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Insert the Magic xpa CD and follow the instructions. The InstallShield® Wizard screen opens. If this screen does not open automatically, you can select the Setup.exe file from the list of available files.
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To continue, click Next. The License Agreement screen opens.
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To proceed with the installation, you should read the license agreement and then indicate acceptance of the License Agreement terms.
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The Select Product screen opens.
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Select the product you want to install. The available products are described in the Available Products topic.
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Once you have made your selection, click Next and the Setup Type screen opens.
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Select either Typical or Custom and then click Next.
The Typical setup option installs Magic xpa using default settings. A typical setup will generate a destination folder for each product or module. You can browse for an alternate destination folder. The default installation settings of each product are described in the Product Components topic.
The Custom setup option installs the Magic xpa products and lets you select different installation components and subcomponents by choosing the setup you want in the Select Components screen.
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In the Choose Destination Location screen, click Browse to choose an alternate destination folder. Click Next to confirm your selection. If the folder does not exist, the installation wizard asks whether you want it to create the folder for you.
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If you chose a Custom setup type, the Select Components screen appears. This screen lists all available installation components and subcomponents related to the product you chose to install.
Choose or remove components by either selecting or clearing the check box next to the component.
You can either add or remove items from the list. If this is your first installation, removing a component from the list means that it will not be installed. If this is not your first installation, removing a component from the list means it will be removed from your currently installed Magic xpa version.
Installation components include: Brokers, Gateways, Requesters, License Server files, API support, and documentation.
When you highlight a component, a description appears in the Description area to the right of the list.
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Once you have made your selections, click Next.
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In the next phase, select the languages that will be used when running Magic xpa products. Languages are specified in your Magic xpa license, so you should make sure that you install the language specified in your license. Choose the appropriate language(s) from the list of languages and then click Next to continue.
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If you selected to install GigaSpaces in the Product Components screen, the GigaSpaces Configuration screen will appear. On this screen, you select whether to install GigaSpaces to be started manually or as a service.
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Select the Install the Grid Service Agent (GSA) as a service check box if you want to start the GSA service on your machine automatically. The name of the GSA service will appear in the Service Name field. Note that when selecting to install the GS middleware as a service, the service's Startup Type is set by default to Manual (Since version: 3.1a). Therefore, if you use this machine for deployment, you should change the Startup Type to Automatic.
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If you are installing the Magic xpa product in a Windows® environment, the Broker Configuration screen appears.
For a development environment, it is recommended to select the Install the Broker as an executable option. In this mode, you will see the available threads, registered engines, the number of requests and other information.
For a deployment environment, it is recommended to select the Install the Broker as a Windows service option. In this mode, Windows will manage the broker as any other service and for example start the broker automatically after a restart.
Make your selection and click Next.
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If you selected the Browser Client component, RIA component, or both, the Alias Configuration screen appears. Specify the alias names for the various folder. Only the relevant alias names will appear. For instance, if you only selected to install the Rich Client component, only the Rich Client alias field will appear.
Note: If you plan to have several versions of Magic xpa installed, it is recommended to add the version number to the aliases.
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Click Next to continue.
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Select the folder where you want Magic xpa to be installed. When you click Next, the License Location screen appears. For more information about this screen, see Installing a License Server.
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Click Next and the Setup Information screen appears.
