Post-Installation Tasks for a New Installation

If you have not installed StarTeam Server previously, you must perform the following tasks before team members can begin using StarTeam.

Create a server configuration using the Server Administration tool. For details about creating a server configuration, see the chapter about your database type:
When you create a StarTeam Server configuration, you set values for the configuration’s session options, which are stored in the starteam-server-configs.xml file. Session options specify the core information that StarTeam Server requires to start a server configuration.

Note: See Loading Server Configuration Sample Data to create a new sample configuration.
Log on to that configuration using the Server Administration tool. StarTeam Server comes with a free administrative user, named StarTeam Server Administrator. That user has the default logon name Administrator and the default password Administrator.
Configure the server using the Server Administration tool tool and, for some options, by editing the file starteam-server-configs.xml.
After StarTeam Server configuration is created, you can set configuration options, which are stored in the database for the StarTeam Server configuration. Configuration options enable you to fine-tune StarTeam Server configuration performance and enable the use of several features, such as:
- Email and audit features
- Compression and encrypting of data that is transferred between the server and client workstations
Add users and groups using the Server Administration tool.
Create projects and views using the StarTeam Cross-Platform Client.
Set the appropriate access rights for the server configuration, projects, and views using the Server Administration tool and the StarTeam Cross-Platform Client.
If desired, you can run the server configuration as a Microsoft Windows service using the Server Administration tool.

Refer to the StarTeam Server Help for more information about creating and configuring a server configuration.