multiple server installations on the same machine

ajaybabuCh
ajaybabuCh Member Posts: 208
edited 2008-04-15 in NAV/Navision Classic Client
Hi

Can I install Navision 3.7 and Navision 5.0 servers on the same machine



Thanks and Regards
Ajay
Ajay

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  • garak
    garak Member Posts: 3,263
    it should be possible. Do you have tested it?
    Note, you must edit the services and host file.

    Take a look here.

    http://www.mibuso.com/howtoinfo.asp?FileID=10
    Do you make it right, it works too!
  • ajaybabuCh
    ajaybabuCh Member Posts: 208
    Hi , I think we don't need to setup the services and hosts if the servers are with different versions
    Ajay
  • DenSter
    DenSter Member Posts: 8,307
    those files map IP and port numbers to services. You're going to give your two database servers different names, so you will need to put en entry in those files for both services, has nothing to do with the version they are on.
    Daniel Rimmelzwaan
    RIS Plus, LLC
  • Dave_Cintron
    Dave_Cintron Member Posts: 189
    I have installed a dozen services on a single server from 2.0 - 4.0. Just do what it says in the installation manual. They are all very happy together.
    Dave Cintron
    Dynamics West
    http://www.dynamicswest.com
  • garak
    garak Member Posts: 3,263
    Hi , I think we don't need to setup the services and hosts if the servers are with different versions

    No, you must edit these files if you use the native navision server. Because every server needs his own port! This you do in the services file.

    If you use SQL, you must not edit the services and hosts files ;-)

    Regards
    Do you make it right, it works too!
  • ajaybabuCh
    ajaybabuCh Member Posts: 208
    Hi

    The following steps I have done

    1) Installed the Navision 5.0 server
    2) Installed the Navision 3.7 server
    3) stopped all the services
    4) hosts file set as follows
    127.0.0.1 PRODSK0644 #Nav Server 50
    127.0.0.1 PRODSK0644#1 #Nav server 370

    5) Services file set as follows
    PRODSK0644 2407/tcp #Nav server 50
    PRODSK0644#1 2408/tcp #Nav server 370

    6)started the server prodsk0644 for nav 5.0 through server command
    it is started successfully
    7) started the server prodsk0644#1 for nav 3.7 through server command in another folder.
    it is saying that the port number is being used by other.

    Could you please tell me the solution

    thanks and regards
    ajay
    Ajay
  • ajaybabuCh
    ajaybabuCh Member Posts: 208
    anybody have an idea on this
    Ajay
  • infonote
    infonote Member Posts: 233
    When installing multiple versions of Navision, always install the lower version first.

    E.g. if you need to install 3.70, 4 and 5.
    Uninstall any existing installations
    Install 3.70
    install 4 then
    install 5 using different directory names for each installation.
    Blog: http://www.kaizenlog.com
  • Dave_Cintron
    Dave_Cintron Member Posts: 189
    On the second instance of the server, start with port 3000, not 2408. (Ports have specific purposes and you have to use available ports.)
    Further, you don't have to "install" every server. Once you have one version of, say "3.6" server, you can simply copy the entire server directory (minus the database) to a new directory and create a batch (.com) file to start/stop the service.
    Dave Cintron
    Dynamics West
    http://www.dynamicswest.com

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