CS 410/510 Data Streams - Microsoft StreamInsight Installation
Instructions
This document will guide you through the process of installing Microsoft StreamInsight in your personal
computers. Note that the product and associated requirements are already installed in all MCECS Lab
computers.
Requirements
Operating System
Full product features require one of the following operating systems:
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Windows 7
Windows Server 2008 R2
Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2
Windows Vista Service Pack 2
In class we will use the StreamInsight Event Flow Debugger, which does not run on Windows XP or
Windows Server 2003.
.NET
This product requires This component also requires Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 SP1. Observable
support depends on the Microsoft .NET Framework 4.
To determine which version of the Microsoft .NET Framework you have installed, you may go here:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/kb00318785.aspx
Development Environment
For the second StreamInsight assignment and StreamInsight projects, we will be using Microsoft Visual
Studio 2010 as a development platform. If you are an MCECS student, you can obtain a personal license
via MSDNaa. For more information, visit:
http://www.cat.pdx.edu/software/microsoft-developers-network-academic-alliance-software.html
You may also obtain a license through Microsoft Dreamspark:
https://www.dreamspark.com/
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Version
For winter term, we will be using the “Microsoft SQL Server 2008 StreamInsight 1.2”, which is available
here:
http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?id=26720
Choose either the 32-bit or 64-bit version, depending on the operating system version you have
installed:
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StreamInsight_x64.msi (64-bit Operating Systems)
StreamInsight_x86.msi (32-bit Operating Systems)
To determine whether your operating system is 32 or 64 bits in Windows Vista or Windows 7, click the
start button, right click on “computer”, and select properties. The information is displayed under
“System Type”, as in Figure 1.
Figure 1. System properties in Windows 7. The operating system type is 32-bit.
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Samples
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Stream Insight Samples are available here.
Download the samples and unzip the contents of
the
StreamInsightProductTeamSamples.z
ip file.
The sample applications run in in Microsoft Visual
Studio 2010.
Use build and debug as shown in Figures 2 and 3
to compile and execute the projects.
Figure 2. Debugging button in Microsoft Visual Studio.
Figure 3. Solution Explorer
Additional Resources
Microsoft StreamInsight is built on the Microsoft development stack. We will be using the C# language.
Some of C# ‘s features, such as LINQ (Language-Integrated Query) may be new to you. The following
online resources may help you familiarize yourself with these tools:
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C# 3 Tutorial by Jonathan Worthington http://www.programmersheaven.com/2/CSharp3-1
C# Programming Guide (MSDN) http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/67ef8sbd.aspx
LINQ (MSDN) http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/netframework/aa904594.aspx
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