1.1 Appendix A – Installation and Technical Requirements
In this
manual, the name of your server must be typed in the place of \\server where
this appears.
BiblioTECH
may come pre-installed. If it isn’t then here is what to do:
Technical
Requirements: Background
BiblioTECH
(with the exception of the Standalone Stocktaking Modules that are Windows 3.1
compatible by design allowing them to run on a minimalist portable computer) is
100% 32 bit code. It is written mostly with Delphi 3 Client Server but also
includes sections written in Assembly Language (the backup routines, the Search
routines etc). As such, BiblioTECH runs on Windows 95 or Windows NT 4.
BiblioTECH
runs in one of three different modes depending on which module is being used:
Standalone
Mode. Standard
Search: this module runs as a standalone program not dependent on the network.
If the network is operational it checks periodically (about every 10 minutes)
to see whether an updated Search Table is available. If it is, a yellow
"Update Available" button flashes. If the network is unavailable then
it runs using the last downloaded copy of the Search Tables.
Web
(Internet) Mode. In
conjunction with Microsoft Internet Information Server version 3 (MS IIS V3) -
a web server supplied free with Microsoft NT version 4, or Microsoft Personal
Web server (a free Windows 95 product), BiblioTECH , provides a Web publishing service
either on the WWW or on your local intranet. This requires Microsoft Internet
Explorer version 3.01 (another free product) or later or 100% compatible.
Networked
Mode. All modules
other than Search require a full time reliable connection to the server’s data
tables. Even on the server, this connection is via UNC (universal naming
convention). If you map a drive and run one of the modules via a direct drive
mapping as soon as it initialises the module will switch to UNC.
Technical
Requirements
Server:
Installation requires Administrator privileges – you need to log onto the
server as an administrator to install BiblioTECH on the server.
Network
Mode: work-stations must be able to access the server using UNC network
connections
Web Mode:
MS IIS V3 must be installed on a NT server (MS IIS V3 requires NT 4 Service
Pack 3). The WWW server SCRIPTS alias must point to the
\\server\bt$\InetPub\Scripts folder or the files in this folder must be copied
to the existing SCRIPTS folder. To enable BiblioTECH graphics on the browsers, the
SCRIPTS folder must have READ access enabled (in addition to EXECUTE access).
WorkStations:
the UserID used during installation must have read/write access to the
\\server\bt$ structures and must have local administrator rights to the
workstation. The UserID used when running BiblioTECH must be able to read/create/write
to directories under \\server\bt$ and on the local C:\ drive and be able to
read/update and create entries in the system Registry.
Un-Installing
requires permission to delete entries in the system registry as well.
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Workstation Minimum |
Workstation Recommended |
Server Minimum |
Server Recommended |
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Operating System |
Windows 95 or NT 4 |
Windows 95 or NT workstation |
Windows 95 or NT 4 server with Service Pack 4 |
NT 4 server with Service Pack 4 |
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Processor |
486 |
Pentium 166+ |
486 |
Pentium 200+ |
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Memory (Mb) |
16 |
64 |
32 (small School) 128 (larger School) |
256+ |
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Access |
Network Access via UNC Web Mode: TCP/IP |
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Network Access via UNC Web Mode: TCP/IP |
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Disk Space |
20 Mb on C:\ |
20 Mb on C:\ |
20 Mb on C:\ and 500 Mb |
50 Mb on C:\ 1000 Mb on a NTFS drive |
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Virtual Memory |
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200 Mb |
400 Mb |
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Video |
VGA 640x480x16 |
Super VGA 800x600x64K |
VGA 640x480x16 |
Super VGA 800x600x64K |
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Video |
Small Fonts |
Small Fonts |
Small Fonts |
Small Fonts |
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Security: General |
Access to network via UNC Right to Read & Modify registry Right to write, modify, create & delete to c:\BTech folder Right to Modify Time Right to add Fonts
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Access to network via UNC Full rights to access registry Full Access to C:\ drive and \\server\bt$
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Security: Profile Restrictions - if executable profile restrictions are used on WorkStations |
All: LAUNCHER.EXE WSSETUP.EXE Search: BTSEARCH.EXE Circulation: CIRC32.EXE Materials: BOOKS32.EXE Patrons: PATR32.EXE Utilities: UTIL32.EXE Reports: REPORT32.EXE Manual: ACRORD32.EXE Un-Install: UNINSTALL.EXE |
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Printing |
A4 paper settings |
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A4 paper settings |
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1.1.1
Server
Installation
BiblioTECH needs Windows 95 or Windows NT 4
(or later) for the Server. The Server is the computer used to store the BiblioTECH data tables and executables. BiblioTECH will work on a plain (vanilla)
Windows 95 or NT 4 install. We recommend you use NTFS rather than FAT formatted
drives.
Insert the
BiblioTECH CD-ROM: the
setup program should start automatically. If it does not then use Explorer to
run setup.exe in the root directory of the CD-ROM. For example, if your CD-ROM
is drive d:\ then run d:\setup.exe
Select the
Server Install/Upgrade button
You will
need to enter your School Name and Registration Key.
The Server
Install routines will ask for a local drive to install to: navigate to your
preferred location.
The Install
routines will create a directory at the root of this drive called \Library and
share it with the sharename bt$. For example, if you specify drive f:\ on a
server named SERVER_1, BiblioTECH will create a directory: f:\Library and a share of \\SERVER_1\bt$. All
access to this directory – even during installation, is via UNC. This sharename
is "invisible" that is, it does not appear in network neighbourhood.
You are STRONGLY ADVISED not to disclose its existence for
security reasons.
If the Web
Server Code does not self install then consider the following:-
1.1.2
Manual
Web Code Install
To manually
install the BiblioTECH Web Components:
1. Locate
the Web Server Folders - what you need is the location of the Web servers
Scripts and WWWRoot folders.
- refer to MS documentation
However, the following brief
descriptions should suffice:
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Method 1 - for MSIIS V3: use the Internet
Service Manager
o
For example, using
MSIIS V3: use: ÿ Start à Programs à Microsoft Internet Server (Common)
à Internet Service Manager.
Select the WWW service, choose Properties à Service Properties select the
Directories tab. The Scripts alias should tell you where the Scripts directory
is. The default is C:\InetPub\scripts
o
then locate the WWW
service/properties scripts folder, The default is C:\InetPub\WWWRoot
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Method 2 - for MSIIS V4: use the Internet
Service Manager
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Start the
Internet Service Manager
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Select the Web Server
(usually the default one)
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In the right pane will
be the paths to the two folders:
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Method 3 - for MSIIS: use the Registry
o
ÿ Start à Run: type regedit and press [Enter] the folders are at
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\ Services\W3SVC\Parameters\Virtual
Roots
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key name is '/SCRIPTS'
value usually is C:\InetPub\scripts,,204
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key name is '/' value
usually is C:\InetPub\wwwroot,,201
2. Stop the
Web Server (if it is running)
o
NT:
- ÿ Start à Settingsà Control Panelà Services
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Select World Wide Web
Publishing Service: Stop
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Win95/98
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- use the Personal Web
Server Tray Icon or Control Panel Applet
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if the WWW service
won't stop (ie it has crashed) you need to re-boot
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if the WWW won't work
at all then
o
check TCP-IP is
installed with a static TCP-IP address bound to the network card
o
re-install the Web
Server preferably from original MS disks
- (a). remove the Web
Server
- (b). remove the WWW
default user in USER MANAGER: IUSER_MachineName
- (c). re-boot
- (d). add the Web
Server back in
3. Copy
Files:
- from
\Library\InetPub\Scripts\SearchWWW.dll to Scripts folder from (1) above
- from
\Library\InetPub\BT\*.* to WWWRoot\BT\*.* (you need to create the \BT folder)
4. Start
the WWW Service:
o
NT:
- ÿ Start à Settingsà Control Panelà Services
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Select World Wide Web
Publishing Service: Start
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Win95/98
- use the Personal Web Server Tray
Icon or Control Panel Applet
1.1.3
WorkStation
Installation
You need to
run the workstation install routines on each workstation you want to run BiblioTECH on.
On the
Server: use the CD-ROM’s setup program WorkStation Install button and
install one (or all) of the following on the server: Circulation,
Materials, Patrons, Reports or Utilities.
On the
server: select ÿ Start à Programs à BiblioTECH à Show Tools. The Password is initially
set to INDIG0 – note the last character is a digit: 0 (zero) not the letter
"O"
Select Make
WorkStation Install Disk. This will create a one floppy disk installation
disk for use on any workstation BiblioTECH is to be used. Any workstation only using Web Browser access to BiblioTECH does not need any special
installation
If you use
profile restrictions, the files which need to be able to execute on the
work-stations are:
Search:
LAUNCHER.EXE, WSSETUP.EXE, BTSEARCH.EXE
Circulation:
LAUNCHER.EXE, WSSETUP.EXE, CIRC32.EXE
Materials:
LAUNCHER.EXE, WSSETUP.EXE, BOOKS32.EXE
Patrons:
LAUNCHER.EXE, WSSETUP.EXE, PATR32.EXE
Utilities:
LAUNCHER.EXE, WSSETUP.EXE, UTIL32.EXE
Reports:
LAUNCHER.EXE, WSSETUP.EXE, REPORT32.EXE
Manual:
LAUNCHER.EXE, WSSETUP.EXE, ACRORD32.EXE