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Introduction

The information in this guide pertains to LexEVS v6.x. This guide outlines the supported configurations and provides technical instructions for installing the LexGrid Enterprise Vocabulary Services, referred to as LexEVS for the remainder of the guide.

Note

For the best results it is recommended that you follow the procedures described in this guide with minimal deviation. There may be times when a screen shot or a version number on a file may differ from what you see exactly. Within reason, this is to be expected.

The installation guide will use select software from the prerequisite software list as the example. It may also mix the use of UNIX and Windows platforms in its examples. You may need to extrapolate what you see here to the prerequisite software and operating system that you have chosen for your install.

Refer to the Installation Options page for the most current release for information about incremental updates.

Target Audience

The technical details for installation and configuration information in this guide are written for skill levels of a typical system or database administrator, although many otherwise skilled Windows and Linux users will be able to manage the installation of LexEVS and its supporting technology stack using these instructions.

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LexEVS 6.x Installation Guide Sections

The following is a listing and description of the sections of the LexEVS Installation Guide.

1 - LexEVS 6.x Installation Overview

This section provides the user with an overview of services provided by the installed LexEVS runtime.

2 - LexEVS 6.x Prerequisite Software and Supported Platforms

This section describes prerequisite software and supported platforms for LexEVS 6.x.

3 - Installing LexEVS 6.x Local Runtime

This section provides requirements, instructions, and troubleshooting information for installing a LexEVS Local Runtime.

4 - Installing LexEVS 6.x Local Runtime (Optional Command Line Method)


This section provides requirements, instructions, and troubleshooting information for installing a LexEVS Local Runtime.

5 - Installing LexEVS 6.x Distributed

This section provides requirements, instructions, and troubleshooting information for installing the LexEVS Distributed environment.  This environment is no longer supported for external users.

6 - Installing LexEVS 6.x CTS2 Services

This section provides requirements, instructions, and troubleshooting information for installing LexEVS CTS2 Services.

7 - Installing LexEVS 6.x URI Resolver Service

This section provides requirements, instructions, and troubleshooting information for installing LexEVS URI Resolver Service.

8 - Installing LexEVS 6.x CTS2 Documentation API Service

This section provides requirements, instructions, and troubleshooting information for installing the documentation service for the CTS2 Service.

10 - Trouble-Shooting The Terminology Service

This section provides a basic trouble shoot guide for the installed set of terminology services