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Using the CMW Lab Administration Tool

Installing the CMW Lab Administration Tool

1. Download the CMW Lab Administration Tool Windows Installer Package, for instance, CMWPlatform_4.2.495.0.msi 2. Run the downloaded Windows Installer Package. Windows Installer Package 3.  If the User Account Control window appears, click Yes  to confirm the installation. 4. The Administration Tool will be installed (by default on disk  C... Read More


Installing the CMW Platform Software

1. Launch the Administration Tool (see Launching the CMW Lab Administration Tool). 2. If a CMW Platform software version matching the Administration Tool version has not yet been installed, the Administration Tool initial window appears. 3. Click Installation and configuration. The Administration Tool initial window 4. If the Verifying the mi... Read More


Launching the CMW Lab Administration Tool

1. Right-click the CMW Lab Administration Tool shortcut on the Windows desktop. The Administration Tool shortcut 2. In the dropdown, select Run as administrator. 3. If the User Account Control window appears, click Yes to confirm the launch. 4. If a CMW Platform software version matching the Administration Tool version has not yet been installed... Read More


Creating a CMW Platform Instance

1. Launch the Administration Tool (see Launching the CMW Lab Administration Tool). 2. Click Create. Creating a new instance 2. The Creating a product instance window appears. Configuring a new instance 3. Specify the parameters of the new system instance. Instance name — enter a unique name to identify the instance. You won't be a... Read More


Creating a CMW Platform Instance from a Backup

1. Follow the instructions in the Creating a CMW Platform Instance article. 2. At step 3, in the Creating a product instance window, check the Restore from a backup box and select a .CDBBZ backup file. Selecting a backup file to create a new instance 3. The new instance will appear in the Product instances list and IIS Manager. Read More


Initializing a CMW Platform Instance

At the first CMW Platform start, you need to initialize the instance: create an administrator account, activate the product, and configure a connection to the Elasticsearch server. 1. Launch the Administration Tool (see Launching the CMW Lab Administration Tool). 2. In the Product instances list, right-click the instance to initialize. 3. Select Go... Read More


Starting a CMW Platform Instance

1. Launch the Administration Tool (see Launching the CMW Lab Administration Tool). 2. In the Product instances list, right-click the instance to start. 3. Select Start the website from the context menu. Starting a CMW Platform instance using the Administration Utility Read More


Stopping a CMW Platform Instance

1. Launch the Administration Tool (see Launching the CMW Lab Administration Tool). 2. In the Product instances list, right-click the instance to stop. 3. Select Stop the website from the context menu. Stopping a CMW Platform instance using the Administration Tool   Read More


Restoring a CMW Platform Instance from a Backup

1. Launch the Administration Tool (see Launching the CMW Lab Administration Tool). 2. Select the instance to restore in the Product instances list. 3. Click Restore. Selecting an instance to restore 4. The Restore the instance window appears. 5. Select Restore the instance from a backup file. 6. Click Next. Selecting the restore mode 7... Read More


Diagnosing a CMW Platform Instance

1. Launch the Administration Tool (see Launching the CMW Lab Administration Tool). 2. Click the three bars button in the upper right corner of the Administration Tool. The Configuration button in the Administration Tool 3. The Administration tool configuration window appears. 4. Go to the Diagnostics tab. 5. Click the Diagnostics button. The D... Read More


Configuring a CMW Platform Instance

1. Launch the Administration Tool (see Launching the CMW Lab Administration Tool). 2. Select a CMW Platform instance to configure from the Product instances list. 3. Click Configure. Selecting a CMW Platform instance to configure 4. The Product instance configuration window appears with the following tabs:  IIS Instance paths 5. IIS tab &mdas... Read More


CMW Platform Instance Status Indication

1. Launch the Administration Tool (see Launching the CMW Lab Administration Tool). 2. The first column of the Product instances list can show status icons: A warning triangle  — the instance configuration was not found. Try changing the system instance file paths (see Configuring a CMW Platform Instance). A stop sign  — the website o... Read More


Upgrading a Deployed Instance to a New CMW Platform Software Version

You can upgrade a deployed instance to a new CMW Platform software version. During the upgrade, the Administration Tool performs the following: Stops the instance website and IIS application pool. Deletes the old configuration files and symbolic links to software the binaries from the instance configuration folder (C:\ProgramData\CMW Lab&#... Read More


Viewing the Paths to a CMW Platform Instance

By default, an instance is deployed in the C:\ProgramData\CMW Lab\Instances\InstanceName folder. The Name column in the Product instances list shows the InstanceName. The actual paths to the instance files may differ. Use the Administration Tool to view the instance paths. 1. Launch the Administration Tool (see Launching the CMW Lab... Read More


Configuring the CMW Lab Administration Tool

1. Launch the Administration Tool (see Launching the CMW Lab Administration Tool). 2.  Click the three bars in the upper right corner of the Administration Tool. Configuration button in the Administration Tool 3. The Administration tool configuration window appears. 4. Configure the settings on the following tabs: General IIS Paths Diagnostics ... Read More


Changing the CMW Lab Administration Tool Installation Path

By default, the CMW Lab Administration Tool is installed on drive C. 1. To change the installation path, specify it in the  INSTALLFOLDER parameter of the msiexec command line utility. 2. For example, use the following command to install the Administration Tool on drive D: msiexec /i "D:\Platform.Install.msi" INSTALLFOLDER="D:\Program ... Read More


Adding a Missing CMW Platform Instance to the Instance List

If a CMW Platform instance was present on the computer but does not appear in the Product instances list, you can re-register it in the Administration Tool. 1. Launch the Administration Tool (see Launching the CMW Lab Administration Tool). 2. Click Add. This button only shows if at least one unregistered instance is present. Adding the missing in... Read More


Refreshing the CMW Platform Instance List

To view up-to-date CMW Platform instance data: newly added instances, database size, log size, and backup size, refresh the Product instances list. 1. Launch the Administration Tool (see Launching the CMW Lab Administration Tool). 2. Click Refresh list. 3. The Product instances list will show the updated data. Refreshing the instance list Read More


Deleting a CMW Platform Instance

1. Launch the Administration Tool (see Launching the CMW Lab Administration Tool). 2. Select a CMW Platform instance to delete from the Product instances list. 3. Click Delete. Selecting an instance to delete 4. The Deleting the version window appears. 5. To permanently delete all the instance data (along with the instance website), check the De... Read More


Uninstalling a CMW Platform Software Version

1. Launch the Administration Tool (see Launching the CMW Lab Administration Tool). 2. Select a CMW Platform software version to uninstall from the Product versions list. 3. The Uninstall button activates if no instances use the selected software version. The Instances column shows the number of instances using the software version. 4. Click Uninsta... Read More