OpenGeo Suite for Windows

Release 2.3.3

OpenGeo

January 27, 2011

Contents

1 Prerequisites i

2 Installation i

3 Upgrade vi

4 Uninstallation vi

5 For More Information vii

This document will discuss how to install the OpenGeo Suite. More detailed operating instructions are available once
the software is installed.

1 Prerequisites

The OpenGeo Suite has the following system requirements:

• Operating System: Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7 (each 32 and 64 bit)
• Memory: 512MB minimum (1GB recommended)
• Disk space: 600MB minimum (plus extra space for any loaded data)
• Browser: Any modern web browser is supported (Internet Explorer 6+, Firefox 3+, Chrome 2+, Safari 3+)
• Permissions: Administrative rights

2 Installation

1. Double click on the OpenGeoSuite.exe file.

2. At the Welcome screen, click Next.
 Figure 1: Welcome screen

3. Read the License Agreement then click I Agree.

Figure 2: License Agreement

4. Select the Destination folder where you would like to install the OpenGeo Suite, and click Next.
 Figure 3: Destination folder for the installation

5. Select the name and location of the Start Menu folder to be created, and click Next.

Figure 4: Start Menu folder to be created

6. Select the components you wish to install, and click Next.

 Figure 5: Component selection

Note: All components will be installed by default except for optional ArcSDE and Oracle Spatial ex-
tensions. If enabling these extensions, certain additional files will need to be manually copied to the
installation directory. For the ArcSDE extension, the files jsde*.jar and jpe*.jar are required.
For Oracle, the file ojdbc*.jar is required. These file(s) must be copied to the following path
<installation_folder>\webapps\geoserver\WEB-INF\lib.
7. Click Install to perform the installation.

Figure 6: Ready to install

8. Please wait while the installation proceeds.

 Figure 7: Installation

9. After installation, click Finish to launch the OpenGeo Suite Dashboard, from which you can start the OpenGeo
Suite. If you would like to start the OpenGeo Suite Dashboard at a later time, uncheck the box and then click
Finish.

Figure 8: The OpenGeo Suite successfully installed

For more information, please see the document titled Getting Started, which is available through the Dashboard, or
in the Start Menu at Start Menu → Programs → OpenGeo Suite → Documentation → Getting Started.
Note: The OpenGeo Suite must be online in order to view documentation from the Dashboard. If you would like to
view the documentation when the Suite is offline, please use the shortcuts in the Start Menu.
3 Upgrade

You can upgrade from a previous version of the OpenGeo Suite, and your settings and data will be preserved. To do
this, follow the regular installation procedure, and if a previous version is detected, a notice will display saying so.

Figure 9: Upgrading from a previous version

4 Uninstallation

Note: Please make sure that the Dashboard is closed and the OpenGeo Suite is offline before starting the uninstalla-
tion.
1. Navigate to Start Menu → Programs → OpenGeo Suite → Uninstall
Note: Uninstallation is also available via the standard Windows program removal workflow. (Add/Remove
Programs for Windows XP, Installed Programs for Windows Vista, etc.)
2. Click Uninstall to start the uninstallation process.

Figure 10: Ready to uninstall the OpenGeo Suite

Note: Uninstalling will not delete your settings and data. Should you wish to delete this, you will need
to do this manually. The uninstallation process will display the location of your settings directory, typically
<user_home_directory>\.opengeo.
 3. When done, click Close.

Figure 11: The OpenGeo Suite is successfully uninstalled

5 For More Information

Please visit http://opengeo.org or see the documentation included with this software.