Installing the DataStax Community Binaries on Windows¶

Prerequisites¶

Before installing OpsCenter on a single node make sure you have met the following prerequisite:

• On 32-bit systems, there is a dependency on the Visual C++ 2008 runtime. If needed, download it from http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?displaylang=en&id=29.
• OpenSSL: 0.9.8. SSL is disabled by default. To enable, see Enabling SSL – Windows.

Starting Services¶

During installation, accept the options to start the DataStax Cassandra Server and OpsCenter services automatically.

When you select to start services, the Cassandra server, the OpsCenter server, and the OpsCenter agent start automatically when the installation completes (and whenever the computer reboots).

Launching Cassandra Server and OpsCenter¶

To finish installing DataStax Community Edition, accept the option to launch immediately.

To launch OpsCenter at a later time, enter the following URL in a browser:

http://localhost:8888/opscenter

Troubleshooting OpsCenter Windows Installations¶

Problems starting up OpsCenter and delays in stopping the OpsCenter Agent service are easily solved.

OpsCenter does not start up:

If OpsCenter does not start up when you enter the URL to launch it, the most likely reasons are:

• DataStax services are not running:

  Solution: Check that the Cassandra and OpsCenter services are running. If not, start them in the Control Panel.

  
  
  

• Microsoft Visual C++ 2008 Redistributable Package is not installed:

  Solution: Check that this package is installed. If not, download and install the package from Microsoft for 32- and 64-bit systems.

Stopping the OpsCenter Agent service takes a long time:

Be patient. Manually stopping the OpsCenter Agent service takes time.