Q: Where does Web Safari run?  On my server?

A1: Web Safari installs on your web server. This can be the same server as the fileserver that holds your Surpass database files, or it can be a separate server, as long as the web server and file server are on the same local area network (LAN speed of 100 mbps or greater recommended).

A2: If your library subscribes to Surpass Hosting Service, Web Safari runs from our servers with your other Surpass applications.

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Q: Do you recommend a separate server for Web Safari?

A: It depends on the number of databases being hosted or the size of the combined database for a centralized installation with Centriva.  High volume installations where the collections for many libraries are being hosted (20 or more) may benefit from a separate web server.

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Q: For distributed (site-based) installations, do we need a web server for each location?

A: No, one web server and run Web Safari and make multiple library databases available.  Note that in this environment, collections are not combined for single searching (as they are with Centriva, our centralized solution).  Also note that the web server must have LAN-speed connections (100 mbps or higher recommended) to all fileservers from which it will be pulling the catalog to make it available over the Internet.

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Q: Can Web Safari run on Linux?

A: Web Safari is a Windows application, so it must be installed on a Windows-based web server, such as Windows 2000 or Windows Server 2003.

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Q: Can Web Safari run Apache?

A: Probably -- as long as it's the Windows version of Apache.  Web Safari should run on any Windows-based web server platform, although all testing and support is for use with Microsoft Internet Information Server (IIS).

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