Applications Manager - Running awinstall option 1

Products

• CA Automic Applications Manager (AM)

Issue/Introduction

This article details how you to run awinstall option 01 for "Initial Install/Upgrade from Prior version"

The awinstall script may be necessary to make changes to the configuration of Applications Manager such as:

• database hostname change or port changes(db migration)
• changing master DNS names/IPs
• Re-pointing to a failover database
• It may also be useful when trying to repair the core functionality of Applications Manager such as database corruption or to reinstall default objects.
  
  

Environment

All versions

Resolution

In Windows:

1. Stop AA-<Your_master_name> service
2. Open a cmd prompt
3. cd to the %AW_HOME% directory
4. run command > .\site\sosite.bat
5. run command > awinstall
6. Follow on screen prompts and press Enter to accept default values listed in brackets
7. Enter "yes" for the prompt "Is the above correct [Yes]?" or simply press Enter to accept the default OR enter "No" if installation parameters need to be changed such as DB server change
8. At the main menu, select option 1 "01 Initial Install/Upgrade from Prior version".
9. Allow the awinstall process to complete
10. The script will return to the main menu.
11. Enter q to quit
12. Are you sure you want to quit [Yes]?
13. If you want to restart WatchWorx enter Y to: Restart WatchWorx [Y]?

 

In Unix/Linux:

1. cd to $AW_HOME directory
2. run command >  . site/sosite
3. run command >  stopso all (If RmiServer is running)
4. run command >  awinstall
5. Follow on screen prompts and press Enter to accept default values which is listed between brackets
6. Enter "yes" for the prompt "Is the above correct [Yes]?" or simply press Enter to accept the default or enter "No" if installation parameters need to be changed such as DB server change
7. At the main menu, select option 1 "01 Initial Install/Upgrade from Prior version".
8. Allow the awinstall process to complete
9. The script will return to the main menu.
10. Enter q to quit
11. Are you sure you want to quit [Yes]?
12. If you want to restart WatchWorx enter Y to: Restart WatchWorx [Y]?