Installing on Linux

dbWatch Control Center Prerequisites

The dbWatch Control Center is installed using a console-based installer and does not require a graphical environment.

• Linux Server (VMware virtual server or AWS EC2 supported)
• Ubuntu Server 22.04 LTS or 24.04 LTS
• Other Linux distributions may work but are not officially supported
• 8 GB RAM
• 4 CPU cores
• 10 GB free disk space

dbWatch Engine Prerequisites

The dbWatch Engine is installed per monitored database instance.

• Minimum 500 MB free space per database instance
• SQL Performance module (optional, extra cost) requires additional space (approximately 5 GB)
• Engine-to-server communication depends on the database platform
• Supports bulk installation for large database environments
• Typical installation time is under 2 minutes per instance

dbWatch Client (Monitor) Considerations

The dbWatch Control Center does not require a graphical interface.

If the dbWatch client (monitor) is installed on a Linux system and accessed remotely using X11 forwarding, the following applies:

• Linux operating system with graphical libraries installed
• Ubuntu 22.04 LTS or 24.04 LTS
• 10 GB free disk space
• 8 GB RAM
• 4 CPU cores
• X11 forwarding enabled on the SSH server and client
• Java runtime is included with the installation
• Client-to-server communication uses a single TCP port

Download

To download the dbWatch Control Center, register your email address and you will be redirected to the download page:

Download latest dbWatch Control Center

Step-by-Step Installation

• Installation steps for Ubuntu
• Installation steps for Red Hat

Special Considerations – IPv6

In some environments, IPv6 may cause connectivity issues if the network is IPv4-only.

If required, IPv6 can be disabled on the Linux server hosting the dbWatch Control Center.
This is optional and should only be done if IPv6-related issues are observed.

Example (Ubuntu):

Edit `/etc/default/grub` and append `ipv6.disable=1`:

GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="ipv6.disable=1"
GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX="ipv6.disable=1"

Update GRUB:

sudo update-grub

Optionally disable IPv6 via sysctl:

net.ipv6.conf.all.disable_ipv6=1
net.ipv6.conf.default.disable_ipv6=1
net.ipv6.conf.lo.disable_ipv6=1

Reboot the server for changes to take effect.

Alternatively, IPv6 can be disabled in netplan by restricting link-local addresses to IPv4 only.

Once installation is complete, continue with Initial Domain Setup