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5.6.3 Installing the RAIDGuard Central
The RAIDGuard Central provides software installation files for all supported operating systems. You can choose the
installation file and follow the setup procedures below depending on the operating system you are using.
1. Copy the installation file to the host computer on which you want to install the RAIDGuard Central.
• Windows OS installation file: setup.exe
• MAC OS installation file: RAIDGuardCentral_SW_x.xx.mpkg
• Linux OS installation script: RAIDGuardCentral_SW_x.xx.run
2. Double click the installation file to start the installation.
3. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation.
5.6.4 Uninstalling the RAIDGuard Central
Follow the steps below to uninstall the RAIDGuard Central from the host server.
• Windows OS platform
1. Click Start > Settings > Control Panel > Add or Remove Programs. Locate RAIDGuard Central and click
Remove to begin uninstallation.
2. An uninstallation message pops up. Click Yes to continue or No to abort.
3. The uninstaller starts to remove the RAIDGuard Central from your computer.
• Mac/ Linux OS platform
To uninstall the RAIDGuard Central from your Mac or Linux operating system, simply delete the folder where the
RAIDGuard Central program files are located.
5.6.5 Launching the RAIDGuard Central
When the installation is finished, launch the RGC Server and RGC Agent monitor screens as described below:
In Windows OS: Go to Start > Programs > RAIDGuard Central > RAIDGuard Central or RAIDGuard Agent.
In Mac OS: Go to Application > RAIDGuard Central > RGC.jar or RGCAgent.jar.
In Linux OS: You can use either of the following ways to launch the RGC Server and RGC Agent.
• Run the Linux terminal and type in the following commands to execute the RGC Server and RGC Agent:
./java installation directory/java -jar RGC.jar or
./java installation directory/java -jar RGCAgent.jar
By default, the java application is installed in “/usr/java/jdk1.6.0_01/bin”. The default installation directory depends on
the JRE version and the operating system in use.
• Double click the .jar executable file (RGC.jar or RGCAgent.jar) in the folder it belongs to. Ensure that the application
connection has been set so that you can open the file. For more information on setting up the connection between the
.jar executable file and the java application, see the instructions provided by your Linux operating system.
Note
1. The RGC components communicate with each other by the TCP connections at the following
ports: 8060~8070, 8077, and 8088. Make sure the network connection and these ports are not
blocked by your firewall equipments and software before deploying RGC components. Please
also make sure these TCP ports are not used by other applications running on the computer of
RGC Server and Agents.
2. Running RGC components requires Java Runtime Environment (JRE) version 1.5 or later on
the computers.
Note
The RAIDGuard Central provides three installation options: complete RGC components, RGC
server only, and RGC Agent only.