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Run the Web Agent Option Pack Installer

The Web Agent Option Pack can be installed as a stand-alone product. The installer will try to find an installed Web Agent, but if it cannot, it prompts you to continue or cancel. If you continue, the installer prompts you for an installation path and installs the Option Pack in the location that you specify.

Install the Web Agent Option Pack using using the method for your platform:

• Windows systems: install in GUI mode.

  Important! If you are installing the Web Agent Option Pack on a Windows system immediately after installing the Web Agent, reboot your machine first.

• UNIX systems: install in GUI or console mode.

  To install in console mode, you execute the Option Pack binary with the -i console command argument.

To install the Web Agent Option Pack in GUI or console mode

1. Stop the Web or application server and exit any applications that are running.
2. Log in to the CA Technical Support site.
3. Click Download Center.
4. Search the Download Center for the installation kit you need.
5. Run the installation program according to your platform.
   • Windows: Double-click the executable.
   • UNIX: At the command prompt, type one of the following commands:
     • GUI Mode

       ./binary_filename

     • Console Mode

       ./binary_filename -i console

     Example: To run the installation in GUI mode on an AIX platform, enter: ./ca-wa-opack-12.0-spx-aix.bin

     x is the number of the appropriate SP.

     Note: If needed, use the chmod command to add execute permissions to the installation file, for example:

     chmod +x ca-wa-opack-12.0-spx-aix.bin

6. Follow the installation dialogs and prompts to complete the installation.
7. When the installation is complete, choose whether to reboot your system now or later; then click Done.

To reinstall the Option Pack, re-run the executable.

Source the Environment Script on a UNIX Operating Environments

After you install the Web Agent Option Pack on a UNIX system, the installation program creates an environment script (ca-wa-opack-env.sh).

Source the environment script so the library path of the application server points to the location of the Web Agent Option Pack /bin directory.

Source the script by entering the following command at the command line:

. ./ca-wa-opack-env.sh

Setting the correct library path lets the option pack and the web or application server to work together.

After you source the script, the library path is set. The variable name for the library path differs depending on the operating system. Example of several library paths:

Solaris/Linux

LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/webagent_option_pack_home/bin

HP-UX

SHLIB_PATH=/webagent_option_pack_home/bin

AIX

LIBPATH=/webagent_option_pack_home/bin

Important! The application server startup script can reset the library path. Ensure that the path to the Web Agent Option Pack is the first entry in the path.

The path to the Web Agent Option Pack environment script points to one of the following locations:

• The installation directory of the web agent option pack. The default location is: /webagent_option_pack_home/bin.
• The installation directory of the web agent.

  If you install the option pack on the same system as the web agent, the script resides in the web agent directory. For any UNIX installation, the default location is /web_agent_home/bin.