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Installation

This page explains how to install and start Service Console:

• Prerequisites
• Installation Overview
• How To Start Service Console
• How To Start Service Console On Different Port Than 6615
• Installing As Microsoft Windows NT Service

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Installation Overview

Service Console is distributed in the form of a self-extracting Java class. By running this class in Java on your local system, Service Console is installed.

Example of the command line to use with JavaSoft's JRE:

   jre -cp . SConsole104

This is the very basic way to install Service Console, which should work on the broadest range of systems. In order to make it more friendly, we provide other ways to install Service Console:

• You can also download the stand-alone self-extracting EXE file for Windows platforms or a shell script for UNIX systems. These files look for Java virtual machines available on your computer, lets you select one of them, and launches the class file using the selected Java VM.

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How To Start Service Console

Run the Service Console script file [svcconsole.bat] from the Service Console directory.

Alternatively, you can run Service Console by starting class SCMain.class with your Java VM, while adding the ServiceConsole.zip class archive to the class path.

Example how to run Service Console with Java Soft's JRE:

   jre -cp ServiceConsole SCMain

Consult the README.TXT file, being distributed with Service Console for more details.

Once started, use your Web browser to connect to Service Console. If you have installed Service Console on the local computer, open the following URL:

   http://127.0.0.1:6615

If Service Console is running on the remote computer, replace the "127.0.0.1" with the host name or IP address of the remote computer.

The first page presented is the Login page. Use any login name and the empty password. You should change the password after logging in.

Once logged in, see the Help page to get more information about Service Console operation.

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How To Start Service Console On Different Port Than 6615

Service Console's Web server listens on the TCP port 6615 by default. It is possible to start Service Console on other port. Modify the command line arguments and add the parameter "/p <port number>":

   jre -cp ServiceConsole.zip SCMain /p 80

The command line above will start Service Console and let it listen on the default HTTP port 80.

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Installing As Microsoft Windows NT Service

It is possible to run Service Console as a Microsoft Windows NT service, too:

1. Download the Microsoft Windows NT service setup version of the Service Console distribution.
2. Launch the ServiceConsole104NTServiceSetup.exe
3. Follow the instructions to install Service Console

NOTES:

• You must have Microsoft Java VM (jview.exe, at least version 5.00.3167, which is installed e.g. with Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0) installed on the Windows NT 4.0 computer.
• You will be prompted to enter NT account, during installation process.
• Please, specify the user with administrator privileges on target machine.
• Installation routine adds the Service Console entry into the list of services inside the Services applet in Control Panel . You can use the Start and Stop buttons to to start and stop the service.