility of Vendor Applications
Contact your application vendor or review the documentation provided by your vendor to ensure that they support the Pervasive.SQL V8 engine version and mode that you want to install.
Schedule the Upgrade and Perform with Care
If installing the Pervasive.SQL V8 Server edition, the installation and upgrade should be performed during a period of low use.
As with any significant software installation, be sure to back up any important files on the target hard drive, including data files, before you begin the installation.
Pervasive's upgrade and support policy dictates that you should always use requesters that are the same version as or newer than your Server engine. Based on this policy, Pervasive testing may not uncover all issues when using older requesters against newer engines. Thus, Pervasive recommends that you upgrade your requesters along with your server engine.
Whether you install the server or the requester(s) first depends on the mechanics of your site. If, during your system down time, you can install the requesters to all the machines that need them, then you should install the server first and immediately upgrade all the client machines. If you need to upgrade the clients at a different time than the server, and your users need access to the system between these times, you should use a different approach.
One method you can use is to install the Pervasive.SQL server on a test machine. Then, when you install the new requesters, you can give the Pervasive System Analyzer (PSA) the location of the test server to verify the successful client installation. Once the client installation is complete, your applications will use the new requesters against your production server until it is time to upgrade the production server engine.
Installing to a Cluster
If you plan to install Pervasive.SQL to a clustered environment using either Microsoft Cluster Service or NetWare Cluster Services, please read the following in Advanced Operations Guide: Server High-Availability Support .
Check for Special Configuration Issues
Some default setting in Pervasive.SQL need to be adjusted if your configuration includes certain qualities. For example, the default settings need adjustment if you have:
Please review Configuration for Special Installation Situations for these or other relevant issues, especially if you encounter problems after installation.
Read the README file
Pervasive Software strongly recommends that you read the information contained in the README file. This file contains important product news that could not be included in the product documentation but is essential to your installation and use of the product release.
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