Nova T on a Sat PC

[swiftysw1]

Hi Guys,

I need to install Nova-T from our spring 2015 install; to set up on a Sat PC..

 

Do I have to go through my local LEA support to get this?

 

Or can I get it from my Sims Server?

 

Thanks

Si

[tmcd35]

On your SIMS server you should have an AdminData shared folder. In that folder under SIMS/Setups should be an install for NovaSatelliteSetup. You will also need a Licence file. I used the MLICENCE.DAT file found in SIMS/SNOVA/NT6 in the same AdminData share.

[swiftysw1]

Thanks.. The File date stamp is 8/12/2014?

 

Would that be correct?

[vizubeat]

Our NovaSatelliteSetup.exe is stamped 07/04/2015 -- which is the date we did our Spring 2015 SIMS upgrade.

 

Edit: MLICENCE.DAT is stamped 2004.

Edited April 9, 2015 by vizubeat

[tmcd35]

for what its worth, ours is dated 5/12/14.

[swiftysw1]

I am not alone. Then...

[vizubeat]

Hmm, how come ours is 07/04/15? The file version number is 1.626.3.0 -- would you guys mind checking what yours is? I have an issue with NT6 on the DH's machine, so want to check all is OK!

[tmcd35]

That's interesting, I've just done the Spring update but ours seems to be an older version of Nova-T, v.1.625.2.0?

[vizubeat]

Whaaaat... No idea then. If it helps, running NT6 network and NT6 satellite EXEs, in About, we get "Version 6.32, Build 6" - what about you?

 

Capita's version numbers make absolutely no sense whatsoever...

[tmcd35]

Same, 6.32 build 6 - copyright till 2015, so suggests it's up to date...

[vizubeat]

OK, not to worry then! It would just help a lot if they sorted their version numbers out!

 

And back to the original thread, hope @swiftysw1 gets his Nova Satellite sorted. Another thing to mention, it just reminded me doing it myself, when you install the NovaSatelliteSetup.exe it installs stuff to "C:\Program Files\SIMS\SATS\NOVA" - you then need NovaT6Setup.exe from that directory to actually install NT6 satellite.

[minimoo]

or if you want to cheat and do it in an "unsupported" way -> grab nt6.exe, nt6.hlp/chm i.e. help file, tcres.dll and the mlicense.dat file from the S: nova folder on network -> basically it's 1 exe, 1 dll and the license that's required for the software to load.

[swiftysw1]

Can u post the exact name & location for these files?

 

Thanks

Simon W

[minimoo]

Proper Method:

a) Grab spring cd image from support net links - RESOURCEID-1-2236 has url + password

b) extract zip and ISO in 7-zip or similar - there's a NovaSatelitte.exe in the setups folder of the ISO

c) On a 64BIT pc, this will install files to C:\Program Files (x86)\SIMS\SATS by default.

d) In C:\Program Files (x86)\SIMS\SATS\NOVA there is then a novat6 setup.exe.

e) This will install to c:\snova by default. The NT6.exe will be at C:\SNOVA\NOVAT.

f) If you run this, it will show a browse for license file and ask for the MLICENCE.DAT

 

At this point, you get open implementation window - and can choose load other file - or copy your timetable files into c:\snova\nt6\ so you can use the load local data set option.

 

OR

 

My 'Cheat' method:

Grab nt6.exe, tcres.dll, NovaT6.pdf (if you want) and nova-t6.chm (if you want help to work) from your work PC and the C:\Program Files (x86)\SIMS\SIMS .net folder.

 

In terms of finding license files and existing timetable files, we have a drive S: mapped to sims that contains the mlicense.dat and all our implementations, which lives at S:\SIMS\SNOVA\NT6 for us. Not sure if that's standard as that drive mapping has existed for us since <2000

[minimoo]

Capita's version numbers make absolutely no sense whatsoever...

 

They seem to keep versions of FMS/SIMS same or at least similar, and bump the installers in a group but with a slightly different scheme. NT6 being an "older" module that got renamed seems to have a slightly different numbering scheme. If you look on the last page of their "SIMS Release Download Links and Product Information" document which i referred to in the other post, they've got a table of all the expected versions for the last year.