Labware first config – Installation app, tools, services and settings…

First of all disable the windows firewall;

After that, edit the hosts file (in c:\windows\system32\drivers\etc\) reporting inside the labwareDATABASE server ip and the Empower DB server;

From Server Manager

After, click on Manage and “Add Rols and Features”

now on next window….

also

after that clink on Next

Once the server is rebooted, download the ISO of Windows Server 2019 from here and whed is downloaded Mount-it (take a note of what letter drive was assigned).
Open again the server manager

VisualStudio2017 x86 (needed for odbc)
https://aka.ms/vs/17/release/vc_redist.x86.exe

now install empower (the setup are in c:\app_and_tools\empower_installer\)

reboot

Go in the path: C:\Empower\Oracle\Oracle18cClient\network\admin and edit the file “sqlnet.ora” with the Notepad++ and replace the information with:

# This file is actually generated by netca. But if customers choose to 
# install "Software Only", this file wont exist and without the native 
# authentication, they will not be able to connect to the database on NT.

SQLNET.AUTHENTICATION_SERVICES = (NONE)

Also in the same path create a new file with the name “tnsnames.ora” and open with “notepad++”

ERBC =
  (DESCRIPTION =
    (ADDRESS_LIST =
      (ADDRESS = (PROTOCOL = TCP)(HOST = 10.2.22.77)(PORT = 1521))
    )
    (CONNECT_DATA =
      (SERVICE_NAME = WAT18.SRVEMP3DBPOM)
    )
  )

LBWVAL =
  (DESCRIPTION =
    (ADDRESS_LIST =
      (ADDRESS = (PROTOCOL = TCP)(HOST = labwareDATABASE)(PORT = 1522))
    )
    (CONNECT_DATA =
      (SERVER = DEDICATED)
	  (SERVICE_NAME = LBWVAL)
    )
  )

On the server is present a folder (in C:\App_and_Tools) that contain the setup of some applications

• 7zip
• Google Chrome
• Notepad++
• Oraclient_19_32 (no more needed, already included with the installation of Empower)

Also we need to install:
– adobe acrobat reader 32bit ! (a guide here)
– Microsoft Edge