Installation Guide: Auto-installation Package
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System Requirements
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OS / Platforms
actiTIME Auto-installation package supports MS Windows platform only.
The following versions are supported: 2003, XP, 2k, NT 4.0 SP6 and Vista.
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Databases
actiTIME Auto-installation package supports both MS Access and MySQL databases.
The database to use is selected during the installation.
System requrements depend on the database you are going to use:
Installing actiTIME
You will need local administrator privileges to install actiTIME.
To install actiTIME Auto-installation package run the installer on the target computer
and follow the instructions you will be provided with.
After the installation login as user 'admin' with password 'manager' to configure system users.
You should review your firewall settings (if you have one) after the installation and
open the port that you configured during the installation of actiTIME for remote access.
Starting/Stopping actiTIME
You will need local administrator privileges to initiate actiTIME startup and shutdown.
To start actiTIME:
- Double click on the "Start actiTIME" desktop shortcut, OR
- Choose "Start actiTIME" menu option (from the "actiTIME" menu group), OR
- Start actiTIME service from the services management console
To stop actiTIME:
- Double click on the "Stop actiTIME" desktop shortcut, OR
- Choose "Stop actiTIME" menu option (from the "actiTIME" menu group), OR
- Stop actiTIME service from the services management console
If an error occurs during the startup / shutdown sequence, review the event log for presence of
additional information about the error.
Uninstalling actiTIME
You will need local administrator privileges to uninstall actiTIME.
To uninstall actiTIME choose the "Uninstall actiTIME" menu option or launch actiTIME uninstallation
from the standard "Add or Remove Programs" dialog.
Note: actiTIME database will not be removed after the uninstallation.
Repairing actiTIME installation
You will need local administrator privileges to repair actiTIME installation.
To repair actiTIME installation, launch the actiTIME Auto-installation package installer,
choose the "Repair / Reconfigure" option and follow the instructions provided.
Note: before starting the repair procedure, make sure that the services management
console is closed.
Upgrading actiTIME from a previous version
You can upgrade your existing actiTIME installation using the actiTIME Auto-installation package
only if your existing actiTIME installation is on the Windows platform.
We have done our best to ensure that your data stays safe.
However, to avoid any risk of data loss, we suggest that you back up your database before the upgrade.
You can find the back-up instructions here:
http://www.actitime.com/db_conversion/backupdb.html
You will need local administrator privileges to upgrade actiTIME.
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Upgrading actiTIME installed using Auto-installation Package
To upgrade actiTIME installation, launch the actiTIME Auto-installation package installer
on the target computer and follow the instructions you will be provided with.
Note: before starting the upgrade procedure, make sure that the services management
console is closed.
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Upgrading actiTIME installed using Custom Installation Package
You can upgrade actiTIME installed using Custom Installation Package
only if it is configured to use MS Access database
The actiTIME Auto-installation package includes all the software required to run the actiTIME web application.
Among other it includes preconfigured servlet container. Therefore it is not recommended to
upgrade using this package if there are special requirements for the web server and servlet
container configuration, such as HTTPS support, basic authentication, integration with Apache or
IIS web server, etc. In this case consider upgrade using a custom installation package.
To upgrade actiTIME the following steps should be performed:
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Shutdown the actiTIME web application
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Make sure that you do not have MS Access running with actiTIME database file opened in it
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Launch actiTIME Auto-installation package installer
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Follow the installation instructions to the Database configuration screen
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On the Database configuration screen choose the option "Copy data from the existing database"
and specify there the path to the existing actiTIME database file
(in most cases this path will be detected and prefilled automatically)
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Click the "Next" button and continue actiTIME setup
The Installer will create a new database file and copy data into it from the existing actiTIME database.
Your old database file will not be modified.
Please note that you should not try to run your old actiTIME installation after the upgrade
because the ODBC driver will be configured to use the new database file
and the old version of actITIME is incompatible with the new database file format.
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