Site Admin 26.1
Site Admin Installation Guide

# Install Controller

Use the following procedure to install a Controller server by using the ZIP package.

To install Controller

1. Download the appropriate Controller ZIP package for your operating system from the software enablement site.
2. Extract the files to a location on your system.
3. Open the Controller configuration file (`Controller.cfg`) in a text editor.
4. Specify the host and port details for your License Server in the `[License]` section of the configuration file.

5. (Optional) If you want to start Controller without SSDP support, set `Enabled` to `False` in the `[SSDP]` section of the configuration file for that Controller.

   NOTE: If you switch off SSDP support for Controller, this is recorded in the application log. The Controller is not included in the list of discovered Controllers in a `GetController` action sent to your Coordinator. In addition, you must add the Controller to your Coordinator by manually specifying the port number and IP address or host name, rather than selecting it from a list of discovered Controllers.

6. Save and close the configuration file.

7. (Optional) You can install Controller as a service. For more information about how to install Knowledge Discovery components as services, refer to the Getting Started Guide.

8. Open a command prompt and run the Controller executable file (`Controller.exe`). The Controller starts and automatically discovers any Knowledge Discovery services on the server that it is running on.

After you install your Controllers, you can use the Site Admin interface to add the services that you want to monitor.

If required, you can also send actions directly to Controller. For more information about the available actions, refer to the Controller Reference.

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Product: Site Admin 26.1

Topic Title: Install Controller