Control-D Delivery Server Installation

The Delivery Server installation installs Control-D Delivery Server, which enables you distribute reports that arrive from Control-D Mainframe to multiple destinations.

Control-D Delivery Server requires an external Java library. To ensure that Java libraries remain updated, Java library deliveries are decoupled from Control-D Delivery Server and not part of the installation. For more information, see Control-D External Java Installation.

Before you install the Delivery Server, verify that your operating system and database software is compatible with the current version of Control-D Delivery Server, as described in Control-D Deliver Server Compatibility for Version 9.0.21.100

The following procedures describe how install and uninstall Control-D Delivery Server on UNIX and Windows.

Installing Control-D Delivery Server on UNIX

This procedure describes how to install Control-D Delivery Server on UNIX.

Before You Begin

Ensure that you have met the following requirements:

  • Ensure that your operating system is compatible with the current version of Control-D Delivery Server, as described in Control-D Delivery Server Installation.

  • Verify that you have met Java requirements, as described in Control-D External Java Installation.

  • Ensure that the Internal Process Communication (IPC) subsystem is enabled.

  • Verify that your locale is set to English before beginning the installation.

Begin

  1. Login as the Control-D Delivery Server user

  2. Copy the installation files from the temporary directory that you created in Obtaining Control-D installation files, to the home directory.

  3. Set your DISPLAY environment variable, as described in Setting Environment Variables in UNIX.

  4. From your home directory, type the following command:

    <source_path>/setup.sh

  5. Do one of the following:

    • Interactive install: 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:

      1. 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.

      5. Copy the automatic installation parameters file to a network location that is accessible to all computers where you want to do an automatic installation.

      6. Type the following command to install Control-D Delivery Server:

        <source_path>/setup.sh -silent <xml_path>/<filename.xml>

        Type the following command to encrypt a password when you install Control-D Delivery Server:

        <source_path>/setup.sh -encrypt <password>

      7. The installation log is saved to the following location:

        <$HOME>/BMCINSTALL/log/BMC_Control-D_Install<date-time>.log

      Control-D Delivery Server is successfully installed on your computer.

Installing Control-D Delivery Server on Windows

This procedure describes how to install Control-D Delivery Server on Windows

Before You Begin

Begin

  1. Log in to the computer using a user ID that has Administrator permissions.

  2. Copy the installation files from the temporary directory that you created in Obtaining Control-D installation files, to the home directory.

  3. From a command prompt window, type the following command:

    <source_path>\setup.exe.

  4. Do one of the following:

    • Interactive install: Continue with the on-screen instructions until the installation is complete.

      The installation log is saved to at the following location:

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

    • Automatic install: Type the following command:

      <source_path>\setup -silent <Automatic installation script path>

      Type the following command to encrypt a password when you install Control-D Delivery Server:

      <source_path>\setup.exe -encrypt <password>

      The installation log is saved to at the following location:

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

    Control-D Delivery Server is successfully installed on your computer.

Uninstalling Control-D Delivery Server on UNIX

This procedure describes how to uninstall Control-D Delivery Server on UNIX.

  1. Log in as a Control-D Delivery Server user.

  2. Type one of the following commands:

    • Interactive uninstall: <HOMEDIR>/BMCINSTALL/uninstall/DRDDS.9.0.00/uninstall.sh

    • Automatic uninstall: <HOMEDIR>/BMCINSTALL/uninstall/DRDDS.9.0.00/uninstall.sh -silent\

      Control-D Delivery Server is successfully removed from your computer.

Uninstalling Control-D Delivery Server on Windows

This procedure describes how to uninstall Control-D Delivery Server on Windows.

  1. Do one of the following:

    • Interactive uninstall:

      1. From the Start menu, select Settings.

      2. Select Apps, and then select Apps & Features.

      3. Select Control-D Delivery Server 9.0.21.100, and click Uninstall.

      4. Click OK to continue.

        Control-D Delivery Server is successfully removed from your computer.

    • Automatic uninstall: Type the following command:

      BMCINSTALL\uninstall\DRDDS.9.0.00\uninstall.exe -silent

      Control-D Delivery Server is successfully removed from your computer.

Logging in to Control-D Delivery Server

This procedure describes how to log in to Control-D Delivery Server Desktop.

Begin

  1. Open the Control-D/WebAccess Server Desktop application.

  2. Do the following:

    • In the User field, type your username.

    • In the Password field, type your password.

  3. Click OK.

    You are now logged in to Control-D Delivery Server.

Logging out of Control-D Delivery Server

This procedure describes how to log out of the Control-D Delivery Server Desktop.

Begin