Installation instructions for Monitor one version FP1.106.391

New Monitor one users

If you are a new Monitor one user, we recommend installing version FP1.106.391 for evaluation purposes. Note that without a license key Monitor one runs is evaluation mode, with no time restrictions whatsoever. The evaluation mode allows you add 8 device objects.

There is no functional difference between running in evaluation mode and normal mode - it's the same software! Without a purchased license key, only the number of devices that can be added to the network map and can be monitored is limited!

After installation checkout the Support page for known problems, workarounds or tips and tricks. Follow the steps below to install the new software:

The Monitor one installer ships with the Firebird database engine and the Apache web server. The instructions below assume that these are not already installed and running on your workstation/server.

1. Make sure that you are working on the system console of your workstation or server OR if - you are working in a terminal-session – you have specified the /console option!! Note that the Firebird database engine cannot be installed in a terminal-session without the /console option!
2. Download Monitor one FP1.106.391
3. Run the Installation file. (We recommend to keep the default installation settings)
4. Start the new version! Ready!

Users running Monitor one FP1.105.391, FP1.101.383, FP1.99.379, FP1.99.375, FP1.98.372 or FP1.98.372-P1

Follow the steps mentioned below:

1. Shutdown Monitor one
2. Exit "Apache Monitor" on the taskbar (if running). "Apache Monitor" locks the mod_MWEB.so file that is to be modified!
3. Stop the running Apache service (From the Start menu select All Programs|Apache HTTP server|Control Apache server|Stop)
4. Uninstall Monitor one (leave Apache and Firebird installed)
5. Make a backup of your project directory.
6. Download Monitor one FP1.106.391
7. Make sure that you are working on the system console of your workstation or server OR if - you are working in a terminal-session – you have specified the /console option!! Note that the Firebird database engine cannot be installed in a terminal-session without the /console option!
8. Run the Installation file (Uncheck the Apache, Firebird and BDE components in the installer menu).
9. Start the Apache service (From the Start menu select All Programs|Apache HTTP server|Control Apache server|Start)

Users running a Monitor one version prior to FP1.98.372 but later than FP1.78.317

Follow the steps mentioned below:

1. Shutdown Monitor one
2. Exit "Apache Monitor" on the taskbar (if running). "Apache Monitor" locks the mod_MWEB.so file that is to be modified!
3. Stop the running Apache service (From the Start menu select All Programs|Apache HTTP server|Control Apache server|Stop)
4. Uninstall Monitor one
5. Uninstall Apache (the latest version ships with Apache version 2.0.59)
6. Uninstall Firebird (the latest version ships with Firebird version 2.0.1)
7. Make a backup of your project directory.
8. Download Monitor one FP1.106.391
9. Make sure that you are working on the system console of your workstation or server OR if - you are working in a terminal-session – you have specified the /console option!! Note that the Firebird database engine cannot be installed in a terminal-session without the /console option!
10. Run the Installation file (We recommend to keep the default installation settings).
11. Start the Apache service (From the Start menu select All Programs|Apache HTTP server|Control Apache server|Start)

Users running Monitor one version FP1.78.317

Version FP1.99.379 ships with the Apache web server and the Firebird database engine! Apache and Firebird are included in the installation file.

Note that the instructions below assume that the Firebird database engine and the Apache web server are not already installed and running on your workstation/server and that you are currently using Monitor one version FP1.78.317. If you are using an older Monitor one version, upgrade to FP1.78.317 first.

1. Shutdown Monitor one
2. Uninstall your current Monitor one installation! (recommended)
3. Make a backup of your project directory (the directory where the *.db, *.mb and *.px files reside)
4. Download Monitor one FP1.106.391
5. Make sure that you are working on the system console of your workstation or server OR if - you are working in a terminal-session – you have specified the /console option!! Note that the Firebird database engine cannot be installed in a terminal-session without the /console option!
6. Run the Installation file.
7. Start the new version!
8. Open your old project. You will be prompted for a username and password for the Firebird database. The "out of the box" default username/password is "sysdba/masterkey". After this, the database conversion starts. Don't interrupt, this process may take from a few minutes to a few hours to complete (depending on the size of the History logs)!! This is phase-1 of the database conversion!
9. If the conversion has finished, your old project will be opened in the new version. This is where conversion phase-2 starts. Phase-2 takes approximately 30 seconds. At the end of phase-2, a message will popup indicating that Monitor one needs to be restarted.
10. Restart Monitor one and open the project again.
11. Read the important notes regarding the Error-control changes and the consequences for your existing projects here

We hope you enjoy the new software!