OpenEdge provides the flexibility to add products to the existing OpenEdge installation. You can add the products to your existing installation either interactively or silently.

Important considerations:
  • You must shut down the AdminServer before you add additional products to a current installation.
  • When you add products to an existing installation, you can use the installation program in batch mode regardless of the type of installation (complete or custom) that you are performing.

To add additional OpenEdge products to an existing OpenEdge installation, perform the following steps:

  1. Launch the installation program. For information on launching the installation program, see Launch the Windows interactive installer.

    The Warning dialog box appears when the installation process detects an existing version of OpenEdge installation. The dialog provides the location of the current installation and informs you that additional products can only be installed in the same directory.

  2. Choose Yes to continue with the installation. The Welcome dialog box appears. Click Next
  3. In the Serial Number and Control Codes dialog box, enter the serial number and control number for the product and click Accept. Repeat these steps for each product that you want to add to the existing installation. Then, click Next.
  4. In the Java Home Location dialog box, browse to the location on your system where JDK is installed to specify the Java Home Directory. If your system already has JAVA_HOME set as a system or user variable, then the Java Home Directory is auto-populated. Ensure that you have the correct JDK version installed. Otherwise, an error message is displayed, and you cannot proceed with the installation. Click Next.
  5. In the Choose Destination and Working Path Directories dialog box, specify the path for the working directory. Click Next.
    CAUTION: Never run OpenEdge products from the directory in which you installed them. If you do, you could damage the OpenEdge software files.
  6. If you have a license for OpenEdge Management, the Choose Management Destination And Working Path dialog box appears. Make the choices and click Next.

    In the Choose Management Destination And Working Path dialog box, identify the destination and working directories for OpenEdge Management as follows:

    1. Accept the Destination Directory path default, C:\Progress\oemgmt, or choose Browse to select an alternate directory. If you have other versions of Progress or OpenEdge products, do not enter the path name where these products are installed. Choose a different directory. This ensures that you do not overwrite any of your existing product directories and files.
    2. Accept the Working Directory path default, C:\OpenEdge\wrk_oemgmt, or choose Browse to select an alternate directory. Do not make your OpenEdge working directory a subdirectory under the OpenEdge installation path. If you uninstall OpenEdge, the working directory is deleted along with the destination directory. Additionally, you cannot start a server for a database that has been installed in a subdirectory of OpenEdge.
  7. In the Setup Type dialog box, select Complete to install all the components of the product or Custom to install specific components of the product. Then, click Next.

    Note that some OpenEdge products that you install have additional installation dependencies, prompting you to perform additional setup or installation tasks as part of the OpenEdge installation process. The OpenEdge installation program automatically determines certain product dependencies and guides you through the completion of these tasks.

    After the complete setup is done, the installation program adds the products to your OpenEdge installation directory.