This problem is related to authentication. With Windows Authentication, the users' permissions are used to gain access to the Simplify database. This works for the primary domain because when the Simplify database is generated, NT Authority\Authenticated Users are granted 'Connect' and 'Read' access to the Simplify database. NT Authority\Authenticated Users does not work for trusted domains, unless the trusted domain resides in the same forest as the primary domain. This can be resolved by switching to SQL Authentication or granted Domain Users from the trusted domain access to the Simplify database.
The Simplify database transactio log is not controlled by the Simplify Suite, rather by the SQL Server. However, these problems can be resolved by follow these steps:
SQL 2005 and 2008
Open the Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio application.
Right-click the Simplify database and select Properties
Open the Options page
In the middle you will see Recovery Model, change it to Simple and click OK.
Try Shrinking the database from the Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio. Right-click the Simplify database, select Tasks, select Shrink. Execute the Shrink function.
SQL 2000
Open the Enterprise Manager application for SQL 2000.
Right-click the Simplify database and select Properties
Open the Options page.
In the middle you will see Recovery Model, change it to Simple and click OK.
Try Shrinking the database from the Enterprise Manager. Right-click the Simplify database, select Taks, select Shrink. Execute the Shrink function.
* Simplify Suite v5 added support for Windows 2008, Vista, XP, and 2000. Simplify Suite v4 only installs on Windows 2003, 2000, NT.
** Simplify Suite installs on Windows 7, but triCerat does not actively support installations of Simplify Suite on Windows 7 at this time. Simplify Suite will be fully approved for Windows 7 with the official release.
The database is a separate entity of the Simplify Suite, therefore uninstalling Simplify Suite will not affect the Simplify database. For more information click here.
The upgrade procedure will automatically remove old versions of the software. If you choose to uninstall before installing the new version, configuration parameters such as the database connection will not be migrated and will need to be provided again.
The Simplify Suite must be installed at the console of the terminal
server (i.e. session 0), not through a remote session. There
are a number of ways to access the console:
- If it is Windows Server
2003, use the remote console switch. If
you are unfamiliar with this option, please
refer to the following Knowledge Base (KB) article from Microsoft (278845).
- Use a third-party utility
such as VNC or Dameware
The database is a separate install from the Simplify Suite, so uninstalling or upgrading the Suite will not affect the install of the database. This is true even with the MSDE bundle provided by triCerat, which first installs the MSDE and then installs the Simplify Suite. In this scenario, the MSDE and it’s databases remain on the system even if the Simplify Suite is removed.
The Simplify Suite install is in windows installer format, allowing
for silent installations and deployment through Active Directory. Silent
install is initialized using the /q switch with msiexec.exe, and then
passing in values for properties. The command line syntax to set a property
is PROPERTY=VALUE. Valid properties include:
SQLUSERNAME and SQLPASSWORD are only necessary when SQLTRUSTED=no. If
SQLTRUSTED=yes, then the install ignores the SQL username and password.
A silent installation cannot be performed using the install bundled
with the MSDE (SimplifyMSDE.exe). Instead, the (Simplify.msi) will is
required. Additionally, a silent install cannot perform database operations
such as creating a new database. A simplify database must already exist
for the silent install to work.
Yes, during the install an option is presented to choose which features
to install. At this selection dialog, choose to install the management
console, and disable other options by selecting 'Entire feature will
be unavailable' for 'Products'.
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