You can migrate your existing Virtuoso servers to 3.0 using the migration utility. The Virtuoso database file structure has been considerably altered between versions. Please consult the Migration of Virtuoso from Version 2.7 to Version 3.0 section for more details.
Before installing the Virtuoso software for Mac OS X you must ensure that you have the correct package from the OpenLink Web Site.
The following packages are available for download, with their respective disk image filenames:
The Enterprise Edition of Virtuoso using the systems native threading architecture to provide a truly scalable solution for supporting potentially large systems whereas the Lite version uses a customized library developed by OpenLink for good performance on smaller systems. For most evaluation purposes there will not be that much difference.
You will need an ODBC Driver Manager to make use of ODBC Data sources. You can download the iODBC Driver Manager from the iODBC Web Site
The Virtuoso server once installed will attempt to bind to the TCP/IP ports 1111, 1112, 8889, and 8890 by default, so you will have to determine whether these are already in use by other services or you will need to change the default settings during the installation process.
Once the image file has been downloaded and saved to a convenient location you will have to mount the disk image by double-clicking on the file. Once mounted you will need to launch the installer program, which will be one of the following depending on the image downloaded:
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In order for the system to allow you to install a new package you are required to be identified as an administrator. To do this you have to click the lock icon at the bottom of the Installer dialog box.
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Once your authentication is accepted, you will be presented with the Installer introduction page.
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Please read the Important Information.
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Please read the Software License Agreement.
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You must agree to the terms of the license in order to install.
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Continue with the installation by choosing Select Destination and choose the destination drive where you wish to install the OpenLink Virtuoso product.
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You can choose the Installation Type to be either Easy Install, taking the defaults, or Customize your installation to your needs. The following screens assume a custom Install. Click on Customize to proceed.
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Chose the packages you wish to install.
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Installer prepares for file transfer.
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During the installation you will need to enter your passphrase.
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The installer will continue installing files
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Select the database to startup at the end of the install.
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A license file is required to use the server. During the download process, a license file is emailed to you.
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Choose folder for license file.
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Choose license file.
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You now have to configure the Virtuoso.
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The installation is now complete.
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If a server was instructed to start at the end of the install, then the web browser is shown on the Administration page for the server.
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Once the installation has finished it is safe to unmount the disk image directory by dragging and dropping the directory in the trash icon of the dock.
Launch the iODBC Administrator, assuming that you have the iODBC Administrator installed.
On some Mac OS X systems installed on an HFS partition, the icons may not be displayed correctly or at all, due to a Mac OS X bug. In such cases a simple reboot of your system should correct this.
Once the iODBC Administrator window has appeared you can press the Add button on the either the User DSN or the System DSN panel to add a new Data Source entry.
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Choose the driver that you wish to create a Data Source for, in this case the Virtuoso Driver (3.0).
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Provide all required details in the fields provided by the setup panel.
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The server can be picked from the list of Zero Configuration Datasources that is discovered.
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Alternatively a manual selection can be made for the server.
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In this case enter the hostname (or IP) and port number.
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Press the Finish button to save the Data Source information.
Select the Data Source from the DSN list, and press the Test button.
You will be prompted for a username and password to establish a connection with the Data Source.
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The login dialogue also allows you to alter the configuration if required.
Under the Connection Tab are the fields for the remote server, and the authentication method. Typically the defaults are used.
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The Options page has Database, Charset and daylight savings configuration. Typically the deafults are used.
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The About page shows the software details.
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The result of the test is shown in a popup window.
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A quick way to check that the database is running, is to point a browser to the http port. The following example URLs will show the System Manager for the default, and the demo Virtuoso databases:
http://localhost:8889 http://localhost:8890 http://a_virtuoso_server.org:8890
See the following Quick Start chapter for further ways to verify the database.
See the following Quick Start chapter for very important information about changing the default passwords.
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