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2.2.2. Service Manager Installation on Windows

On Windows the installation modes are win32 and unattended only. unattended mode is especially useful if you are doing multiple installations. For more information on this topic see Section 2.4, “Unattended Installation”.

Note

In order to install the Service Manager as a Windows service, you must do the installation as a privileged user.

On Windows Vista, if user account control is on, an operating system dialog box requests confirmation of the installation.

To install the Service Manager on Windows, find the executable file named mysqlmonitor-version-windows-installer.exe (where version represents the three-part version number).

  1. Double click on the MySQL Monitor installer. You should be presented with the Language Selection prompt. Select the language to use for the installer and then click OK.

    Figure 2.1. MySQL Enterprise Monitor: Installing Monitor on Windows: Language Selection

    MySQL Enterprise Monitor: Installing Monitor on Windows: Language Selection

  2. With the installation language selected, the remainder of the installation sets up the installation location and the main configuration parameters required by MySQL Enterprise Service Manager. Click Next to continue.

  3. Select the installation directory where you want the MySQL Enterprise Service Manager components installed. By default on Windows the directory is C:\Program Files\MySQL\Enterprise\Monitor. You click the button next to the installation directory field to select a directory using the File chooser, or type the directory manually. Click Next to continue.

    Figure 2.2. MySQL Enterprise Monitor: Installing Monitor on Windows: Installation Directory

    MySQL Enterprise Monitor: Installing Monitor on Windows: Installation Directory

  4. Configure the options that set the network ports used by the Tomcat server. For more information, see Section 2.2.1, “Service Manager Installation Common Parameters”. Click Next to continue.

    Figure 2.3. MySQL Enterprise Monitor: Installing Monitor on Windows: Tomcat Server Options

    MySQL Enterprise Monitor: Installing Monitor on Windows: Tomcat Server Options

  5. Configure the repository settings, setting the user name, password and port used to communicate with the bundled MySQL server that will be used to store the information and statistics for your installation. For more information, see Section 2.2.1, “Service Manager Installation Common Parameters”. Click Next to continue.

    Note

    If the Windows firewall is enabled you will be asked to unblock ports for Apache/Tomcat and the MySQL server.

    Figure 2.4. MySQL Enterprise Monitor: Installing Monitor on Windows: Repository Configuration

    MySQL Enterprise Monitor: Installing Monitor on Windows: Repository Configuration

  6. You will be provided with information and a warning about the configuration options and how they are stored in the configuration_report.txt file, and it's location. Take a note of the full path to this file in case you need to look up the information later. Click Next to continue.

  7. You should now be prompted to start the installation process. Click Next to continue.

  8. Once the installation has been completed, you will be provided with the information on how to uninstall MySQL Enterprise Service Manager. Click Next to continue.

  9. To complete the installation and set up your MySQL Enterprise Service Manager, you will need to login to the Dashboard. You can do this automatically by checking the box on the final window before clicking Finish. This checkbox is selected by default. If you do not want to run the Dashboard at this time, uncheck the box and clock Finish.

For instructions on starting the MySQL Enterprise Monitor services under Windows, see Section 2.2.5, “Starting/Stopping the MySQL Enterprise Monitor Service on Windows”.