Use this road map to install the Express Edition Management Console on a Windows host and install a supported database (other than DB2 Express) on a separate host.
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Choose a supported database to use as the database for the Management Console | Database Requirements | |
Verify that a network connection exists for database host and the Management Console host | Pre-Installation Setup | |
Set up the database for the Management Console. Create a database, database user, grant owner access to the database user.
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Pre-Installation Setup DB2 Setup Microsoft SQL Server Setup MySQL Setup Oracle Setup Sybase Setup |
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Locate mc-<version>-Windows.exe on the download site or the product CD. Click the file and save it to a temporary directory. | Build Forge Installation | |
Double-click mc-<version>-Windows.exe and start the installation program. | Build Forge Installation | |
Follow the instructions in the installation program
to install the Management Console. At Database Settings, select Connect to existing database. |
Build Forge Installation | |
Download and unzip the JDBC driver for your database. Copy the jar file only to $CATALINA_HOME/common/lib. Add $CATALINA_HOME to your system PATH. | Post-Installation Setup | |
Verify that the client driver (DLL) for your database is listed in your system PATH. | Post-Installation Setup | |
(Proxy server only) To enable Management Console access, add the proxy server name and path to the <bf-install>/Apache/php.ini file. | Post-Installation Setup | |
(Oracle only) Set ora_ph_type=96 so the driver does not strip trailing blanks. | Post-Installation Setup | |
(DB2 only) Set DB2CODEPAGE=1208 to correctly display international characters. | Post-Installation Setup | |
Launch the Management Console:
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Build Forge Installation | |
Wait for the database schema to load. It might take a minute or so for the Management Console to load the database schema the first time. Do not stop the Management Console engine before the load completes; doing so may require removing and reinstalling the database. |
Build Forge Installation | |
Log on using root/root. Change the root password immediately to restrict console access. | Build Forge Installation |