Performing a custom installation

About this task

A custom installation lets you choose which Rational Synergy components you want to install. This option is only intended for use by advanced users. If you do not know which components go together, use the prepackaged options from the Installation Type dialog box.

Note: You can install only one main server per installation site. In order to install a Windows Server, you must be licensed to use Rational Synergy on Informix.

You must satisfy the following conditions before you can perform a custom installation.

User Requirements: Administrator privileges to install all components except the compact client

Permission to write to a local NTFS file system partition to install the
main and additional Windows servers

Permission to write to a local partition for all components

Active Directory user

OS Requirements: See the readme file or the Rational Synergy Support website

Prerequisites: The %windir%\System32\drivers\etc\services file must be writable to install all components except the compact client. %windir% is the Windows installation directory.

You must be logged on to a domain to install any components, except
the compact client.

Note: You can install the compact client on a domain, workgroup, or local computer.

To perform a custom installation, perform the following steps.

Procedure

  1. Log on to the Windows domain, as appropriate.
  2. Start the Rational Synergy installer.
    • If you are installing from a DVD, insert the DVD that contains the Rational Synergy Windows Server in the DVD drive. On the Windows taskbar, right-click Start to display a menu. Click Explore to open Windows Explorer. Navigate to DVD_drive:\win_servers\synergy_server, and double-click setup.exe to display the Welcome dialog box.
    • If you are installing from a download, double-click synergy71.exe to display the Welcome dialog box.
  3. Click Next to display the User License Agreement dialog box. Review and agree to the terms of the license agreement.
  4. Click Next to display the Setup Type dialog box. Click Custom.
  5. Click Next to display the Select Features dialog box.
  6. Choose the options to install. The install dependencies are designated using a hierarchy listing; in other words, logical installation pieces are grouped for you.
  7. Clear the components you do not want to install. Compare the required space with the space available to ensure that you have enough room to install the components.

    Be sure that you understand your combination of options to avoid installing unnecessary components.

    Alternatively, you might install the Engine component on a system to be used as an additional engine server, if your Rational Synergy Server system is overloaded with too many user engine processes. See Custom installation example: engine.


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