Beginer Question: Installation

rust

What is the difference between the following installation method:-

- c/side client
- application server
- datebase server

Deep

Just select the relevant option.

For client only use client, for application server use the same, and so for the database server.

rust

i know to select the relevant, i would like know who what are the different between those installation and what are the purpose to have it.

Thank you

tinoruijs

You only need Database Server if you're using Native database.

Application Server is also known as NAS. It is a NAV-client without any user interaction. You need it for example for Outlook Synchronisation and Employee Portal.

C/Side client is your NAV-client which you definately need.

DaveT

Hi Rust,


To expand out what Deep is saying:

C/side Client is the user interface and installs both the SQL and navite database options (i.e. the client application).

The application server (also called NAS) is a server (service) which allow external connection to Nav. This is for more advanced options.

Database server - this is a service which publishs Nav's own database to a number of users. This is not needed for SQL.

If you are just starting out then all you need to install is the C/Side client as this installs with a demo database and a demo Company Cronus.

Hope this helps

P.S. Welcome to Nav

rust

i think i understand what you guys mean.

let me rephrase in my words to clarify again


C/Side Client is the client application which also can be as an stand alone server only allow a PC to login even though the file is share.


Application server is a interface app which stand on top of the server to allow comunication between other/external application for example CRM, analysis tools

database server is NAV own DB which is same as SQL, and allow multiple PC connect to it

am i correct?

DaveT

Hi Rust,

You have it right =D>

Just to explain the Nav DB better....

Nav DBs are one file (.fdb) - which the C/Side client accesses. If you open a DB then all other user are locked out as these is no file sharing.
This is where the Nav database server comes in and allow multi-user access to the same Nav DB file.

Enjoy

rust

ah i see

thank you for your help DaveT and the others guys too.

thank you very much

Deep

U got it right.

C/Side Client is the client application which also can be as an stand alone server only allow a PC to login even though the file is share.

I dont got what u understood by above.

All you can do is:

1. Cannot access a database through clients unless a database server is installed.
2. Cannot open a database over server if the database is locally opened.
3. Can open the server database/or any local database locally only for a single instance at a time.

DenSter

rust wrote:

am i correct?

You're getting there, but no not quite

• C/SIDE Client is a client application. It cannot act as a server. It is used to access either a server (which can be native or SQL Server) or a standalone database file. There are two clients, one for native C/SIDE (called fin.exe) and one for SQL Server (called finsql.exe)
• Application server is also not a server product, at least not in a sense that it serves client apps. It is a client session that does not have a user interface. It is installed as a windows service, and is typically used to automate certain tasks. Read the manual called w1w1atas.pdf, that will tell you all about application server
• C/SIDE database server is the proprietary NAV database server, and is usually referred to as 'native database server'. THIS is the server product. It is also installed as a Windows service, and publishes the database for multiple users. Read the manual called 'w1w1ism.pdf'. It is NOT the same as SQL Server.
• SQL Server installation is separate, you need separate installation disks to install that. The one on the NAV product disk is SQL Server Express, which you don't want to use for customer implementations. The NAV database is simply put a regular SQL Server database (with certain things set up a certain way) that you can connect to with the SQL NAV client. Read the manual 'w1w1isql.pdf' for more information.