Follow the instructions below to perform a new installation of M-Business Server on a Windows machine. If you need more details on any of the steps, see Upgrading and Installing M-Business Server. If this link does not work, see The M-Business Anywhere documentation set for instructions on downloading this guide.

To perform a new installation of M-Business Server on a Windows machine

1. On the target server, log in to Windows as an administrator.

2. Determine the port numbers that are already in use on the machine.

   Note

   The M-Business Server installer will use port number 80 by default. If port 80 is already in use, you will need to specify another port number which is not in use.

   • Open a browser window on the server and enter this URL:

      http://localhost:80

   • If a non-error page is displayed, it means that a Web server on that machine is already using port 80—try the URL above with different port numbers until you find one that is not in use, then make a note of that port number for later reference. Do not use port numbers 8091 or 8099—these will automatically be used by M-Business Server.

3. Download the M-Business Server installer.

   • Open a browser and navigate to:

      http://www.ianywhere.com/downloads/

   • Click the M-Business Anywhere Developer Edition link.

   • Fill in the form for the evaluation download and read the license agreement.

   • Click the Agree and Submit button.

   • On the Download and Installation page, click the click here link in "To Begin Download Process Now, Please Click Here" in the middle of the page.

   • On the M-Business Anywhere 7.0 for Windows Download page, click the Download button to the left of "M-Business Anywhere for Windows".

   • Save the installer file, MBAnywhereW.exe, to a temporary location.

   Note

   Your license number will be sent to you at the e-mail address you supply in this step. You can start the installer immediately, but you will not be able to complete the installation until you have received your license number.

4. Run the M-Business Server installer.

   • Open the folder where you just saved the installer and double-click the MBAnywhereW.exe file to start the InstallShield Wizard.

     Very quickly the Welcome panel appears.

   • Click Next.

     The Server License panel appears.

   • Enter your server license key in the Server License panel.

     Get this from the e-mail message sent to the e-mail address you gave in step 3 above.

   • Accept the defaults on the next five panels until you reach the Sync Port panel. Here is the sequence you will see:

     • Server Functionality

     • License Agreement

     • Choose Destination Location

     • User Friendly Server Name

     • Host Name

     The Sync Port panel is now displayed.

   • Enter a port number which is not in use on this machine.

     Caution

     If port 80 is already in use on the target machine, enter another port number which is not in use on the Sync Port panel.

   • Click Next.

     The UI Port panel appears.

   • Enter port numbers which are not in use on this machine for the next three panels. Here is the sequence you will see:

     • UI Port

     • Database Port

     • SOAP Server Port

     Caution

     If any of the default port numbers are already in use on the target machine, enter another port number which is not in use.

   • Click Next on the SOAP Server Port panel to start the M-Business Anywhere Setup process.

     Note

     On the InstallShield Wizard Complete panel, you can choose to restart your computer later, but you will not be able to continue with the steps that follow until you restart.

5. Verify that the installation was successful.

   • Restart the machine.

   • In a browser, navigate to http://localhost:8091.

     If the M-Business Anywhere login page appears, the install was successful—continue. If the login page does not appear, start over with step 1 above.

After you have verified that the install was successful, go on with the next section, Setting up a mobile device, test user, and test channel.