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admin:server_installation [2022/04/25 09:35] – [Turn off UAC (User Account Control)] Nick Pendergrast | admin:server_installation [2024/03/27 03:54] – [Hibernation / sleep] Kahn Wynyard | ||
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==== Recommended hardware ==== | ==== Recommended hardware ==== | ||
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Based on decades of experience with mSupply in demanding field environments, | Based on decades of experience with mSupply in demanding field environments, | ||
* Laptop batteries have a much longer life than typical UPS batteries | * Laptop batteries have a much longer life than typical UPS batteries | ||
* Laptops are inherently better at shutting down gracefully when the laptop batteries have drained | * Laptops are inherently better at shutting down gracefully when the laptop batteries have drained | ||
- | In certain environments, | + | In certain environments, |
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* RAID 1 volume with Spare (3 disks total) | * RAID 1 volume with Spare (3 disks total) | ||
* Separate backups volume | * Separate backups volume | ||
- | * OS install with correct region, and keyboard | + | * OS install with correct region, and keyboard |
* Administrator account called Sussol (mSupply server will operate from this account. | * Administrator account called Sussol (mSupply server will operate from this account. | ||
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- | === Remove Windows / OEM bloatware === | ||
- | * Remove all icons pinned to the Start bar except | + | === Decimal Symbol === |
- | * Remove / uninstall all tiles on the Windows start area | + | |
+ | The PC can sometimes have the incorrect decimal symbol (e.g. $2,000,00 instead of $2, | ||
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+ | You can update the decimal symbol through your regional settings. | ||
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+ | You will have the **Region** window appear. Click **Additional settings...** in the bottom right. | ||
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+ | You will now see the **Customise Format** window. Select the **Decimal symbol** drop-down list, and select the desired decimal symbol - for most countries, the default is a full stop. | ||
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+ | Click **Apply** to save these changes! | ||
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=== Hibernation / sleep === | === Hibernation / sleep === | ||
* The pc can go to sleep after a few hours so change the power settings to never sleep etc. Even after setting the sleep setting to never you still must go into the advanced settings and change the hibernate setting to never: | * The pc can go to sleep after a few hours so change the power settings to never sleep etc. Even after setting the sleep setting to never you still must go into the advanced settings and change the hibernate setting to never: | ||
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- | === Turn off Cortana === | ||
- | Cortana is unhelpful on mSupply servers. | ||
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- | === Disable system protection === | ||
- | There have been instances where mSupply has crashed and the Windows OS executes a system restore to a state prior to the mSupply installation / upgrade. | ||
- | Go to **File Explorer** -> Right click on **This PC** -> Click on **Properties** | ||
- | {{ admin: | + | ===== Trouble Shooting ===== |
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- | Go to the **System Protection** tab > Click **Configure** > Click **Delete** > Click **Continue** to Delete > Select **Disable System Protection** > Click **Apply** to save the changes | + | |
- | {{admin: | + | === Turn off UAC (User Account Control) === |
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+ | Only follow this step if the mSupply Client requires user permission every time to run. In that case, you may need to do the following to avoid the UAC popup: | ||
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- | === Remote connectivity efficiency | + | [[https:// |
- | Remote access speed gain by disabling visual effects. | + | |
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- | | + | * After the reboot, UAC is disabled. |
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- | === Remote connectivity efficiency - remove background picture === | ||
- | Remote access speed gain by [[https:// | ||
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- | * Go to **Settings** (keyboard shortcut: Windows + I) > **Personalization** > **Lock screen**. | ||
- | * Scroll down and turn <wrap em> | ||
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- | === Improve Windows Explorer file visibility | + | === Region / Language |
- | To carry out some of the server configuration tasks, file visibility in the Windows OS needs to be improved from the default. | + | After installation, if mSupply fails to start, then it's quite possible that the Language setting |
- | Follow these instructions to [[https://support.microsoft.com/ | + | For example with regional format setting of English (Nigeria) it is known that mSupply will not start. |
+ | {{ :setting_up_msupply: | ||
- | While doing this, make the following changes: | + | The solution is to change |
- | * Always show menus | + | {{ : |
- | * Display the full path in the title bar | + | |
- | * Show hidden files, folders and drives | + | |
- | * **Don' | + | |
- | * **Don' | + | |
- | * **Don' | + | |
- | * Use check boxes to select items | + | |
+ | For language tab, Drag and drop " | ||
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- | ===== Trouble Shooting ===== | + | <color #ed1c24> **Known __unsupported__ languages include:** </ |
+ | * <color #ed1c24> English (Nigeria) (2019-08-28) </ | ||
+ | * <color #ed1c24> English (Papua New Guinea) (Win10 1903) </ | ||
+ | * <color #ed1c24> English (Cook Islands) (2020/10/1) </ | ||
- | === Turn off UAC (User Account Control) === | ||
- | If mSupply Client requires user permission every time to run then you may need to do the following to avoid the UAC popup: | + | <WRAP center round tip 60%> |
- | [[https:// | + | If you discover other unsupported languages, please let us know, and we'll update this list! |
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- | * You have the option to turn off UAC via registry by changing the DWORD **EnableLUA** from '' | + | \\ |
- | * You **//may//** get a notification that a reboot is required. | + | |
- | * After the reboot, UAC is disabled. | + | |
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