Installing Log Central on Windows Systems

 

The following sections explain how to install and uninstall Log Central on Windows systems:

Installation Procedure for Windows

Uninstallation Procedure for Windows

 

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Installation Procedure for Windows

Follow this procedure to install Log Central on the central host, each managed node, and the database host, if it is a different machine from the central host.

To install Log Central on Windows:

1. Make sure your system meets or exceeds the requirements listed in the Log Central Release Notes.

2. Obtain a license file.

   Call or email BEA Customer Support to request a license file for Log Central.

   • The contact information for BEA Customer Support in North America is:

     1-888-232-7878

     [e-mail]

   • For contact information for additional locations, go to the following Web address:

     http://www.bea.com/support/contact_cs.html

     When you receive your license file, copy it to your hard drive.

3. Exit all Windows programs.

4. Insert the Log Central CD into the machine on which you are installing Log Central (the central host, the database host, or a managed node).

   The Log Central installation program starts automatically and displays the Welcome dialog.

   

5. Click Next.

   The Log Central installation program displays the Software License Agreement.

   

6. Read the Software License Agreement and click Yes.

   The Log Central installation program displays the Choose Destination Location dialog.

   

7. If you do not want to install Log Central in the default location that is displayed under "Destination Folder," click Browse and select the desired installation location.

8. Click Next.

   Log Central installation program installs Log Central in the specified destination folder and displays the License Question.

   

9. Click Yes.

   The Log Central installation program displays the Insert License Disk dialog.

   

   Note: Even though this dialog instructs you to insert a disk, you do not need to insert a disk. Your license file is probably on your hard drive, which means that inserting a disk is unnecessary.

10. Click Browse and select the directory that contains the license file that you obtained at the beginning of this procedure.

11. Click OK.

    The Log Central installation program displays the Setup Complete dialog.

    

12. The Log Central CD includes online documentation in the doc directory. You can copy this directory to your hard drive.

    To view the online documentation in a Web browser, open ..\doc\html\index.htm.

13. To configure and start Log Central, see Chapter 2, "Setting Up Log Central," in the Log Central Configuration Guide.

 

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Uninstallation Procedure for Windows

To uninstall Log Central on Windows:

1. Choose Start —> Settings —> Control Panel.

2. Double-click the Add/Remove Programs icon.

3. In the Add/Remove Programs Properties dialog, select Log Central 5.0.

4. Click Add/Remove.