Tag Archives: VP Server

How to Reset Admin Password for VP Server 5.3

In the event that the admin password for your existing VP Server 5.3 is lost and cannot be retrieved, there is a way to reset it. This tutorial will show you how.

For VP Server older than version 5.3, please refer here.

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How to Upgrade to VP Server Version 5.3

With the latest release of VP Server 5.3, you might choose to upgrade from your existing server. To migrate properly, one must follow specific procedures to carry over vital information such as the current repository and user accounts to the new server.

This tutorial will walk you through how to do just that.

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How to Setup Microsoft SQL Server for VP Server

VP Server is a server application which included the Teamwork Server, Floating License Server, Update Server and also the ElaborView Server. Instead of setup these server applications one by one; they can be setup via the single VP Server package. VP Server using database for storing the settings and configurations, such as teamwork user account, history for check-in & check-out of project files, floating license status, etc. You can setup VP Server with an embedded database, or using some popular DBMS such as Microsoft SQL Server, MySQL, Oracle and PostgreSQL. This tutorial will teach you how to setup a Microsoft SQL Server database for the VP Server. We will use the Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Express Edition to demonstrate how it works. Read more »

Setup VP Teamwork Server on Secure Connection with Self-Signed Certificate

SSL, short for Secure Sockets Layer, is a protocol for enforcing secure communication via the network.  For Visual Paradigm Teamwork Server users, it is possible to setup such a communication between the client and server to protect their works. In this article, we will go through the steps for preparing a certificate that is expected to be known by those users involved, configuration of VP Teamwork Server, and the setup of clients. Read more »

How to update VP Server to new build

VP Server is an integrated server providing the facilities including Teamwork operation support, Hosting of floating license, Centralized update server and also Elaborview server. In the past the only way to update VP Server (or the old Teamwork/License Server) is to re-install the whole server, and import the existing repository. But starting in VP Server 5.2 SP1 you can now update the VP Server to latest release without reinstall it. This article will teach you how to update your VP Server using the build-in update feature. Read more »

How to deploy VP Server to Apache Tomcat as WAR

VP Server is a server package which combines Teamwork Server, Floating License Server, Update Server also ElaborView Server into a single server. The default installation package already bundled with Apache Tomcat. But if you want to deploy it your own Tomcat, you may take the following procedures: Read more »

How to report bug for Teamwork Server

Components that form a good bug report

When you are using Visual Paradigm Teamwork Server (Teamwork Server) and find a problem, feel free to contact Visual Paradigm to seek for assistance. Remember, the more information you give us, the easier and faster for us to identify the problem, fix the problem and provide a proper solution. In most cases, the steps to produce problem, the log file and a screenshot illustrating the problem are sufficient for us to identify problem. It would be even more effective if you can send us the local project, server revisions as well as the server database so that we can reproduce and fix the problem accordingly.

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VP Server upgrade guide

Teamwork Module selected

In early May, 2011, we have released VP Suite 5.2. At the same time, we have released a new server product called VP Server, which combines the following server products into a single one: Teamwork Server, Floating License Server, Update Server and ElaborView Server Read more »