1.3.4 Etere desktop installation

In this chapter is described the new procedure to install Etere desktop applications.

Compared to the old procedure (see chapter 1.3.3.0 Etere desktop installation (old) for details), it requires etereweb to be installed and configured on a webserver, prior to any other PC.

INSTALLATION ON WEBSERVER

1. Access the webserver with an administrator user. Download the Etere Installer (EtereInstall.exe) in local and run it, then download a package EtereInstall_*.zip and install at least Etere Configuration.

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2. Run Etere Configuration as administrator and set up the database settings

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3. Run EtereUpdate.exe to install EtereWeb. See chapter 1.3.6.0 Etereweb setup for the detailed procedure about the Etereweb installation.

4. EtereWeb setup will copy:
- EtereInstall.exe
- The Etere zip package
- The database settings information, exporting an xml file
- The prerequisites files needed by Etere
into the EtereWeb site, in the EtereInstall folder, to be downloaded from clients.

5. Login to Etereweb and go to User preferences > User for Install. Insert an account that owns the permissions to update the machines in the system, it will be used to perform installation and update on the clients.

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6. Go to ETERE Install/Upgrade section and check if the link is available.

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Otherwise, if you see the message "There's no file to be downloaded" instead of the link, make sure the user set on point 5 owns administrator permissions and the credentials are correct. If the issue persists, open EtereUpdate.exe, select Etereweb entry and click on the Etere Install button to repeat the step n.4. 

INSTALLATION ON CLIENTS

1. Access to the client workstation. Login to Etereweb and download the installer from section ETERE Install/Upgrade, using the link.

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2. Run the downloaded Etere Installer, it will:
- Run as the account set in the step n.5 in the User for install section
- Set up the machine with the database settings read from the xml exported in the step n.4
- Download the zip package from EtereWeb
site into user’s download folder then proceed with the installation.

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3a. If Etere is not installed on the machine, it will work as a normal installation, allowing to select the features, the log on account for the services, etc.

3b. If Etere is already installed on the machine, Etere Installer will automatically proceed with the update, starting from the summary page. The user in this case can:
- Click Next button or wait 30 seconds to go on with the update
- Click Back button to start from the beginning as a normal installation.

UPDATE ON WEBSERVER AND CLIENTS

1. Run EtereInstall.exe and download the new zip package.

2. From EtereUpdate.exe, upgrade the Etereweb site or, if you don't need to upgrade it because you already have the last Etereweb version, select the current Etereweb site and click the Etere Install button.
In both cases, EtereUpdate.exe will do the same as described above at step n.4, but the copied Etere zip package will be the new one.

3. Once done, you can proceed updating the client machines as described above in the INSTALLATION ON CLIENTS section.