Download, Install, Register and Upgrade RTViewCentral

Download and extract the RTViewCentral_<version>.zip file. The zip archive provided in the download can be used on any supported platform, but read the installation instructions below for your platform.

If you currently have any version of RTView installed, you must install RTView Enterprise into a directory separate from any existing RTView installations.

Windows

The installation directory path cannot contain spaces.

Using the extraction wizard of some compression utilities might result in an extra top-level directory level based on the name of the .zip file. The additional directory is not needed because the .zip files already contain the RTViewCentral top-level directory. This extra directory should be removed before you click Next to perform the final decompression.

UNIX/Linux

The installation directory path cannot contain spaces. The following must be available in a Linux distribution where RTView Enterprise is running: ifconfig, netstat, which

To convert text files on UNIX/Linux systems to the native format, use the -a option with unzip to properly extract text files. To check execution permissions for all *.sh scripts, go to the RTViewCentral/rtvapm directory and execute:

. ./rtvapm_init.sh

 

Important! See Upgrade Instructions if you are upgrading from an earlier version of RTView Enterprise, then return here.

 

Proceed to Register Your License.

Register Your License

When you install RTViewCentral, a temporary license key is included. SL Corporation will send you a permanent key that you will need to add to your RTView license key file so that you can extend the operation of your monitoring system.

This is a universal key that will enable you to run RTView on different machines and platforms. It is your responsibility to ensure you use RTView within the terms of your End User License Agreement (EULA).

To update your RTView system with your new license key to the following from the terminal prompt:

1. Navigate to RTViewCentral/rtvapm/rtview/lib.
2. Edit the KEYS file using a text editor.
3. Copy/paste the new replacement key to the file.
4. Save the KEYS file.

Proceed to Choose and Setup an Application Server.