Metrohm viva 1.x User Manual

Metrohm AG
CH-9100 Herisau
Switzerland
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1 Minimum system requirements

Operating system 32-bit version of:

￭ Windows XP Professional SP2
￭ Windows Vista Business/Enterprise/Ultimate
￭ Windows 7 Professional/Ultimate/Enterprise
￭ Windows 8 Professional/Enterprise
￭ Windows Server 2003
￭ Windows Server 2008
￭ Windows Server 2008 R2

viva 1.x

Installation

64-bit version of:

￭ Windows 7 Professional/Ultimate/Enterprise
￭ Windows 8 Professional/Enterprise
￭ Windows Server 2008 R2
￭ Windows Server 2012

RAM 4 GB

Hard disk space Program: 1 GB

Data: 64 GB

USB ports For devices with USB interface (USB version 1.1 and

higher)

Screen Resolution: 1,024 x 768

Network 10 Mbit/s, stable and permanent

Communication via TCP/IP

The Windows user must have administrator rights in order to be able to install
the viva software.

CAUTION

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Data loss may occur if the PC changes to sleep mode during a determina­tion. The sleep mode should therefore be disabled in the energy settings
of the operating system.

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2 Single workplace installation

With the single workplace version viva full, you can install the client and the
database on your computer.

The installation process starts automatically when you insert the CD into

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the drive. If this option is deactivated on your computer, double-click on
the setup.exe file.

If the minimum system requirements are not met (see above) an appropri­ate message appears. Click on [Yes] if you would like to install the pro­gram nonetheless.

Afterwards, click on [Next >].

During the installation process, the Welcome screen appears first. Click on

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[Next >] to install the software.

After having read the license agreement for viva and accepted it with

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[Yes], a window will appear where you can enter the license code.

Enter the license code for viva full and then click on [Next >].

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Now confirm the target folder for the viva installation with [Next >] or

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select a different target folder with [Browse…].

You can define the paths for the database and default backup files in the

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Additional installation information window:

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NOTE

The default paths are different for Windows XP, Windows Vista, Win­dows 7 and Windows 8.

The database path must not be on a network drive.

The default backup path may be on a network drive.

You can change the ports viva uses to communicate with the database
server and the administration server with the [Advanced…] button. If
the ports are already used, an appropriate error message will appear. Ask

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your system administrator for more information about this. Continue with

[Next >].

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This message points out again which ports viva uses. Write down these
ports and inform your system administrator in case viva is not able to
connect to the database. Confirm the message with [OK].

viva will now be installed.

Once the copying procedure has been completed you can make further

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workplace settings:

The option This client ID must exist in the current viva system. can
only be activated if a database from a previous installation already exists
on your computer or if you want to connect to a database server which is
installed on another computer.

If you enable this option, then viva checks whether the identifier you
have entered exists in the database. If this is true the identifier and all
associated settings will be adopted. With this option reinstalling a client is
much easier.

Click on [Next >]. If the database ports are not available, an appropriate
error message will appear and the installation will be canceled. In this
case, check your server and firewall settings before installing the program
again.

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At the end of the installation, the file info.txt will be created. This file

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contains all relevant information concerning your current viva installation.
Save this file on your hard drive for future reference and print it (add to
IQ).

NOTE

An InstallLog file can be found in the installation directory of viva
under …bin\InstallLog. It contains a listing of all files copied to your
computer during the installation and a confirmation that the installa­tion has been successfully completed.

Complete the installation with [Finish].

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3 Client/server installation

With the viva multi version (client/server version with three licenses) you can
select during the installation whether you want to install a client or the server
(incl. client) on your computer.

If you want to install only a client on your computer, a server to which the cli­ent will be connected must have been previously installed on another com­puter.

The installation process starts automatically when you insert the CD into

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the drive. If this option is deactivated on your computer, double-click on
the setup.exe file.

If the minimum system requirements are not met (see above) an appropri­ate message appears. Click on [Yes] if you would like to install the pro­gram nonetheless.

Afterwards, click on [Next >].

During the installation process, the Welcome screen appears first. Click on

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[Next >] to install the software.

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