Installation Guide
Preface
Notices
Trademarks
About this book
Who this book is for
What's new?
VAST Platform 2023 (version 12.0.0)
Conventions used in this book
Tell us what you think
Installing VAST Platform
Overview of installation
Installation Configurations
Installation Preparation
Installing VAST Platform on Windows
Windows Installation Preparation
Library Upgrade
File Locations
Program Files
Shareable Files
32bit/64bit Considerations:
Private Files
32bit/64bit Considerations:
Installing the Documentation
Setting up Local Help
Installing a Team Development Library and Admin Tools
Library Permissions
EMSRV Requirement
Installing a Team Development Client
Installing Standalone aka Typical
Windows Reconfiguration and Startup
Reconfiguring an Environment
Standalone Configuration
Team Configuration
Uninstalling VASTPlatform on Windows
What Files Will Not be Uninstalled
How to Uninstall
Repairing a VAST Platform Installation on Windows
Restore Missing or Corrupted Files
Get a New Copy of the Library
Headless Installer and Uninstaller
Complete Install
Client Only Install
Manager Only Install
Headless Uninstall
Installation Difficulties
Do you have VAST Platform on your Machine?
Environments Tool Upgrade
If you use environments, register the new installation
Windows 32bit/64bit Considerations
Environments Desktop Shortcut
Library
Log file
Installing VAST Platform on UNIX
UNIX Installation Preparation
Library Upgrade
File Locations
Program Files
Shareable Files
32bit/64bit Considerations:
Private Files
32bit/64bit Considerations:
Installing the Documentation
Setting up Local Help
Installing a Team Development Library and Admin Tools
Library Permissions
Alternate Locations
EMSRV Requirement
Installing a Team Development Client
Installing Standalone aka Typical
Unix Reconfiguration and Startup
VAST Client
VAST Manager
VAST developer environment
Settings for developer's .Xdefaults configuration file
X-Windows directory structure
Linux - UTF-8 default locale
Uninstalling VAST Platform on Unix
What Files Will Not be Uninstalled
How to Uninstall
Installation Difficulties
UNIX Rpm
Not enough disk space for Installation
Solution:
Why won't my image open in Environments?
VAST requires GLIBC 2.28 or above
VAST requires xterm
Do you have VAST Platform on your Machine?
Environments Tool Upgrade
If you use environments, register the new installation
32bit/64bit considerations
Log Files
Launching VAST Platform with Environments
Launch
First Time Launch
Creating a New Environment
Setting Environment Options
Editing an Environment
Working with an Existing Environment in the List
Advanced Topics and Trouble Shooting
Multiple Installations
Working with Pre-8.6.0 Installations
Why won’t Environments recognize my new installation?
Why are my Installations invalid?
Overriding Environments Settings
Managing Envy Libraries
Adding and Editing Envy Libraries
Removing Envy Libraries
Managing VAST Platform Installations
Moving an Environment
Setting up team programming with EMSRV
Server Considerations in Team Development
Server capacity and availability
Library size
Versions of EMSRV
Changes in EMSRV 7.1
Changes in EMSRV 7.1a
Changes in EMSRV 7.2
Threads and performance
TCP/IP connections
Server files
Installation
File access rights
Planning for library growth
Password validation
Using a passwd.dat file
Connecting client to server when EMSRV uses native passwords
Authentication on UNIX Platforms
PAM
Authentication on Linux platforms
Usage of Root Access for Authentication
Authentication on Windows platforms
Authentication Procedure using Windows Non-Domain Controllers
Authentication Procedure Using Windows Domain Controllers
Advanced User Rights Required for Authentication
Library path names
File access rights
File creation and ownership
The EMADMIN utility
Using EMADMIN
Copying files (copy command)
Listing current connections (list command)
Displaying EMSRV options (opts command)
Displaying current EMSRV statistics (stat command)
Shutting down EMSRV stopping connections (stop command)
EMSRV for Windows
Setting up EMSRV for Windows
Authorizing the EMSRV User on Windows
Starting EMSRV for Windows from the command line
Starting EMSRV as a Windows service
Guidelines for running EMSRV as a Windows service
Troubleshooting EMSRV as a Windows service
EMSRV for UNIX operating systems
Setting up EMSRV for UNIX operating systems
Setting up EMRSV for Linux
Starting EMSRV for UNIX operating systems
EMSRV Startup options
EMSRV messages and reporting
Installation Guide
Installation Guide
Preface
Notices
Trademarks
About this book
Who this book is for
What's new?
Conventions used in this book
Tell us what you think
Installing VAST Platform
Overview of installation
Installation Preparation
Installing VAST Platform on Windows
File Locations
Installing the Documentation
Installing a Team Development Library and Admin Tools
Installing a Team Development Client
Installing Standalone aka Typical
Windows Reconfiguration and Startup
Uninstalling VASTPlatform on Windows
Repairing a VAST Platform Installation on Windows
Headless Installer and Uninstaller
Installation Difficulties
Installing VAST Platform on UNIX
File Locations
Installing the Documentation
Installing a Team Development Library and Admin Tools
Installing a Team Development Client
Installing Standalone aka Typical
Unix Reconfiguration and Startup
Uninstalling VAST Platform on Unix
Installation Difficulties
Launching VAST Platform with Environments
Launch
First Time Launch
Creating a New Environment
Setting Environment Options
Editing an Environment
Working with an Existing Environment in the List
Advanced Topics and Trouble Shooting
Overriding Environments Settings
Managing Envy Libraries
Managing VAST Platform Installations
Moving an Environment
Setting up team programming with EMSRV
Server Considerations in Team Development
Server capacity and availability
Library size
Versions of EMSRV
Threads and performance
TCP/IP connections
Server files
Installation
File access rights
Planning for library growth
Password validation
Authentication on UNIX Platforms
Authentication on Windows platforms
Library path names
File access rights
File creation and ownership
The EMADMIN utility
Using EMADMIN
Copying files (copy command)
Listing current connections (list command)
Displaying EMSRV options (opts command)
Displaying current EMSRV statistics (stat command)
Shutting down EMSRV stopping connections (stop command)
EMSRV for Windows
Setting up EMSRV for Windows
Authorizing the EMSRV User on Windows
Starting EMSRV for Windows from the command line
Starting EMSRV as a Windows service
Troubleshooting EMSRV as a Windows service
EMSRV for UNIX operating systems
Setting up EMSRV for UNIX operating systems
Setting up EMRSV for Linux
Starting EMSRV for UNIX operating systems
EMSRV Startup options
EMSRV messages and reporting