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Installation Instructions for E-Logbook:

For installation instructions of E-Logbook up to and including E-Logbook 3.3.0 click here.

A. To install E-Logbook for remote database access:

1. Make sure the following software is installed in your machine:

E-LOGBOOK ENVIRONMENT 

Unix Environment Additional Packages:

• In Windows:

• Add C:\Python23\ to PATH.

• Add C:\Program Files\MySQL\MySQL Server 4.1\bin to PATH.

• To Launch E-Logbook:

  If there is a shortcut in the desktop double click on it. Otherwise open a Command Prompt (it can be the same as above) and enter:

  o      \\Elogbook\start\startElogbook.bat

•  Once the Connect window appears select glast03 as hostname for access to a mirror copy of the cleanroom E-Logbook database:

B. To create a local copy of the E-Logbook Database:

1. Make sure the following software is installed in your machine:

E-LOGBOOK ENVIRONMENT 

2. Add C:\Python23\ to PATH.

3. Add C:\Program Files\MySQL\MySQL Server 4.1\bin to PATH.

4. Check that there exists TOOLS_ROOT in your workstation environment variables list.

5. Make sure that ELogbook is under the TOOLS_ROOT directory.

6. Open the MySQL Control Center GUI:

   o       Right click User Administration and select New User:

   §         Select Global Privileges:

   §         Under Username enter: root

   §         Under Host enter: localhost

   §         Under Password enter: A password of your choice

    

7. To create a local copy of MySQL E-Logbook database: Open up a Command Prompt and enter the following:

    

   mysql –u root –p –e "drop database elogbook" (Ignore the error)

   mysql –u root –p -e "create database elogbook"

   mysql –u root –p elogbook < %TOOLS_ROOT%\Elogbook\MySQLelogbook\elogbookX*.sql

       * X indicates the release version of an empty copy of ELogbook you are about to test, for example 340.

   or

   mysql –u root –p elogbook < \\copypath\Y.dmp

       * Y indicates a backup copy of the cleanroom database you are about to review.

       * copypath is the path location of the backup copy you are about to review.

    

8. At the MySQL Control Center GUI:

    o       Right click User Administration and select New User:

                          §         Select ELogbook

                          §         Under Username enter: Elogbook

                          §         Under Host enter: localhost

                          §         Under Password enter: Elogbook

          o       MySQL CC will help you verify data entry and retrieval during the test.

7. To Launch E-Logbook:

   If there is a shortcut in the desktop double click on it. Otherwise open a Command Prompt (it can be the same as above) and enter:

   o       %TOOLS_ROOT%\Elogbook\start\startElogbook.bat (launches E-Logbook).

    

Please contact the Project Administrator if you have problems or any questions (Contacts Page)

Updated 04/25/2006, ATK

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