K2 blackpearl Product Documentation: Installation and Configuration Guide
Adding Components

If, after the initial installation of K2 blackpearl, additional components are to be added to an existing server, rerunning the K2 Setup Manager will allow you to add new components.

After selecting Modify from the initial screen, you can select components to add (by checking the check box next to the listed component), or remove an existing component (by unchecking the check box next to an installed component).


The Modify option allows you to selectively add and remove K2 blackpearl components. If you add components using this option, it will run the configuration automatically after that.
You can install and remove different components during the same session of Modify. For example, you can select to uninstall a component while at the same time installing a different component. After that it will automatically run the Configuration option for the components.


Please note the following important facts regarding Modify:


  1. When running Setup.exe from a temporary folder (where you copied/extracted the installer to), and components have been installed previously, the modify option will show you all the components, because it detects the msi files in the Setup folder.
  2. When running the Setup.exe from the folder where K2 blackpearl had been installed to, the Modify option will only show those components that are installed. You can then select which ones to remove. It will NOT show you components that have not been installed. This is because the msi files are not installed to the K2 blackpearl install directory. This means you cannot add components by running Setup.exe from this folder. You have to run it from the original setup folder that contains the msi files.

If you want to install one of the components on this server that have a Check Dependencies action, cancel the installation and fix the dependency. Then, restart the installation and you should be able to select that component.

Before adding a new component, you should evaluate your K2 environment and make sure that the target server is a good fit for your requirements. Then, determine if all the prerequisites are met, and then run the K2 Setup Manager to add and configure the new components.


After selecting Modify from the initial screen, you can only select components to add if you open the K2 Setup Manager from the C:\ K2 blackpearl installation folder (by checking the check box next to the listed component), or by removing an existing component (by unchecking the check box next to an installed component).

Be sure to clear the cache after adding components, see the topic Clear cache after deploying K2 blackpearl for more information.

 

 


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