Installation

Prerequisites

Before installing DDERT, the following prerequisites must be met:

1. Microsoft .Net Framework 2.0 with all updates applied.
2. Microsoft SQL Server (2000 or 2005), or SQL Database Engine (MSDE or SQL Express). SQL Express is *highly* recommended over MSDE owing to its superior performance.

Installing DDERT

1. Unzip the ZIP file into a directory.
2. Run the DDERTInstall.exe installation program.
3. Click Next
4. Agree to the license agreement and click Next.
5. Select the installation directory.
6. Select the program group to install to.
7. Select the type of installation to perform:
   • Custom
   • Complete

    

8. Enter the database name (default: DDERT) and the server holding the database.  If installing to a database instance, use the <server name>\<instance name> format.  SQL Express uses a default instance name of SQLEXPRESS.
9. Confirm the installation choices and click Install to begin installation.
10. If the database is installed during this installation, a command window will briefly appear as the database is created.  If the database is not created correctly due to entering incorrectly the database information in step 8, rerun a Custom installation with only the database option selected.
11. During the installation, Thraex Software AutoUpdator is installed.  This program allows checking for DDERT updates.  By default, AutoUpdator is set to run at the end of the installation.

Post Installation

Installing DDERT

After installation, run the Configurator to setup the SQL Server settings, servers
to be monitored, and other preferences. Start with one server to test with. Before installing and running the Collector as a service, run it interactively in a DOS window to make sure that it is operating properly. Use the following command to execute the program interactively: 'ddertcol -runstandalone'.

Once you are confident that the DDERT system is functioning properly, you can use the Configurator to install and run the Collector as a service.