This guide details to steps to install Enterprise Tester using a zip file.
The binary release installation method allows you to do an installation by using a “zip” file rather than using the executable installation files (.exe).
Installing Enterprise Tester from the binary release files is recommended for use by purchased users or those trial users who wish to deploy Enterprise Tester into an environment where they cannot configure the IIS Default Website to use the values required by the installer temporarily.
If you are trialing Enterprise Tester, we strongly advise using our MSI based installer or which allows you to easily install Enterprise Tester and its prerequisite components This is sometimes a simpler way of performing an installation.
Installing Enterprise Tester from the binary zip release involves:
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- During upgrades it's easier to revert to the previous version just by backing up/restoring the application directory.
- You can have more than one version of Enterprise Tester installed concurrently (every Enterprise Tester license allows for 1 production installation and 1 development/staging instance of Enterprise Tester to be installed).
- The upgrade or downgrade process does not require any IIS settings to be changed.
Where can I get the Zip File from?
You can download the binary Manual installation files from the Enterprise Tester website EnterpriseTester-X.X.XXXXX-Bin.ziphttp://catchsoftware.com/support#DownloadCentre
What's in the Zip File?
When you unpack the zip file you will find a structure similar to this structure:
The Data and Web folders are the same as those installed into the "Enterprise Tester" directory, when using the existing Windows Installer (.MSI file).
Additionally there are 3 text files available:
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Prior to installing Enterprise Tester you must unpack the zip file into a suitable directory.
If you do not have a suitable tool installed for unzip files we suggest downloading 7-zip, which is a powerful (and free) zip/unzip tool for windows operating systems. http://www.7-zip.org/
Once you have a suitable unzip tool, unpack Unpack the binary release file to a suitable directory - if you are unsure, popular locations include:
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Refer to the topic Initial Login and Licensing for more detail.