This section describes the operations to be performed before installing the Windows client.
Using an editor, add the IP address and server name of the connected server to the \System32\drivers\etc\hosts file in the folder where Windows is installed.
Note
For Windows(R) 10, or Windows(R) 11, assign write privileges in advance to the user responsible for editing the hosts file.
Check the installed product and determine the installation method
In Windows, click [All Programs] or [All apps], then [Fujitsu], and then [Uninstall (middleware)]. In the displayed window, check the installed products.
If the Windows client is already installed, determine the installation method to use:
Reinstallation
Multi-version installation
Remove applied updates
If you perform reinstallation as the installation method, remove applied updates using the procedure shown below.
Note
If a product is installed without removing applied updates, the following problems will occur:
Performing reinstallation
If an update with the same update and version number is applied, an error informing you that the update has already been applied is displayed.
Execute the following command to display the applied updates:
C:\Program Files (x86)\Fujitsu\UpdateAdvisor\UpdateAdvisorMW>uam showup
Execute the command below to remove the updates. If an update with the same update number was applied more than once, the updates are removed in order, starting from the highest version number.
C:\Program Files (x86)\Fujitsu\UpdateAdvisor\UpdateAdvisorMW>uam remove -i update-numberThe Windows Installer service must be running.
Confirm Path system environment variable
Ensure that the Path system environment variable includes "%SystemRoot%\system32".