[ome-users] Problem installing OMERO server on Windows 7 x64

[Blazej Pindelski]

> Dear Blazej,
>
> Thank you for your reply. Installing ICE under a simple C:\ice directory did the trick, and I can now set the omero settings. I think it would be worth adding this to the Windows installation instructions (i.e. avoid installations in directories which have special characters, like spaces).
>
> I am also able to run the command 'bin\omero admin diagnostics', here is the output:
>
> ================================================================================
>
> OMERO Diagnostics 4.4.5-ice34-b20
> ================================================================================
>
>
> Commands:   java -version                  1.6.0     (C:\Windows\system32\java.EXE)
> Commands:   python -V                      2.6.6     (C:\Python26\python.EXE)
> Commands:   icegridnode --version          3.4.2     (C:\Ice\bin\icegridnode.EXE)
> Commands:   icegridadmin --version         3.4.2     (C:\Ice\bin\icegridadmin.EXE)
> Commands:   psql --version                 not found
>
> Server:     icegridnode                    not started
>
> Log dir:    C:\omero_dist\var\log          exists
>
> Log files:  Blitz-0.log                    n/a
> Log files:  DropBox.log                    n/a
> Log files:  FileServer.log                 n/a
> Log files:  Indexer-0.log                  n/a
> Log files:  MonitorServer.log              n/a
> Log files:  OMEROweb.log                   n/a
> Log files:  Processor-0.log                n/a
> Log files:  Tables-0.log                   n/a
> Log files:  TestDropBox.log                n/a
> Log files:  Total size                     0.00 MB
>
> Error while parsing logs
>
> Environment:OMERO_HOME=(unset)
> Environment:OMERO_NODE=(unset)
> Environment:OMERO_MASTER=(unset)
> Environment:PATH=C:\Python26;C:\Windows\system32;C:\Windows;C:\Windows\System32\
> Wbem;C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\;C:\Program Files\MATLAB\R2012b\
> bin;C:\Ice\bin;
> Environment:ICE_HOME=(unset)
> Environment:LD_LIBRARY_PATH=(unset)
> Environment:DYLD_LIBRARY_PATH=(unset)
>
> OMERO data dir: 'D:\\OMERO'     Exists? True    Is writable? True
> OMERO.web status... [NOT STARTED]
>
> I will continue with the installation, hopefully having the server up and running within the next days.
>
> I would like to thank you for taking the time to reply!
>
> Best regards,
> Angelos
>

Hi Angelos,

That is good news. We have updated our user documentation with the corner case you've experienced. Please keep us posted of any
other installation successes/problems.

Regards,
Blazej

>
> On 6/2/13 11:15 AM, Blazej Pindelski wrote:
>>> Dear list,
>>>
>> Hi Angelos
>>
>>
>>> I encountered the an issue while trying to install OMERO server on our new workstation, running windows 7 64-bit. I followed the instructions, but got the following error when trying to configure the omero settings from the command line. This is the command and the error:
>>>
>>> C:\omero_dist>bin\omero config set omero.db.name omero_database
>>> \ZeroC\Ice-3.4.2\python`) was unexpected at this time.
>>>
>>> I see there was another person who had the same issue on the list, but claimed that reinstalling everything using appropriate bit versions eliminated the error.
>>>
>>> When I performed the installation, I chose 64 bit versions for software where it was not explicitly stated in the instructions that had to be 32 bit (python and add-ons). After seeing the error and the list reply, I reinstalled every software using 32-bit versions. But the error is still there.
>>>
>>> Any feedback as to what may be causing the issues would be greatly appreciated.
>>> I used ICE 3.4 and the corresponding omero version. I use an ssd as the C:\ drive, so omero binary repository was pointed at the D:\ drive, as well as the omero database data.
>>>
>>> The path was configured as show below.
>>>
>>> C:\omero_dist>echo %PATH%
>>> C:\Python26;C:\Windows\system32;C:\Windows;C:\Windows\System32\Wbem;C:\Windows\S
>>> ystem32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\;C:\Program Files\MATLAB\R2012b\bin;C:\Program Fi
>>> les (x86)\ZeroC\Ice-3.4.2\bin;
>>>
>>> I would be happy to provide more information on the installation details, if necessary.
>>>
>> It would be good to see the output of `bin\omero admin diagnostics`.
>>
>> Two things I can suggest at the current stage:
>> 1. Try installing Ice in the root of the C:\ partition (i.e. `C:\Ice`). That way you'll get rid of any spaces in the PATH entry for Ice.
>> 2. If you installed 64bit Python and add-ons, Ice has extra `x64` folders under \bin and \python. It might be worth using them in PATH and PYTHONPATH.
>>
>>
>>
>>> Thank you for taking the time to read this.
>>>
>>> -A
>>>
>> Happy to help,
>> Regards,
>> Blazej
>>
>>
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