Running the ibi Data Migrator Client in Zero Footprint Mode

A full ibi Data Migrator Client must first be installed using UNC Network paths on a machine in the user's network, as a prerequisite. This machine is used as a remote software share.

The UNC installation and configuration paths used for the remote machine must also be available to the local machines that will be set up to run in zero footprint mode and must continue to be available after the zero footprint DMC is set up.

An ibi Data Migrator Client installation using UNC paths creates an additional command file script in the EDACONF\bin directory called zerofootprint.bat, which is used by local machines to set up a zero footprint DMC.

No other installation paths, modes, or products create the zerofootprint.bat file, so if the file is not present, it is likely that an improper non-UNC path was used during installation.

Install the prerequisite ibi Data Migrator Client (as described above) as a first step, if it has not already been done. Be sure to remember to use a UNC path, and note the resulting full UNC path for the EDACONF bin\zerofootprint.bat file so you can use it in the later local machine step.

Once the ibi Data Migrator Client is installed on the share machine, there are several choices for running the zerofootprint.bat script, depending on requirements a site may have.

• The end user opens a Command Prompt window and runs the zerofootprint.bat file using the full path UNC name.
• The end user opens the Windows Run option, enters the full path UNC name of the zerofootprint.bat file, and clicks OK.
• The end user uses Windows Explorer to navigate to the shared UNC directory where the zerofootprint.bat file is located and double-clicks it.
• An administrator puts the full path UNC name of the zerofootprint.bat file in a batch script that the user is directed to run.
• An administrator puts the full path UNC name of the zerofootprint.bat file in a batch script that is run automatically (such as a system update script).

After the zerofootprint.bat file is run, a Command Prompt window opens and a desktop icon shortcut to the DMC is created. On English-speaking locales, a Shortcut Created/OK pop-up message is also displayed. This message times out after a short while, so it is compatible for use with unattended batch files.

Once the shortcut icon is created, the end user can start the DMC from the shortcut icon, and the zerofootprint.bat file is no longer needed by that user.

The DMC configured using zerofootprint.bat behaves like a locally installed instance. Any software updates to the original software installation location is reflected to end users on DMC restart, with no need to reinstall on each individual machine.