Installing Standalone
A standalone installation installs both the Client and Manager components. This default installation is called the “Typical” on Windows. For a standalone development configuration, you install the library on your local machine and connect to the repository using either File I/O access or EMSRV access. You will need to use
EMSRV if you want to start more than one image connected to the same library. To understand where the product is installed, refer to
file locations. For directions on how to start EMSRV, refer to
EMSRV for Windows.
To install a standalone environment:
Run the downloaded VAST Platform installer.
1. Read the License Agreement. If you agree to the terms and conditions, select the radio button “I accept the Terms”. Otherwise, decline and exit the installation program.
Click Next to continue.
2. On The Installation Type Panel, select “Typical”, and click Next to continue.
3. On the Environments Panel, check the checkbox if you want a shortcut to Environments placed on your desktop. A shortcut will always be available from the Start Menu.
Click Next to continue.
4. Verify that all the information is correct. Then click Next and give the installer administrative privileges to finish installing VAST Typical.
5. All files for the Manager, Client and the Admin Tools will be copied to the varoot directory. The library (the Manager) will also be installed in the mgrroot.
6. When the installation is complete, check the View Readme checkbox if you want to view the readme.txt file and click Finish to end the install program.
That’s it! You have a VAST installation with a library located on your local machine in a writeable location configured for VAST images to access that library via File I/O.
Note:
You do not need to reboot your machine after installation.
Note:
If you want to access the library concurrently through multiple VAST images, review the
Manager installation for how to connect to EMSRV.
Last modified date: 03/14/2025