BioTime Installation Guide
BioTime Installation Guide
BioTime 8.5
Updated:
March 2021
BIOTIME 8.5 | INSTALLATION GUIDE
System Requirements
Software Specifications
PostgreSQL (Default)
MS SQL Server 2005/2008/2012/2014 (Recommended)
Database
MySQL
Oracle (Oracle 11g/12c)
Windows 8/8.1/10
Supported OS
Windows Server 2003/2008/2012
Software Specifications
RAM 4G 8G 16G
Suggested Browsers
• Chrome 33+
• IE 11+
• Firefox 27+
2. BioTime 8.5 Installation Package will be automatically downloaded and will be saved to your default
Downloads folder.
4. Click Start button to continue the installation. Read carefully the License Agreement and click
Agree if you accept the license terms and conditions or Back if not.
Database Name
SQL Username
SQL Password
SQL Server IP
8. Click Install.
After the installation, run the BioTime Server Controller which you can find in your taskbar or in
the Start menu. Then click Start under Service tab.
Start > SQL Server Configuration Manager > Protocols for MS SQL Server
Right click on TCP/IP > Enable TCP/IP
1. Under the Service tab, click Stop to stop the services then fill in the port number. Click Check
Port to see if the port number is available. Then click Start to start the services again.
Note:
I. “Port Unavailable” means that this port is occupied. Please set another port and re-test.
II. When the port number is modified, right click on the BioTime icon on the desktop and
enter Properties to change its URL (shown in the image).
Database Configuration
1. Under Database tab, you will see the following image if you have already configured the
database during installation.
2. If you have not configured the database during installation, you need to select the desired
database and enter the correct parameters then click Connect Test. It will display “Connect
Successfully” if the connection was made successfully.
3. Click Create Table and once done it will display “Connect Successfully.”