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Install the application server

When you install a standalone application server (where the database is on a separate server), the installer prompts for the 
BlackBerry AtHoc
 database server to connect to. The 
AtHoc
 installer creates a trusted connection to the database, which uses the current user's domain account. The account must have a sysadmin login in the SQL Server.
If a trusted connection cannot be used, you can specify an account for the 
AtHoc
 installer to use by appending the following parameters to the msiexe command line in the .bat file:
  • IS_SQLSERVER_AUTHENTICATION=1
  • IS_SQLSERVER_USERNAME=sa_account_name
  • IS_SQLSERVER_PASSWORD=sa_account_password
  1. To start the installation by opening an elevated command prompt, navigate to the folder with the .bat file, type the .bat file name, and press Enter to run it. The .bat file name follows the naming convention "BlackBerry_AtHoc_7.9.x.x_build.bat."
    The .bat file distributed with the MSI generates a log file of the installer actions. The log file, ATHOC_yyyy_mm_dd_hh_mm_AM|PM.log, is created in the root of C:.
  2. To open an elevated command prompt, locate cmd.exe in the program search, then right-click on cmd.exe and choose 
    Run as Administrator
    . If the 
    User Account Control
     window appears, click 
    Yes
     to run the Windows Command Prompt as Administrator.
  3. On the 
    Welcome
     screen, click 
    Next
    .
  4. Accept the Software License Agreement. Click 
    Next
    .
  5. Choose the 
    Application Server
     check box. Click 
    Next
    .
  6. If using a named instance, manually enter the server name or IP and instance name.
  7. Click 
    Test Connection
    . The 
    AtHoc
     Test Connection script tests the connection through the ngad account and the SQL databases and it tests a trusted connection that does not include the user ID and password.
  8. Specify the application server home folder to install the 
    BlackBerry AtHoc
     components. Click 
    Change
     to browse to the location that you want, or click 
    Next
     to accept the default location.
  9. Enter the system URL to access 
    BlackBerry AtHoc
     Click 
    Next
    . Use a fully qualified URL.
  10. Specify the IIS configuration type:
    • The type of setup: Choose 
      Enterprise Setup
       for a regular configuration.
    • The Web Site Settings for the 
      BlackBerry AtHoc
       web application installation: Use the default web site or choose a new Web site that you want and provide the associated details.
  11. Click 
    Install
     to begin the database server installation or click 
    Back
     to change the installation settings.
  12. View the onscreen progress bar to gauge the status of the installation.
  13. When the installation completes, click 
    Finish
     to exit the Setup Wizard.