User Guide

6. Accept the default location on the Choose Install Folder screen, and click Next. On a Linux machine, the
path will be different.
7. Accept the default on the Installation Upgrade screen, and click Next.
8. On the Pre-Installation Summary screen, click Install. This may take several minutes.
9. Click Done when the installation is complete.
10. Click OK on the Install Complete message. Please allow approximately 30 minutes for the services to come
up before launching the application. Please do not restart the server during this time.
11. Once the database has migrated, import all floor plans again, then you can remove the older versions.
NOTE: When first logging in, if the application does not open with the username and password fields, close the browser and wait a
few minutes for the database information to load and services to start, then try again.
Uninstalling Data Center Planner
It is not necessary to uninstall the application before migrating to a new version. If you do uninstall, you will
lose your projects, plans and your database. Be sure to backup your database, export your projects to .pdf files
for reference and export your plans to spreadsheets.
To uninstall Data Center Planner and Avocent Management Platform (AMP) on a Windows machine:
NOTE: If you uninstall AMP, you may remove other Avocent products that are installed on your system.
1. Select Start - All Programs - Avocent - MergePoint Data Center Planner - Uninstall. The Uninstall
Introduction screen opens. Click Uninstall. Click Done when complete.
2. If you desire to remove the AMP program, go to Start - Control Panel - Add or Remove programs and
Remove the Avocent Management Platform program. Click Uninstall, then click Done.
3. If you desire to remove the database, highlight PostgreSQL and click Remove the PostgreSQL.
4. After removing the database from your control panel, navigate to C:\Program Files and delete the
PostgreSQL folder.
5. Under Program Files also delete the Avocent folder, then navigate to C:\Documents and Settings and delete
the Postgres folder.
6. Go to My Computer, right-click and select Manage.
7. Expand Local Users and Groups, and select Users. Delete the postgres user.
8. Go to Start - Control Panel - System and click the Advanced tab.
9. Click Environment Variables.
10. Under System Variables, highlight DVR_HOME, and click Delete.
11. Highlight AMP_HOME, and click Delete.
12. Reboot your computer.
To uninstall on a Linux machine:
1. Right-click on the desktop and select Open Terminal.
2. At the # prompt, enter cd $DVR_HOME. Press Enter.
3. Enter cd Uninstall. Press Enter.
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