How to setup VP Server on 32 bit system

VP Server is a server application which included the Teamwork Server, Floating License Server and Update Server. As 64 bit system already become the majority player, starting from version 13.0 VP Server no longer offer 32 bit installation package. But even the 32 bit installation package was no longer offered, you can still setup VP Server on a 32 bit environment. This article will teach you how to setup a VP Server on a 32 bit system.

To setup a VP Server for 32 bit environment:

1. Login to your Customer Service Center.
   

   Login to your Customer Service Center account

2. Select Download tab and download the WebApp package of VP Server.
   

   Download WebApp package of VP Server

3. Go to Apache Tomcat website to download a 32 bit Zip package of Tomcat 8 for your platform.
   

   Download Zip package of 32-bit Tomcat 8

4. Unzip the downloaded Tomcat package.
   

   Unzip the downloaded Tomcat package

5. Delete all files inside ROOT folder of Tomcat.
6. Go into the bin folder of Tomcat and execute the startup script.
   

   Startup Tomcat

   Note that you may need to configure JAVA_HOME environment variable, or set the JAVA_HOME variable in the script before starting the Tomcat.

7. Unzip the downloaded VP Server WebApp package.
   

   Unzip the VP Server WebApp package

8. Go into the ROOT folder unzipped form VP Server WebApp, and copy all files to %tomcat%/webapps/ROOT.
   

   Copy all files from ROOT folder of VP Server WebApp package to %tomcat%/webapps/ROOT

9. Now open your browser and access to the vpserver webapp in your Tomcat.
   

   Open browser and go to vpserver webapp in your Tomcat

10. By default the VP Server Installation page will be showing, and you can follow the installation wizard to setup your VP Server.
    

    VP Server started on 32 bit Tomcat