Feith Rules Engine Version 8.1 Install Guide

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3 Feith Rules Engine Version 8.1 Install Guide Copyright 2011 Feith Systems and Software, Inc. All Rights Reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, transmitted, stored in a retrieval system, or translated into any language in any form by any means, without the written permission of Feith Systems and Software, Inc. All information in this work is subject to change and reflects software current at the time of publication. FDD and the FDD logo are trademarks of Feith Systems and Software, Inc. All other trademarks, product names and company names may be trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders. Feith Systems and Software, Inc. 425 Maryland Drive Fort Washington, PA Tel (215) Fax (215) Feith Rules Engine 8.1 Install Guide 3

4 Table of Contents Requirements... 5 Install Rex... 6 Start Rex...19 Feith Rules Engine 8.1 Install Guide 4

5 Requirements The database client software needs to be installed in order for Feith Rules Engine (Rex) to connect to the database (e.g. Oracle Client, MS SQL Server Native Client, etc). The Rex Monitor can be run on either Microsoft Windows or Unix X-Windows operating systems. Feith Rules Engine 8.1 Install Guide 5

The Rex Monitor can be run on either Microsoft Windows or Unix X-Windows

6 Install Rex To install the Feith Rules Engine (Rex): 1. Run the Rex installation package. The Welcome to the InstallShield Wizard for Feith Rules Engine (Rex) opens. Click Next to continue. Feith Rules Engine 8.1 Install Guide 6

7 2. On the License Agreement screen, click Yes if you agree to the terms. Feith Rules Engine 8.1 Install Guide 7

$The default location is C:\Feith. To choose another location, click Browse and select another folder. Feith Rules Engine 8.$

8 3. On the Choose Destination Location screen, choose the folder where Rex will be installed. Click Next to continue. The default location is C:\Feith. To choose another location, click Browse and select another folder. Feith Rules Engine 8.1 Install Guide 8

$The default location is C:\Feith.$

9 4. On the Setup Type screen, choose the Typical setup type and click Next to continue. Feith Rules Engine 8.1 Install Guide 9

10 5. On the Select Program Folder screen, choose where you want Rex in the Programs list. The default program folder is Feith Systems. Feith Rules Engine 8.1 Install Guide 10

11 6. On the Select database type screen, select the database you wish to use. Click Next to continue. Database choices are Oracle and Microsoft SQL Server. Feith Rules Engine 8.1 Install Guide 11

12 7. On the Start Copying Files screen, click Next to start installing Rex. Feith Rules Engine 8.1 Install Guide 12

13 8. During the installation, you will be prompted with the Information message to install Microsoft Visual C and 2008 Redistributable Packages. Click OK to continue. Feith Rules Engine 8.1 Install Guide 13

Visual C++ 2005 and 2008 Redistributable Packages.

9. The Microsoft Visual C++ 2005 SP1 Redistributable Package screen displays with a license agreement. This redistributable is required for Rex.

14 9. The Microsoft Visual C SP1 Redistributable Package screen displays with a license agreement. This redistributable is required for Rex. If you know you already have the redistributable installed, click No. If you do not have the redistributable installed, click Yes to agree to the license agreement and proceed with the installation. The Microsoft C Redistributable is installed. Feith Rules Engine 8.1 Install Guide 14

If you know you already have the redistributable installed, click No.

10. The Microsoft Visual C++ 2008 Redistributable Setup screen displays with a license agreement. This redistributable is required for Rex.

15 10. The Microsoft Visual C Redistributable Setup screen displays with a license agreement. This redistributable is required for Rex. If you know you already have the redistributable installed, click Cancel. If you do not have the redistributable installed, click Next to proceed with the installation. Accept the License Terms and click Install. The Microsoft C Redistributable is installed. Click Finish to complete the redistributable installation. Feith Rules Engine 8.1 Install Guide 15

If you do not have the redistributable installed, click Next to proceed with the installation.

11. The Rexcfg program is opened and displays. Make changes if desired (see Feith Rexcfg User Guide for more information). Click OK and select the rex.

16 11. The Rexcfg program is opened and displays. Make changes if desired (see Feith Rexcfg User Guide for more information). Click OK and select the rex.ini file to overwrite it, saving any changes you made. Click Cancel to skip this step and configure Rex later. Feith Rules Engine 8.1 Install Guide 16

17 12. An Install prompt displays asking if you want to start the Rex service now. Click Yes to start Rex now. Click No to leave Rex off. Feith Rules Engine 8.1 Install Guide 17

18 13. On the InstallShield Wizard Complete screen, click Finish to complete the installation. See Feith Rules Engine Manual for information on how to configure and monitor Feith Rules Engine (Rex). Feith Rules Engine 8.1 Install Guide 18

See Feith Rules Engine Manual for information on how to

19 Start Rex Rex needs to be licensed in order to run. Contact Feith Systems and Software, Inc. personnel to license Rex. If you need to configure Rex further, do so using either Rexcfg or by modifying the Rex initialization file. See Feith Rexcfg User Guide or Feith Rex Manual for more information. Rex usually starts automatically when the server machine starts up. To start Rex on Windows, open the Services module, select the service called FeithRulesEngine, and start the service. To start Rex on Unix, use the rex start-up script. See Feith Rex Manual for more information on running and monitoring Rex. Feith Rules Engine 8.1 Install Guide 19