The following sections cover preparation for general or custom installation of AuditMaster:

This topic covers the following information:

The following list helps you prepare for installation or upgrade. Before beginning, make sure your system meets the minimum hardware and software requirements for AuditMaster listed on the Actian website.

Each checklist item is described in more detail in the topics that follow.

AuditMaster installation stops and restarts the Zen database engine. Install AM at a time acceptable to your operations.

Back up any important files on the target hard drive, including data files, before you proceed.

Before starting installation, disable any antivirus applications. These may be reenabled immediately after installation is complete. If you do not disable them, expect prompts to allow various installation tasks to execute.

To install AuditMaster, you need full administrator-level rights on the system where you are installing.

If you enter no license key during installation, you can audit data for an evaluation trial period. At the end of that time, AuditMaster will cease to monitor data. You will be able to query existing audit records captured during the trial period, although certain features may no longer be available.

To apply a license key, in Zen Control Center select Tools > License Administrator or open a command prompt and run either clilcadm for 32-bit installations or w64clilcadm for 64-bit installations. For more license key information, see Zen User's Guide.

No license key is required for the installation on a remote Zen Client system. The AMCC client by itself does not require a license.

We recommend that you read the release notes in the file readme_am.htm for product news that could not be included in the user documentation but may be needed for successful AuditMaster installation and use.

This file is posted on the Actian website and also located in the root directory of the AuditMaster download or the AuditMaster CD, as well as after installation in the default location C:\Program Files (x86)\Actian\Zen\Audit\Docs.

AuditMaster includes this documentation under its Help menu. You can also open context-sensitive topics by pressing the F1 key in various places in the AMCC window and dialogs. An online version is posted at the Actian documentation website. If you would like a PDF file for printing, you can download it from the Actian distribution website.

This topic covers the technology and customization settings used for AuditMaster installations. AuditMaster installation uses Microsoft Installer (MSI). The AMsetup.ini file contains default settings that you can change for custom installations.

For most installation scenarios, the installer executable should be used. It is an InstallShield package that performs certain checks before installation. It also detects 32- or 64-bit Windows, launches the appropriate installation, and provides all 32- and 64-bit client components appropriate to your system.

The following table describes the AuditMaster installer on Windows operating systems.

The AMsetup.ini file contains all of the settings needed for a typical installation. This file is used by Install_AuditMaster.exe and is located in the same folder as the .msi file that uses it.

AMsetup.ini consists of a set of properties applied during installation. Comments in the file explain the settings and give all accepted values.

The following table lists property settings in AMsetup.ini. The settings are grouped into categories. The value for each setting is contained in a key.