User guide

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Chapter
2
Freeway Installation and
Initial Boot
This chapter describes how to install and boot the Freeway server for the first time. You
must have installed the Freeway hardware as described in the appropriate Freeway hard-
ware installation guide.
2.1 Freeway Server Software and CDROMs
Freeway server and protocol software is almost always pre-installed at the Protogate fac-
tory on the Freeway’s flash or hard disk drive. Also, the Freeway is configured to boot
itself from its hard or flash drive. Therefore, no server software installation is required
on new Freeway servers.
Note
Software CDROMs that are shipped along with a new Freeway sys-
tem are for recovery purposes only. Do not install these CDROMs
on a new Freeway system.
With each Freeway system, Protogate includes CDROMs for all the software installed on
the system. These CDROMs are for backup only in case something happens to your
Freeway disk drive. You should store these CDROMs in a safe place in case you need to
use them later. Below are some reasons why you may need to use the CDROMs:
• If you need to install the DLI library on your client system, you will need to use
the Freeway Server Software CDROM for this. See Chapter 3 for details.