DataExchange User's Guide > Preparing to Install DataExchange
Preparing to Install DataExchange
The following topics provide a list of preparations to install and run DataExchange:
Checklist
The following checklist helps you to prepare to install and use DataExchange.
o You have observed the appropriate precautions before installing DataExchange. See Precautions.
o Your system hardware and software meets the minimum requirements to install DataExchange. These requirements are the same as those for Zen, so they are not usually an issue.
o You are authorized to use administrator rights on the system where you install the product. See Administrator Rights to choose one of two ways to do this.
o You have a license, unless you plan to evaluate the trial version. For details, see DataExchange Licensing.
o You have considered special configuration issues, such as installing in a clustered environment.
o You have read the release notes for late-breaking information. See DataExchange Release Notes.
Precautions
The Zen database engine must be stopped and restarted during DataExchange installation. If your business requirements prohibit stopping the database engine during certain hours, install DataExchange outside those times.
Back up any important files on the target hard drive, including data files, before you begin the installation.
Administrator Rights
Security features on Windows 7, 8, 10, and Server 2012 require you to do one of the following things to successfully use your DataExchange installation:
• Log on as Administrator and always run DataExchange under that account.
• Before running DataExchange, go to C:\Program Files (x86)\Actian\Zen\bin, right-click dpwizard.exe, and open Properties. In the Properties sheet, select Compatibility and then under Settings, select Run this program as an administrator.
Once you have turned on this setting, any user who is a member of the Administrators group will be able to create, deploy, and run replication projects. Administrators group members will no longer need to run DataExchange under the Administrator account. Other users will be unable to use DataExchange.
DataExchange Licensing
DataExchange requires an activation license to replicate data between two or more computers. The installer prompts you to enter a license key and decodes it to ensure that it is valid.
DataExchange Real-Time Backup supports installation on two machines: a First Site and a Partner Site. DataExchange Data Synchronization supports installation on a First Site and as many Partner Sites as you require. For both editions, you apply the same license key on every site.
With Real-Time Backup you have the option of creating more Partner Sites for additional backups, but you must purchase a DataExchange license for each Partner Site beyond the first one.
You may install an evaluation version of DataExchange without a license. At the end of the evaluation period, the replication engine returns an error when it attempts to start. Use the Event Viewer of your operating system to find this entry in the Application event log.
You can add a permanent license at any time using the following steps.
To upgrade an evaluation system with a license key
The easiest way to apply a license key is by using Zen License Administrator.
1. Obtain the license key from one of the following locations:
• Case of the DataExchange installation CD
• Product registration card
• Printed license agreement
2. If you need to purchase a license, contact your Zen sales representative.
3. In ZenCC, open the License Administrator utility.
4. Enter the key in the Key field.
Lowercase letters are automatically converted to uppercase.
5. Press Enter or click the Authorize button.
The Key field is cleared if the key is successfully authorized.
6. Verify that the new license information that appears in the License Information list. If necessary, press F5 to refresh the list.
The license is now active.
You can also apply a license using the licadmin command line utility. For more information, see Zen User’s Guide.
DataExchange Release Notes
We recommend that you read the release notes. This readme file may have important information that could not be included in the product documentation but is essential to installing and using the product.
It is included in a DataExchange installation on 64-bit systems as the file readme_dx.htm in C:\Program Files (x86)\Actian\Zen\Replication\Docs. However, since this file may be updated after the release, its latest version is always posted on the Actian website.
 
Last modified date: 12/01/2023