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Primary server Modify option
This option requires the primary server to be restarted. Use the Manually update files on the
primary server option below if you do not want to disrupt active services and interviews.
Go through the pre-installation checklist for the new server.
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Select the following from Windows Control Panel on the primary server's :
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Add or Remove Programs > IBM SPSS Data Collection Server 6.0.1 > Change/Remove
This launches the Installation Wizard.
Select the
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Modify
the topic
Modifying an installation
After the installation is complete, reboot the primary server.
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From the new server, browse the network for the primary server's mrInterviewSiteInstallation
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directory and run the installation program from there.
Note: The primary server's mrInterviewSiteInstallation directory must be properly configured
for sharing.
After the installation is complete, reboot the new server.
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Manually update files on the primary server
To add a new Interviewing Server to an existing cluster with live respondents, without disrupting
the service for respondents currently taking surveys, follow the steps listed below (this is a general
overview, not a detailed set of instructions).
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Go through the pre-installation checklist for the new server.
Make a back-up copy of mrInterviewSitePrep.ini from the original installation and also of key
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areas of your system such as FMRoot and Projects.
Edit mrInterviewSitePrep.ini from the original installation to reflect the new servers you want to
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add, as follows:
Increment the value of InterviewServer as appropriate.
Add a new InterviewServern entry to the [InterviewServer] section giving the name, port, and
protocol to be used for communicating with this server.
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Double check mrInterviewSitePrep.ini to verify its accuracy.
Go to the mrInterviewSiteInstallation directory and run the installation program from there.
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Navigate to
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[INSTALL_FOLDER]\IBM\SPSS\DataCollection\6\DDL\Code\Tools\VB.Net\DPMExplorer.Net
and double-click DPMExplorer.exe.
In the left-hand frame, click
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In the upper right-hand frame, click
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option. Enter the appropriate new server attributes. For more information, see
in Chapter 6 on p. 143.
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Clusters
DefaultCluster
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