Shut down your Virtuoso instance as normal.

Right-click on the existing Virtuoso.app (exact name may vary), and select Show Package Contents .

Drill down to Contents -< virtuoso -< database .

Check the size of the virtuoso.trx file, found in the database folder alongside the virtuoso.db and virtuoso.ini files.

Make a backup of your existing Virtuoso Database and Configuration files (defaults are virtuoso.db and virtuoso.ini ) prior to performing the steps that follow. Note : Virtuoso's online backup feature , if enabled, should have already generated a backup-set.

Use the Add/Remove Programs utility to uninstall any previously installed Virtuoso components. Data and configuration files will be left behind by this process.

Download the Virtuoso 7.2 installer archive (wavpz2zz.msi) from the download site .

Note

: Virtuoso 7.x is 64-bit only, and requires Vista or Windows Server 2003, or later.

If you haven't already obtained a suitable Virtuoso 7.x license file, return to the download site , and click the link for Free Eval License (15 day duration, requires only your email address) or Free Pilot License (30 day duration, requires some additional personal and business information).

Figure 2.1. Installing the Virtuoso Universal Server on Windows -- Obtain a License File

Fill out the relevant form, and download the license file when presented.

Note

: the file must be named virtuoso.lic for use. Some browsers may rename the file during download; you can simply rename the file on your machine.

Double-click the installer archive, wavpz2zz.msi , to start the process with the Installer Program Introduction.

Figure 2.2. Installing the Virtuoso Universal Server on Windows -- Run the Virtuoso Installer

Click

Next

, and you'll be presented with the License Agreement:

Figure 2.3. Installing the Virtuoso Universal Server on Windows -- License Agreement

Tick the box for

I accept

, and click

Next

. You'll be asked to locate your license file:

Figure 2.4. Installing the Virtuoso Universal Server on Windows -- License Agreement Accept

Use the

Browse

button to locate the license file you obtained earlier, or click the

Try and Buy

button to obtain a new one now, or tick the box for

I don't want to install a license file now

. Then, click

Next

. You'll be prompted to select an Installation Type:

Figure 2.5. Installing the Virtuoso Universal Server on Windows -- Choose Installation Type

Select the desired option:

Click

Next

, and if you chose

Typical

or

Complete

, skip this and the next step; if you chose

Custom, you'll be prompted to choose a destination folder:

Figure 2.6. Installing the Virtuoso Universal Server on Windows -- Choose Destination Folder

Click

Next

, and if you chose

Custom

, you'll be prompted for Feature Selection:

Figure 2.7. Installing the Virtuoso Universal Server on Windows -- Feature Selection

Click

Next

, and the installer will indicate it's ready to begin:

Figure 2.8. Installing the Virtuoso Universal Server on Windows -- Read to install

Click install, and wait for notification of completion.

Launch the Virtuoso Service Manager from your

Start

menu.

Figure 2.9. Installing the Virtuoso Universal Server on Windows -- Launch the Virtuoso Service Manager.

Look for an icon to appear in the Task Bar at the bottom right of your screen.

Figure 2.10. Installing the Virtuoso Universal Server on Windows -- Look for an icon

Right-click on the Virtuoso Service Manager icon in the Task Bar, and click on

OpenLink Virtuoso Server - Start

:

Figure 2.11. Installing the Virtuoso Universal Server on Windows -- Start your Virtuoso Instance

Open the

Virtuoso Conductor

, Virtuoso's HTTP-based administration tool, by loading this URL in your Web Browser: http://example.com/conductor .

Figure 2.12. Installing the Virtuoso Universal Server on Windows -- Virtuoso Conductor

Use the Conductor to configure your Virtuoso instance for future use. For example, it is

strongly

advised that you change the default passwords for the

dba

and

dav

super-user accounts (drill down to

System Admin

-<

User Accounts

).

If you used Virtuoso's online backup feature, the documentation will walk you through the restoration process.

If you simply copied the INI and DB files elsewhere, and if they were Virtuoso 7.x files, you can just stop the current Virtuoso instance, and replace the newly created INI and DB with the old ones. For best results, we do advise that you compare the content of the old INI with the new, and add any new settings from the new to the old, adjust as may be appropriate to your deployment.

If you simply copied the INI and DB files elsewhere, and if they were Virtuoso 6.x or older files, there are some extra steps that must be taken.