Installing on Windows › Install the Local Client

Install the Local Client

To successfully install or upgrade the CA Harvest SCM client, you must have Windows Administrator rights.

Follow these steps:

1. Insert the installation media into your drive.
2. The Product Explorer dialog appears.
3. Select the product component that you want to install.

   Note: If your computer has a previous release of the product installed, you are prompted to remove it. You must uninstall the previous release before you can install the new release.

4. To continue with the installation, follow the on-screen instructions.
5. When prompted, enter your user name and organization name, and specify who can use the product.

   Note: The Only for me (CA User) option applies for a client only installation.

6. When prompted, specify the location to install the product. By default, the product is installed to the C:\Program Files\CA directory.

   Note: If you change the default installation directory, the directory you specify will be the top-level directory for the product files. For example, %CA_SCM_HOME% will be defined as your-installation-path\SCM. If the directory you specify does not exist, it is created.

   Consider the following information when specifying the location to install the product:

   • When upgrading and when prompted for the installation path, do not select the %CA_SCM_HOME% location path\CCC_Harvest from a previous installation. Instead, either select the default location path (C:\Program Files\CA) or specify a new location.
   • If you specify a non-default installation path that includes an ampersand (&) in a folder name, the ampersand is included in the path name during installation. However, the ampersand does not appear in the path name in the destination folder during installation. Instead, the ampersand is removed and the next character after it is an underline. For example, if the folder name is CA&SCM, CA_SCM is displayed. However, the folder name used for the installation is CA&SCM.
   • If you have installed another product component on this computer, such as the server or agent, you must install the client in the same location as the existing component.
   • The plug-in for Eclipse is installed and maintained separately from the product components.
7. When prompted, select how you want to install the client by selecting one of the following options.

   Typical

   Installs the client with the most popular features.

   Custom

   Select optional features for your client installation.

8. Continue following the on-screen instructions to complete the client installation.

   In addition to the features you have selected, the following CA shared components are automatically installed:

   • Enterprise Communicator (PEC). If you want to uninstall this component, you must use the Windows Add/Remove control panel. You cannot uninstall PEC if the product is still installed.
   • The Public Key Infrastructure (eTPKI). This component is installed automatically through the product installation.

   Note: Because these components are shared by other CA products, they are not removed when the product is uninstalled. They are separate components in the Windows Add/Remove control panel and must be removed separately.

Note: If you specify a nondefault installation path that includes an ampersand (&) in a folder name, the ampersand is included in the path name during installation. However, the ampersand does not appear in the path name in the destination folder during installation. Instead, the ampersand is removed and the next character after it is an underline. For example, if the folder name is CA&SCM, CA_SCM is displayed. However, the folder name used for the installation is CA&SCM.