Installation Preparations

This section describes the preparations for installing a new instance of this software.
IMPORTANT
Version 3.x or earlier of iW Management Console cannot be upgraded to this version. When this version is installed to a computer where version 3.x or earlier of iW Management Console is installed, it is installed as separate software.
Some of the data managed with version 3.x of iW Management Console can be carried over by exporting it to a file and importing it to this version. For details, see the following.
System Migration Guide
NOTE
When upgrading an instance of this software that is already running, see the following.

Checking the Operation Environment of the Computer

Check the operation environment of the computer where this software is installed.

Confirming the Information Required for Installation

Confirm the following information to set during installation.
Port numbers that can be used by this software
The default values of the port numbers used by this software are indicated below.
Port numbers/protocols used for accessing the Manager from a web browser and the Agents: 80/HTTP, 443/HTTPS
Port numbers used by this software internally: 81/HTTP, 444/HTTPS
Port number/protocol used for accessing the Agents from the Manager: 8443/HTTPS
NOTE
The port numbers can be changed. If another application is using these port numbers, decide port numbers for this software to use.
IP address or FQDN (fully qualified domain name) of the computer where the Manager operates
When using SQL Server, the following information for the database to use
Server name
Instance name
Authentication mode
When using SQL Server authentication, the user name and password used by this software to connect to SQL Server
IMPORTANT
When using SQL Server, it is necessary to configure SQL Server before installing this software.
For details, see the following.