Installation guide

SPECTRUM
Installation Guide
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First-Time Installation (Windows)
To install SPECTRUM on a Windows workstation where SPECTRUM has
never been installed, proceed to Running the Installation Software
[page 39] as long as all prerequisites have been met (see Prerequisites
(Windows) [page 32]).
In-Place Upgrade (Windows)
This section contains the procedure for installing a new version of
SPECTRUM directly over an earlier version on the same Windows
workstation, in the same directory. Follow this procedure carefully to
preserve your existing SPECTRUM data.
Procedure
1. Make a copy of your current SpectroSERVER database using the
Online Backup utility (see Using the Online Backup Utility
[page 109]), and save it in an area separate from the SPECTRUM
installation directory.
2. Save your current SPECTRUM Events and Statistics database.
a. Open a command prompt.
b. Navigate to:
<$SPECROOT>\SS\DDM
c. Run the following command:
.\ddm_save dbsavefile
3. Move the dbsavefile to an area separate from the SPECTRUM
installation directory.
4. Remove any executables, including SSdbsave, SSdbload, dbcheck, or
others that you may have copied from the SS-Tools directory to
other SPECTRUM locations, but do not remove the originals from the
SS-Tools directory. The original executables are upgraded
automatically as long as they have not been moved from SS-Tools.
5. Shut down your earlier version of SPECTRUM, as well as all
SPECTRUM applications (Model Type Editor, Command Line Interface,
SpectroRX, Archive Manager, and others). Also, review scheduled
tasks to make sure reports, online backups, and other automated
tasks do not attempt to run during installation. The installation