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The following documents are for the installation of Pervasive SQL and Windward System Five on Microsoft Server in preparation for client workstations to connect to the database.
Review the Networking Best Practices before proceeding.
Administrator Permissions for the Server Windward Share and all its files & SubFolders with full Read/Write access
Applicable to Pervasive 12 & System 5 version 6.2 UP
Please ensure that you setup your directories exactly as outlined in this document to ensure proper function of Pervasive SQL and Windward System Five synchronization utility.
The prerequisite is to not have ANY spaces in the directory name.
The overall idea behind installing a client workstation with System Five is to install 2 software packages and connect to the database. The first software package is the Pervasive client database engine, and the second is the System Five application.
System Five uses the pervasive database engine to connect to the data which resides on the server. Pervasive has transactional and file components meaning file security and permissions for the users running System Five are very important.
Administrator Permissions for the Server Windward Share and all its files & SubFolders with full Read/Write
** Note: Where [Drive] is the drive that you will be installing to (Default being C: drive)
Refer to How to do a Copyover