Installation on stand-alone machine
General Steps
Performing an installation on a stand-alone machine includes the following steps from the Windows Client:
o Installing the HOPEX programs (HOPEX Kernel).
o Installing a HOPEX Environment for test.
o Installing the HOPEX License.
 
In this document, it is assumed that the repository storage is GBMS. Otherwise:
A HOPEX Environment should be available in a database server.
If storage is SQL Server, SQL Server native client should be installed on the machine.
 
Pre-requisites:
Confirm that you have:
Local administrator rights for the machine (for updating the system).
'Full control' of the installation folder.
4 GB free space in the installation folder.
A system that is supported for this version of Windows Front-End
See document 'Windows Front-End Architecture Overview HOPEX V2R1 EN'.
Visual C++ Redistributable for Visual Studio 2015 installed.
See also the section 'FAQs' of this document.
A HOPEX local license. Consult your sales representative to obtain a license. You will get a license file and instructions to install it.
 
Installing on the Windows client
Procedure:
Insert the HOPEX disk in the disk drive but do not install from the page started automatically (autorun).
Select the program "\DISK1\setup.exe" and execute in 'Run as administrator' mode
Select the language of the user interface.
Accept the license agreement.
Choose whether the Windows Front-End is installed for all users or for the current user or for all system users (windows users).
Check the folder in which you wish to install HOPEX, for example:
Folder 'C:\Program Files (x86)\MEGA\HOPEX' for a 64-bit system
This installation folder must not be the root of the drive, for example, it must not be C:\
In the 'Setup Type' window, select Windows Standalone Setup.
Run the installation and wait for confirmation of completion.
 
Result:
Programs are installed for the Windows Front-End.
The system of the machine is updated (registry, libraries).
Windows Service are installed
o HopexRedisBackEnd
Redis client programs are installed.
The Program Features selected by default are installed. Note that no HOPEX environment is created by default.
The local configuration file (Megasite.ini) contains the following section. It should not be removed.
[LAN]
clusterrootpath=
Post installation tests
After installation of HOPEX:
Install the HOPEX license.
See section ' Checking the HOPEX License', later in this document.
Install a test environment and a test data repository.
See section 'Installing a test environment', later in this document.
Then, perform the following tests:
Windows client
Scenario
Workstation01
Scenario #1
Check license
Connection to Window Administration console
Scenario #2
Connection to Windows Front-End
Check dispatch
Scenario #3
Connection to Windows Front-End
Check creation of diagram