Installation Instructions

Committed to the industry movement toward virtualization, we distribute our solutions as Virtual Appliances, eliminating installation, configuration, and maintenance costs associated with traditional deployment methods.

To take full advantage of our software, and be able to access it from any PC on your network, a free virtualization software from VMware should be installed on your computer. VMware software enables companies to partition a physical server into multiple virtual machines.
FreezerPro, ezColony and LIMS 247 Virtual Appliances can be installed on Windows or Linux servers. Please check the latest System Requirements.

VMware server allows multiple Virtual Machines to run in parallel. VMware Server is recommended for customers familiar with virtualization and for System/Network Administrators performing installation. VMware Server is a free product from VMware.

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Installation of VMware Server

• 1. We recommend using VMware Server version 1.0.9.
• 2. Go to http://www.vmware.com/download/server/
• 3. Click the Download link
• 4. Read User License Agreement and click Yes
• 5. Download VMware Server 1.0.9 by clicking the Binary (.exe) link.
• 6. Click the Register link to obtain your free serial number. Fill in the registration form and click Submit button.

Installation of Virtual Appliance (FreezerPro, ezColony or LIMS 247)

• 1. Insert the installation disk in CD-ROM (if you wish, open INSTALL.PDF to read installation instructions)
• 2. Unzip the vmw_image.zip file into C:\Virtual Machines
• 3. Open VMware server console. Click Ok to connect to the local host.
• 4. Click Open existing Virtual Machine button and select FreezerPro in C:\Virtual Machine\FreezerPro
• 5. Virtual Appliance will power up and users can now access the software by opening the web browser and navigating to the IP address shown in the VA's console.