To perform the Windows installation, you must be logged
in with sufficient privileges. Dashboard 5.x uses the InstallAnywhere
installer, which relies on the presence of a suitable Java virtual
machine (JVM) on the target system to support the installation process.
JVM version 1.6 or higher is required. The JAVA_HOME and PATH environment
variables must be set correctly for your Java virtual machine. For more information
about how to set these environment variables, see your JVM documentation.
- If an earlier release of Dashboard is already installed
on your server, uninstall it. For more information, see Uninstalling the System Dashboard on a Windows installation graphically.
- For silent installations only, locate the Windows\sd_silent_install_win.txt file
in the Dashboard installation directory. The options file contains
the standard responses to the installation program prompts. Copy the
file to a temporary directory on your server. You can rename it to
something shorter, like opt.txt. Use your preferred
text editor to make any appropriate changes and save the file. The
options and their default values are fully described in the file.
- Locate 5.0.0.1-P8SD-WIN.exe in the
Dashboard folder.
For a graphical installation, double-click
the file to start the installation program.
For a silent installation
(no screen output), enter the following command at a command prompt.
Add the –silent and –options flags
to the command:
5.0.0.1-P8SD-WIN.exe -f drive:\Dashboard\Windows\sd_silent_install_win.txt,
where drive is the appropriate drive letter.
If you copied and
modified the options.txt file, here is an example
of the command:
5.0.0.1-P8SD-WIN.exe -f drive:\tmp\opt.txt,
where drive:\tmp\opt.txt is the location of the
file you copied and modified.
Specify the full path to the options.txt file.
During a silent installation, the prompts in the steps that follow
in this procedure are not displayed.
- At the Welcome page, click Next.
- Accept the license agreement terms, and click Next.
- Specify the location where you want to install the Dashboard,
and click Next
- Choose the type of installation, either Typical or Custom,
and click Next.
- Review the summary information, and click Next.
- Click Finish to complete the installation
process.