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 PSQL v9 Service Pack 2 Server.

Your operating system is supported by Pervasive PSQL v9 Service Pack 2 Server.

You have full administrator-level rights on the machine where you plan to install the product.

Your application vendor supports the Pervasive PSQL v9 Service Pack 2 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 PSQL, 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 PSQL v9 Service Pack 2:

Server - Windows

Intel 486 processor or higher.

At least 64 MB of free memory.

At least 90 MB of free space in the installation location, depending upon the installation options selected.

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.

Server - Linux

Intel 486 processor or higher.

Most Linux distributions with Kernel 2.4, Glibc 2.2, and RPM 4.

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.

At least 64 MB of free memory.

At least 25 MB of free space in the installation location.

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.

Client - Linux

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.

Pervasive PSQL Control Center (PCC) - Linux

Java Runtime Environment (JRE) Standard Edition.

Pervasive PSQL Server for Linux or Pervasive PSQL Client for Linux

JavaHelp - Linux

Java Runtime Environment (JRE) Standard Edition.

Network - Windows

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 PSQL v9 Service Pack 2. You need one or more servers and one Windows client machine for each of those servers to install Pervasive PSQL v9 Service Pack 2 remotely. NetWare can only be installed from a client machine.

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 PSQL v9 Service Pack 2. The README file for Pervasive PSQL v9 Service Pack 2 contains the list of supported operating systems and other software requirements.

You can access the README file from the root directory on the distribution media.

Support for Previously Released Pervasive PSQL Server Engines

Pervasive recommends that you use client requesters that are the same version as the database engine. If you choose, you may use a client requester that is an older version than the database engine with which it interacts. In some situations, depending on the type of SDK access method used by your application, an older version requester will not work with the database engine. Your application will be unable to communicate with the database engine. For those situations, you must use client requesters that are the same version as the database engine. See also Engine and Client Version Conflicts .

Client requesters that are a newer version than the database engine may or may not function correctly. Pervasive does not guarantee that newer versions of client requesters will function correctly with older versions of the engine. Therefore, Pervasive recommends that you avoid the use of newer version client requesters with an older engine.

Ensure Adequate Permissions

To install Pervasive PSQL v9 Service Pack 2 on a Windows 32-bit server platform, you must have full administrator-level rights on the machine where you will install Pervasive PSQL v9 Service Pack 2. For information on granting administrative rights, please refer to Pervasive PSQL 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 PSQL v9 Service Pack 2 engine version and mode that you want to install.

Schedule the Upgrade and Perform with Care

If installing the Pervasive PSQL v9 Service Pack 2 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.

You should install the server first and immediately upgrade all the client machines. That way, the client requesters are the same version as the database engine.

Installing to a Cluster

If you plan to install Pervasive PSQL 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 PSQL need to be adjusted if your configuration includes certain qualities. For example, the default settings need adjustment if you have:

Multiple network interface cards (NICs)

Files with Embedded Spaces

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, readme.htm. The README file contains late-breaking product news that could not be included as part of the JavaHelp documentation.

You can access the README file from the root directory on the distribution media.