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Chapter 2: Installing

This chapter gives you information needed when installing Server Express. The installation instructions are in your Read This First and Product Installation Guide.

2.1 The COBDIR Environment Variable

The purpose of the COBDIR environment variable is to indicate where Server Express is. You set this environment variable after installation, as instructed by the installation instructions displayed on the screen.

2.2 Installation Procedure

The method of installation depends on what UNIX system you have. See your Read This First and Product Installation Guide for details.

After you have installed the system, we recommend you work through the section Verifying the Installation.

2.3 Verifying the Installation

As a quick check that you have installed the system correctly, start Server Express and check that it displays its main menu. Enter the following at the operating system prompt:

sde

If the system is working, the main menu appears, as in Figure 2-1.


Figure 2-1: The Server Express Development Environment Screen

Since you are simply checking that the system is installed, press Escape to return to the operating system prompt. Server Express asks you to confirm that you want to exit; reply Y.

2.3.1 If Installation Problems Occur

If problems occur with your installation, this could be because:

If you have any other problems with the installation, you should contact Product Support.

2.4 Configuring the System

Your Server Express software is supplied configured to run on your machine. Details on how you can change the default configuration and control various machine-independent features, such as the message texts output by the Server Express system, are given in your Server Express User Guide. However, we recommend that only users with system administrator status should alter the default configuration.


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