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Web Agent Option Pack GUI and Console Mode Installation

The installation instructions that follow reflect the GUI mode installation prompts. For UNIX systems, you can install the Web Agent Option Pack using console mode by executing the Option Pack binary file with the -i console command argument. The command line installation prompts are similar to the GUI mode prompts.

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

Install the Web Agent Option Pack 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 locate installation kits on the Support site

1. Click Technical Support.
2. Log into CA Support Online.
3. Click Download Center.
4. Search the Download Center for the installation kit you need.

To install the Web Agent Option Pack

1. Stop the Web or application server and exit any applications that are running.
2. Run the installation program according to your platform.

   Windows

   Double-click the executable nete-wa-opack-6qmr6-win32.exe

   UNIX

   At the command prompt, type one of the following commands:

   • GUI Mode

     ./binary_filename

   • Console Mode

     ./binary_filename -i console

     There is a binary file for each supported operating system.

   Example: To run the installation in GUI mode on a Solaris platform, enter the following command:

   ./nete-wa-opack-6qmr6-sol.bin

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

   chmod +x nete-wa-opack-6qmr6-sol.bin

3. Follow the installation dialogs and prompts to complete the installation.
4. 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.