Database Administrator's Guide

FairCom Server for Mac

This section provides the hardware/software requirements and installation/configuration procedures for the Macintosh.

System Requirements:

Operational Environment

Minimum Hardware Requirements for Macintosh

Installation:

Mac Server Installation

Configuring Mac Systems

  

In This Chapter Operational Environment Minimum Hardware Requirements for Macintosh Mac Server Installation Configuring Mac Systems

Operational Environment

This version of the FairCom Server is designed specifically to work on the Apple Mac OS X platform. Both the SQL and ISAM servers run as a FBA (faceless background application) launched via the terminal. Applications using this release communicate via the TCP/IP protocol. Mac client processes can execute on the same machine as the FairCom Server for Mac.

The FairCom Server for Mac contains the FairCom Server executable, faircom or ctsrvr, and the utility and companion programs discussed throughout this guide.

Minimum Hardware Requirements for Macintosh

The minimum memory requirements are 4MB RAM for up to 8 users; 8MB for more than 8 users. Requires Mac OS X 10.10 or later. (Note: Legacy OS versions, PPC, and Universal Binary builds may be available upon request.)

The minimum hard drive space required by the FairCom Server for Mac is 500 MB + the size of the data (.dat) and index (.idx) files.

Mac Server Installation

To install the FairCom Server for Mac on your platform, take the following steps:

1. Make the desired directory where the FairCom Server is to be installed the current directory.
2. Copy the files in the /bin/ace/ (isam or sql) directory to your desired directory.
3. Ensure you have an appropriate License Authorization File for your platform and FairCom DB configuration.

   Note: Your application vendor may provide applicable FairCom DB license files.

4. (For versions of FairCom Server prior to V10.0) - After installation, activate the FairCom Server using the fcactvat program. See the FairCom Server Activation Key Card for instructions. Some FairCom Server OEM vendors provide pre-activated FairCom Server with their applications.

Configuring Mac Systems

Because Mac OS X is based on a Unix kernel, please see FairCom DB Unix-based Servers for Unix configuration settings, in addition to the Mac-specific details in this section.