Reinstalling or adding components

This section describes how to add or reinstall components to a current version installation.

To add components to an existing installation, or to reinstall EAServer, run the setup program as described in “Installing EAServer”, and select an installation directory that contains an EAServer installation.

StepsAdding components

  1. The installer prompts you for the type of installation: Client Runtime or Custom. Select Client Runtime if you are adding components to a client installation. Select Custom for all other types of installations. Click Next.

  2. Select the components you want to add.

  3. Verify that the EAServer directory is correct and that the components being added are correct. Click Next.

  4. You may be prompted to overwrite existing files. Click Yes to continue.

  5. You see these:

    • License server – if you are not obtaining licenses from a license server, select No and Next. If you select Yes, enter the name of the host name and port number of the license server from which you obtain your license. See the FLEXnet Licensing End User Guide, and the Sybase Software Asset Management Users Guide for more information.

    • Configure the SySAM e-mail alert mechanism. Select No and Next, or Yes to configure the SYSAM e-mail alert mechanism. See the Sybase Software Asset Management Users Guide, for more information.

    • Select the product edition and license type from the corresponding drop-down lists. If you do not know this information, ask your system administrator.

    • The installer prompts you for an administrative password. Enter and confirm a password for the admin@system user following the guidelines described by the installer. Remember this password. When you log in to the Web Console and connect to EAServer, you will need to provide the user name and password.

  6. When the components have been added, the installer displays a message that EAServer has been successfully installed. Click Finish.

StepsReinstalling EAServer

  1. The installer prompts you for the type of installation: Typical, Custom, Client Runtime, Full, Upgrade, or Add Components. If you select Typical or Full, a default set of features is reinstalled. Custom and Client Runtime allow you to modify your selections. Click Next.

  2. Select the components you want to reinstall.

  3. You see these prompts:

    • License server – if you are not obtaining licenses from a license server, select No and Next. If you select Yes, enter the name of the host name and port number of the license server from which you obtain your license. See the FLEXnet Licensing End User Guide, and the Sybase Software Asset Management Users Guide for more information.

    • Configure the SySAM e-mail alert mechanism. Select No and Next, or Yes to configure the SYSAM e-mail alert mechanism. See the Sybase Software Asset Management Users Guide for more information.

    • Select the product edition and license type from the corresponding drop-down lists. If you do not know this information, ask your system administrator.

    • The installer prompts you for an administrative password. Enter and confirm a password for the admin@system user following the guidelines described by the installer. Remember this password. When you log in to the Web Console and connect to EAServer, you must provide the user name and password.

  4. The installer displays a message when EAServer has been successfully reinstalled. Select Start Server to start EAServer or View Readme to display the readme file. Click Next.

  5. Click Finish to exit the installer.