Previous Topic: Verify the PrerequisitesNext Topic: Modify CA Open Space


Run the Installer

Run the installer to install CA Open Space.

Follow these steps:

  1. Double-click Install.bat from the installation directory.

    The Introduction wizard is displayed.

  2. Click Next.

    The License Agreement wizard is displayed.

  3. Scroll through the agreement details and select I accept the terms of License Agreement, and click Next.

    The Liferay Zip File wizard is displayed.

  4. Click Choose, select the liferay zip file that you have downloaded, and click Next.

    The Path to Installation Folder wizard is displayed.

  5. Click Choose and select the path to the Installation folder.
  6. Click Next and enter the following details in the Tomcat Server Settings wizard.
    Web Host

    Specifies the host name of the computer where you are installing CA Open Space.

    Tomcat port number

    Defines the tomcat port number.

    Tomcat Shutdown port number

    Defines the Tomcat shutdown port number that is used to close Tomcat.

  7. Click Next.

    The MySQL Database Setting wizard is displayed.

  8. To configure the MySQL server, select one of the following options:

    Create Database

    Specifies to create a MySQL database.

    Overwrite Database

    Deletes the existing database and creates a database with the same name. Select this option when you want to modify the installation.

    Use Existing Database

    Uses the existing database. Select this option when you want to modify the installation.

    DB Server Host

    Defines the host name of the database server.

    DB Server Port

    Defines the port number of the database server.

    DB Name

    Defines the name of the database.

    DB Admin User (User to Connect/Create/Grant access to DB)

    Defines the name of the DB Admin User that is used to create the database and CA Open Space database user.

    DB Admin User Password

    Defines the password of the DB Admin user.

    Open Space Database User Name

    Defines the name of the CA Open Space database user. The installer creates a user with this name. This user name is used to connect the database when CA Open Space runs.

    Open Space Database User Password

    Defines the password of the CA Open Space database user.

  9. Click Next.

    The Administrator Settings wizard is displayed. Provide the details of the administrator. The following list includes the explanation of only those fields that are not self-explanatory:

    Mail Domain

    Defines the name of your company email domain.

    Example: forwardinc.com

    Admin ID (Screen Name)

    Defines the administrator user name.

    Enter Password

    Defines the administrator password.

    Re-enter Password

    Defines to re-enter the administrator password.

  10. Click Next and provide the mail server details for sending the automatic notification emails from CA Open Space in the SMTP Mail Server Settings wizard.
    Mail Server (mail.openspace.com)

    Defines the name of the mail server.

    Example: mail.forwardinc.com

    Enable Authentication

    Specifies whether anonymous users are allowed to send emails to the mail server. Ensure that the anonymous user setting is set in the mail server too.

    Note: If you select the Enable Authentication option, then Mail User and Mail User’s Password is required.

    Mail User

    Defines the name of the mail user using which you want to send automatic notifications.

    Mail User's Password

    Defines the password of the mail user.

    Is Security (TLS) enabled?

    Specifies whether the TLS security is enabled or not for the mail server.

    SMTP Port Number

    Defines the port number of the SMTP mail server.

  11. Click Next.

    The Pre-installation Summary wizard is displayed.

  12. Click Install.

    The Installing Open Space page opens. After the extraction of CA Open Space the Tomcat Server wizard is displayed.

  13. Click Next.

    The Install Complete wizard is displayed.

  14. Click Done.

    CA Open Space is installed.