Install Output Manager for high availability

The following procedure is an overview for installing Output Manager for high availability only. To view installation information for the rest of ControlSuite, refer to Installing ControlSuite.
  1. Download the installer package (Web Installer or Offline Installer) and run the InstallAssistant application.
  2. Click Get Started on the Welcome page.
  3. Click Manually Configure.
  4. An Advanced page opens and displays the available installable ControlSuite components. In the Output Manager section, do the following:
    • For a high availability environment:
      • If you are installing a front-end server, select the Input and Output Services role and click Next.
      • If you are installing a back-end server, select the Configuration, Authentication and Accounting and Input and Output Services roles and click Next.
    • For a distributed high availability environment:
      • If you are installing a front-end server, select the Input and Output Services role and click Next.
      • If you are installing a back-end server, select the Configuration, Authentication and Accounting role and click Next.
  5. An Install page opens with the Installation location field. The default location is C:\Program Files, or you can click Browse to select a different location. Click Next to continue.
  6. A Prerequisites page opens. If the system requirements for the selected components are met, click Next.
  7. The Results page opens displaying that the installation was successful. Click Finish to continue.
  8. Repeat the installation steps for each front-end server or back-end server that you are adding to your Output Manager environment.
  • When the installation is complete, open the Windows Services and change the Startup Type from Automatic to Manual for a high availability environment:
    • Front-end servers: OM DBM Service, OM Output Service, OM Rules Agent
    • Back-end servers: OM Input Service, OM SNMP Service
    • If the Configuration Assistant has already started, close it and restart the server before you continue to Configure Output Manager for high availability.
  • Follow the steps in Licensing ControlSuite to install a license. Output Manager HA features are available in a ControlSuite Enterprise license. The license is installed with the primary DBM server.