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This section applies specifically to the Zephyr Enterprise Server product. The information below is generally used to ensure that system administrators can install their new Zephyr Enterprise Server product instance on a Windows environment.This section provides step-by-step instructions for installing single node Zephyr Enterprise Server |
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on Windows.For multiple nodes clustered installation of Zephyr Enterprise or to use an external Database other than MySQL, please refer to the Zephyr Enterprise Data Center installation guide. |
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After installing the Zephyr Enterprise Server product, you can upgrade the product if need be. Please use the link provided below if you need to upgrade Zephyr Enterprise Server: |
Prerequisites
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- Review all system requirements thoroughly
- Ensure you have the license file (license.lic) as this will be required during the installation process. If you do not have this license file, please contact your Zephyr Account Manager or send an email to contact Zephyr Sales at sales@getzephyr.com
- Download required software
- Java: Java JDK 8u101 or higher
- Download from here
- Zephyr Enterprise Server 5.0 Windows Software
- Java: Java JDK 8u101 or higher
Installing Java
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- Follow Oracle's install instructions linked here
- Once installation is complete, set the environment variables and continue
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- the installation steps below
Installing Zephyr Enterprise Server
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Step 1:
. By double-clicking on the setup file, the following Welcome screen is seen
Step 2:
. A quick reminder will pop up on the Requirements requirements needed to install and run Zephyr successfully
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Step 3:
The 3. Review the mandatory acceptance of our Licensing Agreement before continuing.
- The installation will not proceed further if the terms of the license agreement are not
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- accepted
Step 4:
The 4. Select the destination location of where the Zephyr server needs to be installed.
- You should make sure that you have enough disk space on that specific drive
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Step 5: . Select the deployment optiontype. For
- For installation of Zephyr Enterprise Server, select "Server deployment" and continue to Step 6.
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- For installation of Zephyr Enterprise Data Center, reference the Installation of Zephyr Enterprise Data Center section.
Step 6:This steps allows the addition of a license file that you
6. Add the license file.
- You would have received the license file from Zephyr
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- Sales
Step 7a:
7a. Select one of the 2 types of Setup are possible - Standard or Custom.
- In the Standard installation,
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- there are predefined ports
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- used for running Zephyr. These ports are:
- Port 80 for running the Zephyr Server (standard http port)
- Port 8005 for running the Zephyr Server
- Port 37638 for running the Zephyr Database
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- Choose the Custom installation setup type if you have other applications using one or many of these ports
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- You choose to pick alternate ports for Zephyr (see
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- 7b)
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- Else, proceed to Step 8
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Step 7b: 7b. Simply enter a different port from the default port that was provided.
- This step allows you to customize the various ports if there
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- are conflicts with any existing applications.
Step 8a: . Select your MySQL Database location. Your options are to select the embedded
- You can select Embedded MySQL which will install the database on the same server
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- If you selected the Embedded MySQL database, no further database set up is required; proceed to Step 9.
Step 8b:
- You can select VM where your Zephyr Enterprise Server is being installed on.
- You can select an external installation of MySQL.
8b. If you selected an external MySQL database, you will need to provide a username and password which the Username, Password and the Database URL along with the Database Driver File Location.
- Zephyr Enterprise Server will use to read/write data to
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- the database
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- Once this information is entered, test the connection to the external MySQL database by clicking the "Test Connection" button
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tep 9:
. This step allows the customization of the Program Group name ("Zephyr" is the default) as well as the options for creating Windows Desktop and Quick Launch shortcuts.
Step 10:
. Files are now copied and various services are started
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Step 11:
. At the end of that process, the Zephyr Enterprise Server installation is complete and allows for the Zephyr Desktop to be immediately launched.
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Zephyr needs a couple of environment variable set once you have the JDK installed. You can set the variables this way to allow it to persist through reboot.
Setting up PATH in Windows (steps might vary with Windows version): 1. Click Start> Control Panel> System
2. Click Advanced>
- Click Start > Control Panel > System
- Click Advanced > Environment Variables
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- Scroll through the fields until you find PATH
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- Add the location of the bin folder of the install for PATH in System variables (do not delete the existing value, just add to the beginning of it).
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A typical path is: C:\Program Files\Java\JDK_1.8.0_<version>\bin
Setting up JAVA_HOME in Windows (steps might vary with Windows version): 1. Click Start> Control Panel> System
2. Click Advanced>
- Click Start > Control Panel > System
- Click Advanced > Environment Variables
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- Scroll through the fields until you find JAVA_HOME, if it's not present Add it to the System variables.
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- Add the location of the JDK root folder to the value of JAVA_HOME in System variables.
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A typical path is: C:\Program Files\Java\JDK_1.8.0_<version>
Links
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