Before You Install: Precautions and Required Permissions

SPD Server is compatible with the Microsoft Win32 API. SPD Server 4.5 runs on computers using Windows NT, Windows XP, Windows Vista, and Windows 2000 operating environments.

You need Write access to your server machine's \etc\services file if you want SPD Server clients to connect to the SPD Server host by using name services instead of by specifying port numbers at invocation. Name services require you to define registered ports that will use the services file appropriate to your machine.

If your SPD Server clients access the SPD Server host by using name services instead of by specifying port numbers, you need Write access to the services files on the clients in the path C:\winnt\system32\drivers\etc\services.

Insert the WORKPATH= server option in your spdsserv.parm file. Use the WORKPATH= option to configure your server to use a high-performance file system. Ideally, this system has a RAID-structured volume with sufficient disk space to accommodate the transient storage needs of SPD Server. The spdsserv.parm file is located in the InstallDir\DOWN directory of your SPD Server host installation.