Creating an Installation on Windows

You can install TimesTen in any directory where the user performing the installation has sufficient permission. The user who installs TimesTen must be a member of the TimesTen users group, and the TimesTen files and the directories must be accessible to only members of that group. Installing TimesTen requires Administrator privileges.

Information about the TimesTen installation is contained in the Windows operating system registry.

Do not install TimesTen for Windows on a mapped network drive.

The default top-level directory of the installation is C:\TimesTen\tt221_64. The instance name is simply instance.

These sections describe how to create the installation and then verify it.

• Create an Installation on Windows

• Verify the Installation on Windows

After you create and verify the installation, you can connect to the server from the Windows client and set up your DSN. See Working with the TimesTen Client and Server in the Oracle TimesTen In-Memory Database Operations Guide for details.

Create an Installation on Windows

The procedure for the installation is:

1. Download the appropriate TimesTen client distribution ZIP file. For example, download timesten.2211250.win64.zip.
2. Extract the contents of the file.
3. From the Win64 directory, run the setup.exe executable (the TimesTen installer).
4. In the initial TimesTen Setup dialog, choose Next.
5. In the Choose Installation Folder dialog, select or specify the desired folder. The default is C:\TimesTen\tt221_64. Then choose OK.
6. In the Select Program Folder dialog, select or specify the desired folder. The default is TimesTen 22.1 (64-bit). Then choose Next.
7. In the TimesTen Configuration Options dialog, there is a check mark in the check box for Register TimesTen environment variables. If you choose to register the TimesTen environment variables, leave this box checked. Then choose Next.

   Note:

   • Settings made by registering environment variables are reflected in the System control panel and persist across sessions. It is advisable to reboot the system after the installation to ensure that Windows re-reads the registry and propagates the environment settings.

   • If you do not register environment variables during installation, you can run ttenv.bat from the TimesTen bin directory (in a DOS window) for each session. This sets PATH, CLASSPATH, and TIMESTEN_HOME (but not LIB and INCLUDE).

   • Registering environment variables is not advisable if you are installing multiple releases of TimesTen, in which case the path could cause unexpected behavior. Multiple installations must be from different major releases, such as 18.1.w.x and 22.1.y.z.

8. In the "Select which version of Java to add to the CLASSPATH " dialog, select one of the JDK options or select None. Then choose Next.
9. In the Installation Information dialog, confirm settings. Choose Back to make changes. Otherwise, choose Next.

   The Setup Status dialog displays with a message indicating your new installation is being configured.

   Additional dialogs and windows display, indicating that timesten.conf is updated and TimesTen is configured.

10. In the InstallShield Wizard Complete dialog, choose Finish (optionally choosing to display the TimesTen release notes).

Verify the Installation on Windows

Verifying the installation on Windows includes:

• Verify Proper Installation on Windows

• Review the Installation Directories on Windows

• Review the timesten.conf File on Windows

Verify Proper Installation on Windows

To verify that the TimesTen client has been properly installed:

1. Confirm that the TimesTen 22.1 shortcut (for example, "TimesTen 22.1 (64-bit)") appears under Apps & features (or the equivalent).
2. From Administrative Tools, select ODBC Data Sources (64-bit). This opens the ODBC Data Source Administrator (64-bit) menu. Choose the Drivers tab.
3. Confirm that the TimesTen Client 22.1 driver is installed. Click OK.

Review the Installation Directories on Windows

This is a sample directory structure after a successful installation. Not all directories are included in this sample.

C:\TimesTen
   tt221_64
      bin [contains TimesTen utilities and executables]
      doc [contains Help files only]
      include [contains TimesTen include files]
      instance
         bin                [link to tt221_64\bin]
         conf
         diag
         info
         install            [link to tt221_64]
      lib
      network
      nls
      PERL
      ttoracle_home
      readme.html 

Review the timesten.conf File on Windows

You may also review the timesten.conf file located in the instance\conf directory of the installation folder (for example, C:\TimesTen\tt221_64\instance\conf). The hostname indicates the host name on which you performed the installation.

# TimesTen Instance Configuration File
# Commented values are default values
hostname=host1
timesten_release=22.1
instance_name=instance
tns_admin=
admin_user=ttuser
client_only=yes
ssl_fips_140=0
db_fips_140=0