User`s guide

Installation
Eaton Intelligent Power Manager (IPM) User’s Guide v1.40 P-164000289—Rev 2 15
Uninstalling the Eaton IPM
The following methods for uninstalling the Eaton IPM are available:
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Access the control panel selection for your operating system to uninstall programs and remove the Eaton
Intelligent Power Manager
Vx.xx package per your system instructions.
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You can also uninstall from the shortcuts to remove the product and custom files (if you confirm the action): 
Start > Programs > Eaton > Intelligent Power Manager> Uninstall Intelligent Power Manager
Upgrading the Eaton IPM Product
If you install a new Eaton IPM Release without uninstalling the old release, you will keep your database and
your product settings. See “Nodes Upgrade” on page 74 for upgrade information. Also see “System Settings”
on page 29 for information on configuring automatic upgrade.
Installing/Uninstalling the Eaton IPM (Command Line)
You can install or uninstall the Eaton IPM product from a command line in order to deploy the software in a
group, with or without using the graphical interface. You can also configure protection settings from the
command line.
Detail of available command options can be obtained using the following command:
<packageName> -help
<packageName> [COMMAND] [OPTION]...
The available commands are:
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-install Launches the installation/upgrade process (default).
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-uninstall Launches the process to uninstall the application.
The available options are:
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-debug Displays debugging information on the console.
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-silent Install the application silently.
Access the installation folder:
-dir <installPath>
Example
The command <packageName> -install -silent -dir "C:\Program Files\MyFolder" will install
the
Eaton IPM silently in C:\Program Files\MyFolder.
After the installation is completed, open a Web browser with the following URL:
http://<host>:4679/, where <host> is the host name or IP address of the machine hosting the Eaton IPM.
JRE Installation
The installation of the Java Runtime Environment is Operating System platform dependent. All new Eaton
components have been developed tested for the Java version 1.6 or later. After installing the correct JRE, the
Eaton IPM must be reloaded to take account this new environment (see “JRE Prerequisites” on page 10).