Download Product Snow Inventory Data Processor Version

Product
Snow Inventory Data Processor
Version
4.5
Release date
2014-04-29
Document date
2014-08-18
This document describes how to install Snow Inventory Data Processor 4.5.
Very important! Please read before beginning the installation.
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Check that your server meets the system requirements for this application; see the
document System Requirements for all Snow products, which is available for download
at www.snowsoftware.com.
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Make sure Snow Inventory server is installed and running on the same server.
Snow Inventory Data Processor only supports Snow Inventory server 3.2.1 or later.
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The Snow License Manager 6.2 database (or later) must reside on the same SQL server as
the Snow Inventory Database prior to the installation.
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Have the license key for Snow Inventory available.
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Have a SQL Server administration user account and password available with db_owner
access to the Snow Inventory database.
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Verify that Microsoft .NET Framework 4.5 is installed on the server.
Before installation:
o
In the Add Roles and Features Wizard, make sure you have the Application
Server role enabled, and that the .NET Framework 4.5 feature is enabled.
If the .NET Framework 4.5 feature is not available, you do not have the required
version of .NET Framework installed on the server.
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If you install Snow Inventory Data Processor on a Windows Server 2008 SP1, Windows
Server 2008 R2, or Windows Server 2012, you must start the setup with the Run as
Administrator option.
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Upgrading from a previous version:
o
All previous versions of Snow Inventory Data Processor must be uninstalled
before you start the upgrade. Uninstall using the Windows Control Panel.
NOTE:

Configuration settings will be removed when a previous version of
Snow Inventory Data Processor is uninstalled. Prior to the
uninstallation, make a copy of the configuration file SnowIDP.ini to be
used as reference.
BEFORE YOU BEGIN – MAKE SURE YOU BACK UP ALL YOUR DATABASES!
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To start the installation, double-click the setup file SnowIDPSetup.exe.
NOTE:
If you install Snow Inventory Data Processor on a Windows Server 2008 SP1,
Windows Server 2008 R2, or Windows Server 2012, you must run the setup with the
Run as Administrator option.
The installation wizard for Snow Inventory
Data Processor is started.
Click Next to continue.
You have to read and accept the End User
License Agreement.
Click Next to continue.
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Enter your Organisation/Company name
and License Key for Snow Inventory Data
Processor, as supplied by Snow Software.
Click Next to verify the product license and
continue.
Select destination folder for the Snow
Inventory Data Processor installation.
Click Next to continue.
Specify the installation folder for the Snow
Inventory Server.
Click Next to continue.
The installation program will try to automatically configure
the database connection based on the information found in
the Snow Inventory Server configuration (server.ini).
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If the connection information is incorrect, or
somehow inaccessible, you will have to
enter the connection settings manually.
Enter the Server Name for your SQL Server.
Be sure to enter the complete server name
– it is not recommended to use localhost as
server name.
Enter User Name and Password of an SQL
Server database administration account
(db_owner access is required).
Click Next to continue.
You are now ready to complete the
installation wizard.
Click Next to start the installation.
Select if you want to create database
indexes at this point, or if you want to do it
manually after the installation
(recommended for large inventory
databases).
See section Create database indexes
manually.
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The installation is completed.
Click Finish to exit the Snow Inventory Data
Processor installation wizard.
The Snow Inventory Data Processor is
installed as a Windows service –
Snow Inventory Data Processor.
For large Snow Inventory databases it is recommended to create the database indexes manually
after the IDP installation. Please note that the process might take several hours to complete.
1. Open SQL Server Management Studio.
2. Connect to the database server.
3. Click New Query.
4. Select the database SNOWDB.
5. To remove any existing database indexes (required after an upgrade), run the following
query:
exec IndexesRemove
Await the message “Command(s) completed successfully”.
6. To create database indexes, run the following query:
exec IndexesAdd
Await the message “Command(s) completed successfully”.
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