IBM SPSS Data Collection Installation Manual

Also see for SPSS Data Collection Server 6.0.1: Reference manual

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20Chapter 3Larger sites may have a database machine running SQL Server, and a Web and interview machinerunning IIS, the Web Service, Interview Service, and Accessories Service.Very large sites will probably have separate machines for each service except the AccessoriesService. This will be installed on the machine running the Interview Service.Generally, scriptwriters access the activities they require by connecting to Interviewer ServerAdministration via their browsers. If your site has scriptwriters who work off-line and do notalways have access to Interviewer Server Administration, you can install the ScriptwriterService on those machines, and the scriptwriters will be able to create, compile, and activatequestionnaires using desktop activities.Interviewer Server is flexible with regard to how the various machines are set up. It allows allmachines to be in the same domain or workgroup, or you can have the database server in onedomain with the machines running the other services in another domain.Note: If you use more than one domain, the domains must trust one another. It is important thatyou consider carefully how your site will be configured before starting to install InterviewerServer, so that you install the correct services on each machine.Installations using disk imaging or terminal servicesWith the exception of the Operating System and Microsoft subcomponents, disk imaginginstallation techniques (such as those accomplished with Symantec’s Ghost or PowerQuest’s DriveImage) cannot be used for IBM® SPSS® Data Collection Interviewer Server servers. InterviewerServer has distinct configuration information on a per server basis, so imaging a server afterinstalling Interviewer Server is not a viable option for multiple-server installations.Interviewer Server cannot be installed using terminal services such as Citrix remote administrationbecause, unless XP terminal services are used, the user that is logged on does not have rights tolaunch services as the interactive user. Interviewer Server can, however, be installed remotelyusing a program such as Remote Desktop.Installations onto a domain controllerInstalling IBM® SPSS® Data Collection Interviewer Server onto a domain controller is notrecommended. There are known issues with .NET running on domain controllers and there maybe an additional security risk if IIS runs on a domain controller that is accessible from the internet.If there is no choice but to install onto a domain controller, you must take the following steps.E If you are installing onto a domain controller, and the scriptwriters who will be using the clientinstallation are located in another domain, refer to Installation procedures for further information.Installing from a downloaded fileYou must run the installer as administrator:E Using Windows Explorer, browse to folder where you downloaded the file.