Installing a secondary on Windows

This procedure describes how to install a secondary Control-M full, Control-M/EM, or Control-M/Server for high availability on Windows. A secondary installation uses the same installation parameters, database and schema, as the primary installation.

Before You Begin

Ensure that you have met the following requirements:

• Verify that your operating system and database software is compatible with the current version of Control-M, as described in Control-M full installation system requirements.
• Verify that the target computer is clean and does not have any previous Control-M version installed.

To install a secondary on Windows:

1. Log in to the computer using a user ID that has Administrator permissions.
2. Do one of the following:
   • From the installation DVD, double-click the Setup.exe file.
   • From a command prompt window, enter <source_path>\Setup.exe.
3. Do one of the following:
   • Interactive install: Select the Additional Installations > Secondary installation for High Availability option and continue with the on-screen instructions until the installation is complete.
   • Automatic install: Create a parameter file and then run the automatic install in a non-interactive mode, as follows:
     1. Select the Additional Installations > Secondary installation for High Availability option and continue with the on-screen instructions until the Summary window.
     2. Click Generate and select the location to create the XML parameter file.
     3. Click Yes to quit the installation.

        A confirmation message appears.

     4. Click Yes.

        The automatic installation XML parameters file that is created (<filename>.xml) is relevant only for computers with the same agent instance name. Otherwise, a separate <filename>.xml file must be created for each computer, or modified manually for each computer.

     5. Copy the automatic installation parameters file to a network location that is accessible to all computers where you want to perform an automatic installation.
     6. Log in using a user ID that has Administrator permissions on the current computer.
     7. Ensure that the installation DVD is still in the DVD drive, and run the installation script, as follows:

        <source_path>\Setup.exe -silent <xml_path>\<filename.xml>

   The installation logs can be found at the following location:

   <installFolder>\BMCINSTALL\log\BMC_Control-M_Install_<date-time>.log

   If you are using Oracle, MSSQL, or an external PostgreSQL, the high availability environment is now activated. If you are using a BMC supplied PostgreSQL, verify that all requirements have been met, as described in High availability requirements, and then start the replication process, as described in Starting database replication.