Server and UI Deployment

Required Software

You will need to obtain the most recent version of the software from the Quasar Deployment Specialist or Quasar Compliance Analyst you are working with. The files should include:

Quasar Server
Quasar UI

Quasar Server Setup and Installation

1. Install Quasar Server Software

Install the SetupQuasarV###.exe file where ### represents the version number of the software. Your Quasar Specialist will provide you with the most recent version of the file. Follow the on-screen prompts to complete the installation of the Quasar Server Package. The default installation location is c:\quasar\server.

If you change the installation path, make sure you note where the Quasar Server files have been installed as this will be required to complete the next installation steps.

2. Install the Quasar Service

Open a command prompt as an Administrator and go to the location where you installed quasar server and install the Quasar Service.

cd c:\quasarserver
quasarserver.exe install

3. Configure the Quasar Service

Configure the Quasar Server Service to run automatically by opening Services (services.msc) as an Administrator. Right click on Quasar Service and configure it as follows:

3a. Startup type

Automatic (Delayed Start)

3b. Log On

Select “This Account” and then browse for the account that you have used to install the Quasar service.
Enter the password used for the account.

Click “Apply” and then “OK” to complete the configuration changes for the Quasar Service.

4. Start the Quasar Service

If the Quasar Service is not running, click “Start”.

IIS Setup and Configuration

To install the UI, you must ensure that IIS is installed and running.

1. Install IIS

Start by installing IIS if it is not already installed on the server. Go to the “Control Panel” and then “Programs and Features”, then “Turn Windows Features on or off”.

You will be completing a “Role-based or feature-based installation”

Select your server from the server pool, then click Next.

2. Select IIS Features to Install

Under Web Server (IIS) ensure the following features are installed or selected (depending on what has already been configured on your server).

2a. Security

Windows Authentication

2b. Application Development

ISAPI Extensions
ISAPI Filters

2c. Management Tools

IIS 6 Metabase Compatibility
IIS 6 Management Console

IIS Windows Roles/Features — Roles/Features under different versions of Windows

Once you have selected the server roles, click “Next”. You do not need to install any additional features. Click “Next” again. Review the functionality that is being added. Once you have confirmed that you have added the required rolls, click to “Install”

Once the changes have been applied, you may need to restart the server.

3. Configure Application Pool Defaults

Open Internet Information Services (IIS) as an Administrator.

Select “Application Pools” from the “Connections” menu on the left, then right-click on . “DefaultAppPool” and select “Set Application Pool Defaults”.

Configure the following:

3a. General

“Enable 32-bit Applications” to “True”

3b. Processes

Set the “Identity to the account (local admin or service account with local admin privileges) by clicking the three dots next to the listed identity.

Click “Custom account” then click “Set…”

Enter the username and password for the account used with Quasar. This must be the same as the account that the Quasar Server was installed with.

Click “OK” and you should see that the Identity under Processes has changed.

4. Stop the Default Web Site

Stop the Default Web Site before proceeding to the next part of the installation.

Quasar UI Setup and Installation

1. Install Quasar UI

Install the SetupQuasarV###UI.exe file where ### represents the version number of the software. Your Quasar Specialist will provide you with the most recent version of the file. Follow the on-screen prompts to complete the installation of the Quasar UI package. The default installation path is c:\quasar\server.

2. Verify and Install the Quasar Web UI

Open a command prompt as an Administrator and test that the Quasar UI installation was successful and folder permissions have been set correctly. If there are any folder permissions errors, the most likely cause is due to installing the Quasar application under a different username.

cd c:\quasarui
quasarisapi.exe

If everything has been configured correctly and there are no errors with the folder security permissions, install the web ui:

quasarisapi.exe install

3. Start the Default Web Site

By default, Quasar installs a “quasar” subdirectory under the Default Web Site. Once the Quasar UI has been installed, start the Default Web Site again.

4. Open the Quasar UI in your Preferred Browser

In your preferred browser (we recommend Chrome), navigate to http://localhost/quasar/agents/all and you should see an interface similar to below.

Common Errors

If you see an error similar to:

Go back and ensure that the App Pool owner has been configured with the correct Owner and that the Service has been given Logon permissions with the correct account. Both of these must be configured for the account that Quasar was installed with.

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