Windows Systems - Connect_ETL - 9.13

Connect ETL Installation Guide
Product type
Software
Portfolio
Integrate
Product family
Connect
Product
Connect > Connect (ETL, Sort, AppMod, Big Data)
Version
9.13
Language
English
Product name
Connect ETL
Title
Connect ETL Installation Guide
Copyright
2024
First publish date
2003
Last updated
2024-11-08
Published on
2024-11-08T16:36:35.232000
  1. Make sure that any previous version of Connect has been removed (see Removing Connect from Your System later in this guide if necessary).
  2. You can also install Connect by running 
    \Windows\x86\setup.exe for 32-bit Windows
\Windows\x64\setup.exe for 64-bit Windows x64

    extracted from the downloaded executable directly or via Control Panel, Add/Remove Programs.

  3. You are prompted to either enter a license key or start a free trial. If you have selected to enter a license key, you can type in the location of the DMExpressLicense.txt, or browse to it, when prompted. You can also enter the license key manually.
  4. Read the terms of the Precisely License Agreement and confirm your acceptance of them.
  5. Review the product options, components and features that are enabled by your license key.
  6. If your license key is
    • Connect server license key, a menu displays from which you select from among the component options:
      • Standard
      • Full
      • Classic
      • Custom
    For information on these options, see Connect installation component options. Select an option and make the appropriate selections.
    • Connect workstation license key, no component options display for selection.
    You are eligible for the classic Connect ETL/Connect for Big Data installation, which installs the Job and Task Editors, Job and Task Editors, Connect engine (dmxjob/dmexpress), and the service for Job and Task Editors, Connect Editor Runtime Service, dmxd.
  7. Confirm the file folder into which you want to install Connect. The file folder is subsequently referred to as <connect_install>.
  8. Select the program folder in which you want the Connect icons to appear.
  9. Review the Setup Information, choose back to change these options or install to complete installation.
  10. If your license key enables the Editor Runtime Service, select the configuration options for the Service. You can also configure the Editor Runtime Service later via Control Panel, Administrative Tools, Services.
  11. You may be prompted to choose whether to automatically run SyncSort jobs in Connect, either immediately or after subsequent un-installation of SyncSort, depending on the presence of the SyncSort Conversion license option and an existing installation of SyncSort.
  12. Upon setup completion, a list of menu shortcuts display in the Connect program folder, which is available through the Windows Start menu.
  13. The Connect CDC Listener service starts automatically when you install Connect CDC, but the listener service must be running to run CDC replication projects.
    If you performed a full install, including the Job and Task Editors, the following menu shortcuts display:
    • Precisely Connect
      • Apply a New License Key
      • Connect Application Upgrade
      • Connect Global Find
      • Connect Help
      • Connect Job Editor
      • Connect Server
      • Connect Task Editor
      • License Information
  14. If you performed a standard or classic install, with the Job and Task Editors but not the Connect Portal and Management Service, the following menu shortcuts display:
    • Precisely Connect
      • Apply a New License Key
      • Connect Application Upgrade
      • Connect Global Find
      • Connect Help
      • Connect Job Editor
      • Connect Server
      • Connect Task Editor
      • License Information
  15. If you installed the Connect Portal and Management Service only (custom install), the following menu shortcuts display:
    • Precisely Connect
      • Apply a New License Key
      • Connect Help
      • License Information
  16. If you did not install the Job and Task Editors nor the Connect Portal and Management Service, the following menu shortcuts display:
    • Precisely Connect
      • Apply a New License Key
      • License Information
  17. If you have ActiveX based SyncSort applications which you choose to run with Connect, and you subsequently uninstall SyncSort, you may need to re-register the SyncSortX ActiveX control. To register the ActiveX control, open a command prompt and type the following command: 
    regsvr32.exe <connect_install>/Programs/SyncSortX.dll

Record Installation

Silent installation requires a silent setup file that can be recorded during an interactive installation. Installation steps may differ depending on product licensing, so changing the version of Connect or adding or removing packages may require re-recording the silent setup file.

To record the installation options:

  1. Open a command prompt; type the full path for the installation program followed by the options: 
    –r –f1<silent_setup_file>
    where <silent_setup_file> is the full path for the file to record the installation options.
  2. If you are installing from a downloaded image which is located in c:\downloads, type: 
    C:\downloads\DMExpress_1-4_windows.exe–r –f1c:\temp\setup.iss
    An interactive installation starts and all the selected installation options are saved in the specified file.

Run installation in silent mode

  1. Open a command prompt; type the pathname of the install executable followed by the options: 
    –s –f1<silent_setup_file> -slog<log_file>
    where <silent_setup_file> is the full path for the file that was previously used to record the installation options, and <log_file> is the full path for the installation log file generated by silent installation.
  2. If you are installing from a downloaded image which is located in c:\downloads, type: 
    C:\downloads\DMExpress_1-4_windows.exe –s–f1c:\temp\setup.iss
    If you do not specify the –slog option, then setup generates a log of the silent installation, setup.log, in the folder from which the setup is run or in the folder where the specified silent setup file is located. Multiple command line options are separated with a space, but there should be no spaces inside a command line option (for example, –slogc:\setup.log is valid, but –slog c:\setup.log is not).
    Note: When running silent installation on a machine with User Account Control enabled, an administrator command prompt or batch file can be used to avoid the initial prompt by the operating system requesting elevated privileges. To start a Command Prompt with administrative privileges, right-click the Command Prompt shortcut and select "Run as administrator".