To install @task
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1. Download and run the application files from:
www.attask.com/atv4
The following figure well help you determine which installer you should download
The file names are:
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Windows - attask-install.exe
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Linux/UNIX/AIX/Solaris - attaskinstall.bin
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Mac OS - Attask-install.zip
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To run the installer from a Linux command line, or to do a remote install, type
attaskinstall.bin -i console. The steps and information are identical, but they use a command line format rather than a graphical user interface.
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For other Java-enabled operating systems use the following instruction set: SeeRunning the Java Install Packages
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2. Read the Welcome screen then click Next.
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3. Select Full Install to install @task Version 4. Select Upgrade Only to install using settings from a previous version. The upgrade feature is for @task version 4.x and later. It is not supported for versions prior to 4.0.
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4. Type the path to the license key that @task has provided to you. Click Choose to navigate to the file on your computer. The license key name is License.key.
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5. Ensure that you have read and that you understand the License Agreement before you click I accept the terms of the license agreement.
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6. For Windows and Linux, select Install a Java VM specifically for this application. For Mac OS X and UNIX-related operating systems, click Choose a Java VM already installed on this system. You need to use Java version 1.5.0 or later.
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7. Click Choose to navigate to the folder to where you want to install @task. Click Next to accept the default location.
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8. Click Choose to navigate to the folder to where you want to store @task configuration files. Click Next to accept the default location.
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9. Select the port number that you want to use for you @task Web server. From the drop-down menu, select the amount of RAM that you want to allocate for @task to use.
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10. Select the database type. Type a port number. Type a user name and a password for your database. If using Oracle, type the tablespace information.
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11. Review the installation information, and then click Install.
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12. When the installation process has completed, a screen appears that indicates that you need to start the @task Web server. Run RunAtTask.bat or RunAtTask.sh to start the Web server. A terminal window displays data about the install process. The process may take 30 - 90 seconds. Leave the terminal window open. This is the @task program. When the terminal window stops displaying new data, @task and the @task Web server are fully functioning. Near the bottom of the output you will see a line that contains `ATTASK_DOC_HOME: C:\AtTaskDoc'. When this appears you will know that @task is loaded and can be accessed from a web browser.
N O T E : Closing this terminal window will stop the service and disable access to @task through the web browser.
N O T E : If you want @task to run at startup you can run it as a service (see
"Running @task as a Service" on page 31
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