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Orbit installation

Note

Complete and validate the installation of the .NET Core Runtime, Windows Server Hosting, and URL Rewrite modules described in Prerequisites before continuing.

Reset IIS

Restart the web service to check that .NET Core has installed and is running.

To restart IIS:

  1. Search for CMD in the Start menu.
  2. Right-click Command Prompt and select Run as administrator.
  3. Type IISReset and close the Command Prompt window when it shows 'Internet Services Successfully Restarted'. Alternatively, reboot the machine.

Create the Orbit database

The Orbit database stores information about available collections and collection sharing details.

  1. Open the FastStats Configurator.

    Note

    Search for "Fast" in the Start menu to locate it.

    FastStats Configurator shown as best match in Start menu search

  2. Select Database Management.

    FastStats .NET Configuration showing Database Management option

  3. Select Advanced in the Database management dialogue, then select Start Wizard.

    Database Management Advanced wizard

  4. Select SQL Server from the Database drop-down and enter the database server name in the Server box.

  5. Select Connect.

    Connect button in the database wizard

  6. Select Create Orbit Database from the drop-down.

    Create Orbit Database option selected

    Note

    Orbit uses one database in a FastStats multi-system environment. DataViews control which system a user can access in Orbit.

  7. Enter a name in the Database Name field for the Orbit database, for example OB_Global.

  8. Select Run Script.

    Run Script button in the database wizard

  9. The Running Database Script dialogue opens. Select Close when it has completed successfully.

Note

The Orbit database creation script checks for an existing FastStats system database and uses your faststats_service user and password.

Install the updater service

Run OrbitUpdaterService.msi (right-click and select Run as Administrator). This installs the FastStats Orbit Updater in:

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C:\Program Files (x86)\Apteco

The Orbit Updater Configurator launches automatically.

Note

You can manually launch the FastStats Orbit Updater Configurator from: C:\Program Files (x86)\Apteco\FastStats Orbit Updater\UpdaterConfigurator.exe