Grass Valley NewsShare v.5.5 - Manual (Page 29)

Verifying SQL Server Licensing
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Verifying SQL Server Licensing
For each File System Manager in your Open SAN, verify the following:
• That the maximum per-seat number in the SQL Server license is adequate to
include Profile Media Servers and NewsShare workstations.
Installing the NewsShare Server
The SetupNewsShareServer installer must be run on each FSM in the Open
SAN system. This installer is included in the DNP distribution CD-ROM. It
must be run for both new installations and upgrades, and it may be run before
or after the independent installers for the NewsShare client machines.
The installer will not modify or delete customer data in existing News
databases; it simply makes compatibility changes for programming interfaces.
Nonetheless, it is strongly recommended that backups be made of existing,
server-mounted News databases prior to running the installer. See Appendix ,
Database Maintenance Utilitiesfor available backup utilities.
To install the NewsShare Server:
1. Log in to the FSM machine as Administrator.
2. Stop the Failover Monitor Service and make sure the unit is not in active
service to NewsShare clients or SmartBin Services.
3. Navigate to the location of the SetupNewsShareServer installer and double-
click the installer icon.
The installer can be run directly from a DNP distribution CD-ROM, a
networked volume, or a local drive.
The installer completes in about a minute. You don’t need to reboot. After the
installer has been run on both FSMs, they can be returned to service.
Explanation of the Database Installation Elements
Whether used in shared or local mode, all FeedClip, NewsEdit, and NewsQ
workstations, and all SmartBin servers, install MDAC (Microsoft Data Access
Components), an embedded version of SQL Server called MSDE (Microsoft
SQL Server Desktop Engine), and the DNP database named News. In upgrades,
these components are updated as necessary. For a fresh installation, MDAC and
MSDE are loaded early in the process and the News Database is created late,
possibly after a required reboot.