Installing the Cumulus Server

When you install the Cumulus Server, several components will be installed.

• Cumulus catalog files Users.ccf, Statistics.ccf, Vocabularies.ccf, and Sample.ccf

• The Users catalog is used for the user management. This catalog manages the users and user permissions for your Cumulus installation. It contains the users that are allowed to access the catalogs managed by the Cumulus Server.

• The Statistics catalog is required for generating time related reports.

By default, the three catalogs are included in the list of catalogs managed by the Cumulus Server, while the Users and Statistics catalog are only displayed when the Cumulus Administrator logs in.

The sections that follow describe the procedures for installing the Cumulus Server under Windows, macOS X and Linux.

Cumulus provides an installer application which guides you through the installation process. With Windows and macOS, this application is a double-click installation. With Linux, it is a CONSOLE mode installation.

NOTE: Most likely, you will get the Cumulus installers packed in .zip files which are named according to a standard scheme:
<product name>_<version number>_<operating system>.zip, e.g. EServer_1101_Win.zip or Client_1101_MacOSX.zip. You have to unpack the .zip file in order to start the installation process.

Log on to the Windows server machine as the Administrator for the local machine.

• Cumulus Workgroup Server:

Double-click Install_Cumulus_11xx_W_Server.exe.

Double-click Install Cumulus 11x x W Server and authenticate yourself as an administrator.

• Cumulus Enterprise Server:

Double-click Install_Cumulus_11xx_E_Server.exe.

Double-click Install Cumulus 11xx E Server and authenticate yourself as an administrator.

NOTE:

Java Required for Running Installer!
If no Java is pre-installed, macOS may ask you to install Java for running the installer. After the installation the bundled JRE will be used with all our products.

The installation resources are extracted and you are asked to select a language. This language is used for the installation process as well as the default language for the application.

NOTE: If you get a message that the Cumulus default port numbers are used, you may continue with the installation and then see “Different Port Numbers” in the Cumulus Desktop Client help, for a description on how to proceed after the installer has finished. Should you really want to use different port numbers, click Proceed.

4. When the Introduction screen is displayed, click Next to continue, then follow the instructions on the subsequent screens. It is recommended to adopt the given suggestions.

5. When the installation is finished, the Install Complete window is displayed. Click Done to end the installation and close the window.

If you have any optional add-ons to install, do that now. Be aware that you can only install Cumulus Options available for Cumulus 10.2.x.

NOTE:

Restarting the Machine after Installation!
Under macOS you have to restart the machine after installation if you were logged in as superuser (in most cases the superuser is called root) for performing the installation. Otherwise the Cumulus Server will be stopped as soon as the superuser logs out.

After installation your Cumulus system is running in demo mode (limited to 5 Clients and 2 catalogs with 100 records each). Use the Cumulus Remote Admin utility for activating Cumulus and running it in fully licensed mode. For a description on how to do this, see Activation.

With Linux versions, Cumulus provides a CONSOLE mode installation. The CONSOLE mode installation guides you through all steps necessary to install the Cumulus Server. To accept the default values [shown in square brackets] press the Enter key.

1. Open a UNIX shell and change your identity to superuser (enter su for super user and then the password; in most cases the superuser is called root). The CONSOLE mode installation is started manually by typing the script name at the command prompt.

3. When the Introduction is displayed, press the Enter key to continue. The software license agreement is displayed.

5. To accept the default installation location, press the Enter key to continue. Or, if you do not want to accept the default location, enter the absolute path for the desired installation folder and press Enter to continue.

If you are installing the Cumulus Server for the first time, you will be asked to enter a user name and password for the Cumulus Administrator.

The installer begins copying files. When the installation is complete, the Install Complete information is displayed.

If you have any optional add-ons to install, do that now. Be aware that you can only install Cumulus Options available for Cumulus 10.2. x.