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RCDC Database (PostgreSQL)

Installation walkthrough
Run postgresql-8.3.msi file from \Install\postgresql-8.3
Step 1: Language selection
Select English as the default language and click Start
Step 2: Introduction screen
Introduction message. Click Next to get started.
Step 3: Welcome message and instructions
Read the complete instructions before you continue and click Next
Step 4: Feature selection
Keep default selection and click Next
Step 5: Service installation
Check Install as Service . Keep all settings as default only enter password and click Next
Account Password : admin@123456789
Verify Password : admin@123456789

Note: This will prompt you to inform that a new user will be created click on yes
Step 6: Initialise Database
Keep all the settings as default only enter the password and click Next
Password : admin
Password(again) : admin

Note: if you get an error saying port is already in use change the Port Number to 5433
For system having Fat as File System Uncheck Initialize database cluster.
Step 7: Procedural languages
Select PL/pgsql and click Next
Step 8: Contrib modules
Select admin pack and plDebugger and click Next
Step 9: Ready to install
Click Next to start the actual installation.
Step 10: Installing
A progress bar is shown during the installation.
On some versions of Windows (notably Windows XP before Service Pack 2 and Windows 2003 before Service Pack) a command
prompt window will appear during the "Initializing database cluster" step. Don't close this window - it will automatically close once
the operation is complete.
Step 11: Finished
Uncheck Launch Stack Builder and click Finish
Installation is complete.
FAT file System
Only to be performed for FAT System
In case if you have FAT as file System you should have received an error during
installation in Step 6. To Solve you have unchecked Initialize database cluster
setting then Run initdbFat.bat file from \Install\postgresql-8.3

Note: Close the Command Window when the process is over

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