Check List for Installation of PC and Management System ACI

1. Check HW-Requirements
CPU Type __________________________
CPU Rate ______MHz
RAM Extension ______MByte
SCSI-Host Adapter 1 __________________________
SCSI-Host Adapter 2 __________________________
Hard Disk 1 Capacity ______GByte SCSI-Address ____ Termination  Yes  No
Hard Disk 2 Capacity ______GByte SCSI-Address ____ Termination  Yes  No
Hard Disk 3 Capacity ______GByte SCSI-Address ____ Termination  Yes  No
Tape Capacity ______GByte SCSI-Address ____ Termination  Yes  No
CD-ROM Drive __________________________ SCSI-Address ____ Termination  Yes  No
LAN Adapter Type __________________________
disabled Power Management in BIOS  Yes  No (active Power Management will slow down the Processor)
Cache BIOS is set to "Write Back"  Yes  No ("Write Through" results loss of 50 % Performance)

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2. Installation of Operating System

Operating System __________________________ (WIN NT 4.0 Server or Workstation)
HD-Fileformat is NTFS  Yes  No
Installed as Primary Domain Controller  Yes  No (max one per Domain)
Installed as Backup Domain Controller  Yes  No
PC Name without Blanks  Yes  No
PC Name without special characters  Yes  No
PC Name __________________________
Username without Blanks  Yes  No
Username without special characters  Yes  No
Username (Login) __________________________
Passwort without blanks  Yes  No
Service Pack installed  Yes  No
Service Pack Number ______ (must be Sp4, Sp5 or SP6a for WIN NT 4.0)
Size of Pagefile ______MByte (Should be double size of RAM Extension; If smaller than size of
RAM Extension, WIN NT up to SP5 uses 100 % of Processor)
Speed-up for Foreground Process  Low  Middle  High (ACI Server works in Background)
Screen Saver disabled  Yes  No
Small Fonts (desktop properties) adjusted  Yes  No (Large fonts will corrupt some AcI windows)
Log in Domain Admins  Yes  No (like in UNIX, Login without blanks and special characters)
Language assigned Admins Group __________________________ (must entered in WIN NT)
Remote Procedure Call Service  Yes  No Startup is Automatic  Yes  No
Schedule Service is running  Yes  No Startup is Automatic  Yes  No
Server Service is running  Yes  No Startup is Automatic  Yes  No
Simple TCP/IP Service is running  Yes  No Startup is Automatic  Yes  No
NT Event Log configured  Yes  No (must overwrite entries if neccessary)
Win 3.11 installed on an Partition ?  Yes  No (Path Variable corrupted, ACI will be out of order)

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3. Additional Hardware and Settings

IDE Harddisk installed  Yes  No (Run Dmacheck.exe to activate DMA-Mode for all IDE-Drives! Tool is on ACI-CD)

LAN Adapter Driver installed  Yes  No (For Stand Alone PC and Laptop without installed LAN-Card must be
installed Loopback Adapter. After this installation a reinstallation
of Service Pack is recommended.)
TCP/IP Service installed  Yes  No
TCP/IP Address . . .
Subnet Mask . . .
Hostess i Card
RAMs equipped  Yes  No `|
RAMs and Controller type is 60 nsec  Yes  No |
Jumper on Board checked  Yes  No |
Dipswitches on Board checked  Yes  No |> (according documentation ACI_TAC3_Info [ACI-Service ITMN])
Location of Oscillators checked  Yes  No |
Jumper in Box checked  Yes  No |
EISA/ISA-Configuration  Yes  No ,| <= (only if the QD2-Card does not work after installation)

4. Installation of Versant Data Base System

Log in Domain Admins  Yes  No (like in UNIX, Login without blanks and special characters)
Login Name __________________
Versant Version ______
Versant fully installed  Yes  No (only for ACI Server and LCT)
Versant Client installed  Yes  No (only for ACI Client)
ODBC configured  Yes  No (V3.x only)
Service SQL Listener 2.1 is running  Yes  No Startup is Automatic  Yes  No (V3.x only)
Service Versantd is running  Yes  No Startup is Automatic  Yes  No
Check Environment Variables
MLOS_ODBC_DSN = MLOS (V3.x only)
MLOS_ODBC_UID = vsqldba (V3.x only)
Path =
%SystemRoot%\system32;  Yes  No
%SystemRoot%;  Yes  No
[Drive]:\Versant\6_0_0\NT\BIN;  Yes  No
[Drive]:\Versant\VSQL\2_1_0\NT\BIN  Yes  No (V3.x only)
Remember that no Path to an MS SQL Server is entered.

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Additional Paths are possible but they should located after the Versant entries.

5. before Installation of Access Integrator

Log in Domain Admins  Yes  No (like in UNIX, Login without blanks and special characters)
Login Name __________________ (Same as logged in during Versant installation)
Check Environment Variables
HOMEDRIVE exists  Yes  No If Yes then safeguard the connection else Database will not be created.
HOMEPATH exists  Yes  No Check also that the nessessary Files and folders are not write protected.
different Language Version of NT and ACI  Yes  No (If Yes then create an Domain Admins Member on PDC with main group
is "Domain Admins" in ACI Language Version.)
ACI Version . . . (ACI V3.3 runs only with Versant 4.0.8 ; ACI V3.4 and V6.1.0 runs only with
Versant Version . . Versant 5.0.8 ; ACI V6.1.1 and higher runs with Versant 5.2.2, ACI V7 / V8 runs
with Versant 6.0.0.2)

6. during Installation of Access Integrator

ODBC Setup (V3.x only)
Data Source Name MLOS  Yes  No (case sensitive)
Description Versant Driver  Yes  No
Host __________________________ (must be PC Name which is case sensitive)
Database MLOS  Yes  No (case sensitive)
User ID vsqldba  Yes  No (case sensitive)
no Password entered  Yes  No
ACI Setup
PC Name __________________________
entered TCP/IP Address . . .
Database Size ______MByte
Type of MLOS Ports  RS485  RS232  TCP/IP  SNMP
Count of installed RS 485 Ports ____
Hostessi.bat started  Yes  No (if RS485 is
installed)
Configured RS 232 Port (COM-Ports)  Port 1  Port 2

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Configured TCP/IP Ports  Port 1  Port 2  Port 3  Port 3

7. after Access Integrator Installation

Check Environment Variables
MLOS_ODBC_DSN = MLOS (V3.x only)  Yes  No
MLOS_ODBC_PWD = (V3.x only)  Yes  No (no Value set)
MLOS_ODBC_UID = vsqldba (V3.x only)  Yes  No
VERSANT_DB = [Drive]:\Versant\DB  Yes  No Path exist  Yes  No
VERSANT_DBID = [Drive]:\Versant\DB  Yes  No Path exist  Yes  No
VERSANT_DBID_NODE = [PC Name]  Yes  No Path exist  Yes  No
VERSANT_PATH = [Drive]:\Versant\[Versant Version]\NT\BIN  Yes  No Path exist  Yes  No
VERSANT_ROOT = [Drive]:\Versant  Yes  No Path exist  Yes  No
VERSANT_SQL_PATH = [Drive]:\Versant\VSQL\2_1_0\NT\BIN  Yes  No Path exist  Yes  No
(V3.x only)
Folders Shared
AccessIntegrator as MLOSROOT  Yes  No
An-aps as AN-APS  Yes  No
BACKGROUND as BACKGROUND  Yes  No
conf as CONF  Yes  No
Mcnf as MCNF  Yes  No
OS_BACKUP as OS_BACKUP  Yes  No
Params as PARAMS  Yes  No
Traffic as TRAFFIC  Yes  No

SNMP Enemate Master Agent is running  Yes  No

Please avoid to install additional Software.

8. After installation of additional Software (e.g. Office 97)
Auto Start is checked and empty  Yes  No (Some Applications installed programs which started after
a special timeout to check the PC. If this happens You will lose
much Performance while this App is running.)
Service Pack reinstalled  Yes  No
Service Pack Number ______ (must be Sp4 or Sp5 for WIN NT 4.0)

During Startup of WIN NT never press Space Bar for former Hardware Settings.
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9. Troubleshooting NT (Networking):

9.1 Basic Settings of Network:

Start -> Settings -> Control Panel -> Network

- if necessary reduce the Network Services (Default 5 Services)
- check the RPC Configuration Basic Settings (Default)
- if necessary reduce the Network Protocols (only TCP/IP)
- check the TCP/IP Properties
- IP Address (own host)
- Subnet Mask (calculate it out of Network Addresses, very important !!!)
- Default Gateway (Router)
- Adapter (right Ethernet-Card at Network)
- no DNS (no entries, only default Host Name)
- no WINS (no entries, only enable LMHOSTS lookup)
- no DHCP (no entries, only default 4,4)
- no Routing (not enabled)
- if necessary reduce Bindings to the (one) right Ethernet-Card at Network
(disable/enable adapters)

%winroot%\system32\drivers\etc\HOSTS
- if necessary reduce of Alias Names (Default localhost, + if necessary Application entries)
e.g.:
127.0.0.1 localhost
218.1.31.87 nwi_server3 # Added by AccessIntegrator Installation
132.29.1.33 timehost

%winroot%\system32\drivers\etc\LMHOSTS
- make NT-PC’s public to other LAN-Segments
(all Primary and Backup Domain-Controller with #DOM:<Domain>)
e.g.:
218.1.31.69 NWI_CLIENT1 #PRE
218.1.31.68 NWI_CLIENT2 #PRE #DOM:NWI_DOMAIN2
218.1.31.70 NWI_REMOTE1 #PRE #DOM:NWI_DOMAIN2
218.1.31.67 NWI_SERVER1 #PRE
218.1.31.83 NWI_SERVER2 #PRE #DOM:NWI_DOMAIN2

Start -> Shut Down -> Restart Computer

Start -> Programs -> Command Prompt

- ipconfig /all

9.2 Check Connection between LAN-Segments:

Start -> Programs -> Command Prompt

- ping <IP address destination>

- tracert <IP address destination>
- net statistics workstation

The continuos and controlled Data Rate as a function of time gives answers about the quality of the LAN/WAN-
Connection.

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9.3 Check of the Domain Controlling:

On Workstations:
Start -> Settings -> Control Panel -> Network -> Identification
- Change Domain to Workstation

On Domain-Controller:
Start -> Programs -> Administrative Tools -> Server Manager
- Remove Workstations and Standalone-Server from Domain
(15 min update time but it is not necessary to wait for the notification)
- select Backup Domain-Controller and promote it to Primary

On Workstations:
Start -> Settings -> Control Panel -> Network -> Identification
- Change Workstation to Domain ...
with Login as Administrator at Domain-Controller !!!

On Domain-Controller:
Start -> Programs -> Administrative Tools -> Server Manager
- select Backup Domain-Controller and promote it to Primary

It is not possible to work with a Standalone-Server in a Domain !!!

9.4 Check the Applications

Start -> Settings -> Control Panel -> Services

- if necessary reduce the Services by stop them (only Default Services are running)
- if necessary change the Startup character of Services
- if necessary stop and start RPC locator and service

Shut down the Standalone-Server, if implemented in the Domain

- if necessary install new OS (WS or BDC)

Start -> Settings -> Control Panel -> Network

- Add Network Service
- Network Monitor Tools and Agent
Start -> Programs -> Administrative Tools -> Network Monitor
- Menu -> Capture -> Networks -> Select Capture Network
- Menu -> Capture -> Filter -> add or delete addresses
- Menu -> Capture -> Start

Start Application and check Connection

- Start -> Programs -> AccessIntegrator -> ACI Client
- Scanning for Server Selection

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