thomaswright
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Need help with Navision 3.70 server migration (can't connect with new server)
I have a client who I am migrating from Windows 2000 to Windows 2003 Server. They have Microsoft Navision v 3.70. They are running navision not through SQL but through navisions native database architectre. I tried to mimick the old server setup but am not able to connect from the client to the new server. I modified the services file with
NVSERVER 3001/tcp as in the documentation
and entered the command from the /server folder
server SERVERNAME=NVSERVER NETTYPE=TCP DATABASE = "C:\<PATH TO DB>\database.fdb
I get a response saying database server sucessfully started. Press ESC to shut down the server.
I try to connect from the client using:
Server Name: <ip address of the server>
Database name: database
Authentication: database Server Authentication
User id: <myuserid>
Password: <mypassword>
I GET THE ERROR TCP TIMED OUT.ETIMEOUT
ANY HELP IS APPRECIATED AS THE NEED TO RESOLVE IS IMMEDIATE.
NVSERVER 3001/tcp as in the documentation
and entered the command from the /server folder
server SERVERNAME=NVSERVER NETTYPE=TCP DATABASE = "C:\<PATH TO DB>\database.fdb
I get a response saying database server sucessfully started. Press ESC to shut down the server.
I try to connect from the client using:
Server Name: <ip address of the server>
Database name: database
Authentication: database Server Authentication
User id: <myuserid>
Password: <mypassword>
I GET THE ERROR TCP TIMED OUT.ETIMEOUT
ANY HELP IS APPRECIATED AS THE NEED TO RESOLVE IS IMMEDIATE.
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Yes to both. After a bit of crash learning with Navision, I got most of it figured out except:
I am able to connect to the new database (after a crash course on configuring Navision) but am having trouble with the user permissions when accessing the company. I can successfully connect to the company but when I click on anything, I get a permissions error and to contact the system administrator.
In the \Database Server folder there is a file called fin.flf. This file contains the license information. I also have several .flf files and also a fin.emt, fin.ext, fin.smt, and fin.stx in the \Database Server folder on the server.
I can't quite figure out why the permissions didn't come over when I copied the files. How do I verify or recopy the permissions for the company from one server to another? What is the name and location of the license file(s) I need to transfer from one server to the other?
I am able to connect to the new database (after a crash course on configuring Navision) but am having trouble with the user permissions when accessing the company. I can successfully connect to the company but when I click on anything, I get a permissions error and to contact the system administrator.
In the \Database Server folder there is a file called fin.flf. This file contains the license information. I also have several .flf files and also a fin.emt, fin.ext, fin.smt, and fin.stx in the \Database Server folder on the server.
I can't quite figure out why the permissions didn't come over when I copied the files. How do I verify or recopy the permissions for the company from one server to another? What is the name and location of the license file(s) I need to transfer from one server to the other?
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I finally got it figured. I had to re-transfer the database again to the new server. Something got damaged in the initial transfer.
ASKER
Thank you for your input, it was very helpful.
Does the firewall on the server allow the connection?