Unanet Pre-Installation Notes

Average first time installation and setup of Unanet should take about 1 to 2 hours if you are familiar with configuring databases and web servers.

You will need to complete the following steps before beginning this setup procedure:

  1. Have your Web Server installed. We currently support

  2. Installed your Database. We currently support

  3. If needed by your web server, download JRun from Live Software.   Unanet is written entirely in Java Servlets.  So your web server needs to be able to run servlets.   JRun is a servlet engine that attaches to your web server in order to perform this function.  Some web servers have their own servlet engine included that we support, like Java Web Server or WebLogic.  In these two cases you will not need JRun.   If you are using IIS, Netscape, or Apache, you will need to install JRun (or some other Servlet Engine like JServ or Servlet Exec). 

  4. Run the Unanet setup program (unanetNN.exe)  - where NN = Release Number - on your web server.  You should have downloaded that file from Computer Strategies, inc.  (or it was included on a distribution disk/CD).

  5. You should also have received a license.properties file from Computer Strategies, inc.  This file holds the activation keys that are used to use Unanet.  Make sure you put this file in the [C:\Unanet\properties] directory after the unanetNN.exe setup program has been run.

Before you continue with the Unanet Users Guide, the above 5 steps must be completed.

Web Server Setup

The Unanet setup executable (unanetNN.exe) must be run on your Web Server. This will create a directory called Unanet on your web server. The default location is [C:\Unanet]. This installation will assume you installed the Unanet directory in the default location. This will be referred to as the Unanet Home Directory throughout this documentation. If you are keeping Unanet on a different drive and/or directory, replace [C:\Unanet] with the drive and directory you are using throughout this documentation.

JDBC Database Driver

The Web Server connects to the Database using a JDBC Driver.  On the web server, you will have a properties directory within your Unanet Home Directory - C:\Unanet\properties.   There will be a file called database.properties. This is the file that keeps all the information used to connect to the database, specifically what JDBC Driver you are using.  Unanet comes installed with the i-Net JDBC Driver used to connect to a SQL*Server database.  This default assumes that the SQL*Server database is also running on the same machine as the web server (localhost).  If this is not the case, you will have to edit this properties file and enter the host and port of the SQL*Server Database.   If you are using Oracle, you will have to edit this properties file and change the database information to use the Oracle parameters.

Relational Database

The Database Setup portion of this installation, guides you through what is required for setting up the Unanet database. It assumes that the actual Database Server has already been installed and setup by a Database Administrator (DBA). We suggest your DBA assist you with the Database Setup portion of this installation, especially if you are using Oracle.

If you are ready to begin setting up Unanet, and have completed the 5 items listed above, the first step is to setup the database.  Go to the appropriate instructions for the Database that you are using: Oracle Setup or SQL*Server Setup.

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