- Create the directory by executing the command: sudo mkdir –p /usr/local/dbWatch
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- Change the owner of the directory: sudo chown dbwatch.dbwatch /usr/local/dbWatch
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- Download the installer file by running the command (the file will be saved on your current path): wget https://download.dbwatch.com/download/dbWatch12.6.16/dbWatch_unix_12_6_16.sh.bz2 —no-check-certificate
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- Extract the file execute the command: bzip2 –d dbWatch_unix_12_6_16.sh.bz2
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- Execute xhost + to allow client to connect to any host
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- Switch to root by executing: su –
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- Execute: export DISPLAY=:0.0 to allow User Interface
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- Switch directory to where the installer is located by executing: cd /home/dbwatch/Desktop
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- Change permission by executing: chmod +x dbWatch_unix_12_6_16.sh
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- Run the installer with User Interface by executing: ./dbWatch_unix_12_6_16.sh
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- Specify the dbWatch installation path
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- For new installation just click next without ticking the checkbox
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- Install the dbWatch server and specify the listener port
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- Specify the password for the default: admin user
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- Specify your license key
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- Accept the license agreement
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- The installation will take a few minutes
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- Everything’s ready – Start the installation
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- The installation was successful
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- Before starting the dbWatch monitor change the owner of the directory path to your selected user by executing: chown -R dbwatch:dbwatch /usr/local/dbWatch
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- Start the dbWatch monitor
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- To login to the dbWatch server.
Specify the default password for the admin user you’ve set upon installation.
Specify the hostname and the port number.
Then click Login
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- We’ve now successfully installed dbWatch on our RHEL 8.1 server
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