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Installing the SI Server

Remarks

 

Review the supported environments for SI.

 

Check out our hardware/software requirements.

 

Check out the SI Release Notes.

Info/Rules

 

The SI Server houses your licensing/user information, Catalog, Projects, and any other shared data like Custom Reports, Queries, etc.

 

The SI Server will be installed on one machine on your network (or on the cloud).

 

The SI Server must be installed on Windows, there is no Mac version of SI. If using a Mac, you will need to install on Windows in either in Bootcamp, Parallels, or VMWare.

 

The SI Client can be installed on the same machine as your SI Server.

Steps

 

Run the SIServer.exe file you downloaded from D-Tools.

 

Click the [Install SI Server] button. If any pre-requisite software is required, you will be prompted to install them, do this. Your SI Server machine must have an internet connection for this as the pre-reqs will be downloaded from D-Tools.

 

Once the pre-reqs are installed, the D-Tools SI Server Setup wizard will open, click [Next >]:

 

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Next you will verify that you have run all of your Windows updates. Just do it.

 

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Scroll down and read the SLA, click the "I accept..." box and click [Install]:

 

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When finished installing, click [Close] and the Server Configuration Wizard will open:

 

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Server Configuration

 

You must also configure your SI Server. You have two options when configuring your SI Server: Express and Custom. We recommend using the Express option which is detailed below, for details on the Custom configuration click here.

 

Express Configuration

 

The Express configuration option will automatically install SQL Server 2012 Express and create the default instance DTOOLSSIX.

 

Note: If you cancel the SI Server Configuration Wizard at any time, SI will not function. To re-initiate the SI Server Configuration you can manually run the following file: C:\Program Files (x86)\D-Tools\SIX\Server\SIServerConfigurationWizard.exe

Steps

 

  1. When the SCW opens, click the [Express] button:

 

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  1. You will be shown a summary of the default settings, including the built-in Admin User Name, change if you wish. Set a password and enter your email address. Passwords must be 12 characters in length and contain at least one uppercase character, one lowercase letter, a number, and a funky symbol.  Click [Next>]:

 

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You will be sent an email to the email address provided with your administrator login credentials once the SCW has completed.

 

  1. You will now see a summary of your configuration information. Click [Next>]:

 

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SQL Server 2012 Express will download and install. When finished, click the Finish button:

 

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If this is your first time configuring the SI Server, you will be prompted whether or not you would like to download a sample database. This is optional.

 

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If you decide to download the sample database, you will then be prompted to choose which database to install (only one option shown below). Click the "Download Now" link:

 

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In the event that a previous database is detected, you will see the following prompt. When configuring for the first time you won't see this warning. This is just here to protect existing users from overwriting their existing data.

 

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Once configuration has completed, click [Finish]:

 

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Now you can install SI Clients on all machines where you will want to use SI.

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