Merak Suite 2007.

1 Package Contents
The Merak Suite 2007.1 DVD includes Release Notes, an Installation Guide (in both PDF and Help formats,
and Help for each application included on the DVD.

Merak Suite hardware and software

The minimum hardware and software requirements for running the Merak Suite 2007.1 software are listed in
the tables below.

Hardware Requirements
Operating System

Windows 2000 (Service Pack 4), Windows XP, Window Vista

Business Edition

Processor

Pentium III 500 or better (Pentium IV recommended)

Memory

512MB minimum (1GB recommended)

Workstation Hard Disk Space

(.exe space only, not data space)

50MB (Stand-Alone install)

20MB (Network install)

Screen Resolution (desktop area)

1024x768 minimum

Microsoft .NET Framework

1.1, 2.0

ODBC Administrator Version

3.525.1022.0 (MDAC 2.7 or 2.8)

Databases
Microsoft SQL Server
Database Version
ODBC Driver
Minimum Database Size

Microsoft SQL Server, SQL Server 2005 (SP2)/SQL Express 2005 (SP3)
2000 (Service Pack 3) / MSDE 2000 (Service Pack 3)
2000.81.9041.40
200MB (400MB recommended)

Minimum Log

50MB (100MB recommended)

Minimum TempDB Size

75MB (150MB recommended)

Oracle
Database Version
Oracle ODBC Driver
Oracle Client
Minimum Data
Minimum Index Tablespace Size
Open Cursors

9.2.0.7, 10.2.0.1
9.2.0.5 (for 9.2), 10.2.0.1 (for 10g)
9.2.0.1.0 or Greater, 10.2.0.1 or Greater
50MB (100MB recommended)
20MB (40MB recommended)
500

The Merak 2007.1Suite software requires the following items be loaded on your system before loading the
Merak software:

Microsoft .NET Framework 1.1;

MDAC 2.7 or 2.8;
MSDE 2000/SQL Server 2000 (if using the sample databases).

Quick Start Guide

This guide is intended to provide an overview of the installation process for Merak Suite 2007.1, and is to be
used in conjunction with the Merak Suite 2007.1 Installation Guide. It is not necessary to have this Quick
Start Guide when using theMerak Suite Installation Guide. This Quick Start Guide is not meant to replace
the Installation Guide, which you must follow for a successful implementation.
The Merak Suite can be installed in three different modes:

Standalone

Network Client Server

Terminal server/Citrix MetaFrame

This Quick Start Guide covers an overview of only the Standalone installation.
1.

Insert the Merak Suite CD into your CD-ROM and run "Setup.exe" from the Install directory on the
CD. When the InstallShield Wizard is fully loaded, it opens to the Welcome dialog box.
2. Click Next. The License Agreement dialog box opens. Read the agreement carefully. Then, if you
want to accept the agreement and continue with the installation, click Next. The Customer
Information dialog box opens, where you can enter personal details.
3. Select the appropriate option to indicate whether the installation is for all users or a single user
(yourself) of the computer to which you are installing.
4. Click Next. The Destination Folder dialog box opens. If you want to install all modules to the
default directory (C:\Program Files\Merak) click Next. The Custom Setup dialog box opens.
5. Each of the applications in the Merak Suite have sub-components, usually consisting of the
application Help system and release notes. By default, all applications and their sub-components
are selected for installation. Click the + symbol next to the application name to display a list of the
sub-components for the application.
6. To remove an application or its sub-components from the installation, click the hard-drive icon next
to the application name. A drop-down list of options opens.
7. Choose the This feature will not be available option. If you want to add the application or subcomponent back into the installation, choose the This feature will be installed on the local hard
drive option.
8. Repeat step 7 for each application or sub-component of an application that you do not want to
include in the installation.
9. Click Next. If you are installing Peep, the Peep Economic Regimes dialog box opens.
10. Select the economic regime(s) that you want to use, and are licensed for. For example, if you have
chosen to install Peep, but only want to use Canadian and United States economics, select the
Canadian and United States check boxes and clear the World check box (as shown above).
11. Once you have selected the regimes that you want to use, click Next.

If you will not install PetroDesk, move to step 15.

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If you are installing PetroDesk, the PetroDesk Config File Path dialog box opens. A default
destination folder is displayed.
Click Next to accept the default path. The PetroDesk PDStore Path dialog box opens. Again, a
default destination folder is displayed.
Repeat step 13 to select the directory where you want to store the PetroDesk PDStore files (these
files will require approximately 125MB of hard disk space), then click Next. The Select PDStore
Layers dialog box opens.
Select the PDStore layers that you want to use.
Click Next. The Ready to Install dialog box opens.
Click Install. When the installation process is complete you may be advised to reboot your system.
If so, you will be required to restart your system before the Merak Suite will function correctly.

These instructions assume you will use all default locations throughout the setup. For more detail
information about the installation procedure, please refer to the Merak Suite 2007.1Installation Guide, found
on the CD.

Thank you for choosing Merak Suite 2007.1

If you have any questions about this procedure, please consult SIS client services (Support) as
www.sis.slb.com.