The ideal environment for installing GG is a Windows-based computer that has not yet had any applications installed on it, especially database applications. Having a “clean” system avoids any possible conflicts that may occur when there are two or more database engines installed on the same PC. For example, if a PC has SQL Server 2005 running on it, during the GG installation, GG will load a 2008 version of SQL Server. Sometimes having more than one database engine installed on the same box, such as SLQ Server and MySQL, can also complicate installation of GG.
1. Install either Windows XP Pro SP3 or Windows 7 Pro/Ultimate. (GRIN-Global is not compatible with Windows Home Edition, therefore do not install on any Windows Home OS.)
2. Install a version of your preferred database engine on the Windows computer. For example, if you intend to run Oracle, MySQL, or PostgreSQL on the remote server, install the Windows version on your Windows box now. NOTE: MySQL installations should use the MySQL Windows Essentials 5.1 installer and ensure that the InnoDB storage engine is set as the default.
3. Navigate your browser to the GRIN-Global test download website: http://test.grin-global.org/gringlobal/downloads/ . Download and install the GG Updater application by following the instructions in the GRIN-Global Installation Guide. (The Updater installation steps begin on page 9, but the first eight pages include background material you should review before installing.)
4. Refer to the section Server Components: Installing (or Updating) section in the Installation Guide and follow the steps for installing the three GG server components on a Windows-based computer. Create the GG server using a localhost database connection – it should automatically detect your preferred database installed in step 2 above and install the GG database to it.
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You do not need to install the Curator Tool on the server to get your GG server up and running.
The Curator Tool is an application designed to be used on the curator’s desktop PC and does not typically run on the server, but if you prefer, you can also install it on the server.
Note that whenever you install the Curator Tool on a PC, a version of SQL Server Express will also be installed. The Curator Tool uses this database engine only for its lookup tables. There should not be any clash with the main database engine by installing SQL Server Express.
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