Installing Governance Registry on Windows from Binary Distribution

Follow the below instructions to install WSO2 Governance Registry (binary) version 4.5.0 on Windows.

Note

Before you install Governance Registry, ensure that your system meets the minimum hardware and software requirements described in Governance Registry Installation Prerequisites.

Step 1. Obtain Installation Pack

Download the latest version of the program (for downloading instructions, see Downloading the Product).

Step 2. Extract the Archive

After the download is complete, extract the installation files to a user-defined folder (further referred to as GREG_HOME).

Step 3. Set up JAVA_HOME

JAVA_HOME environment variable set up is required to run WSO2 Governance Registry. The variable points to the directory where the Java™ Development Kit (JDK) is installed on the computer.

Reference

Environment variables are global system variables accessible by all the processes running under the operating system.

Locate the Installation Folder of the Java™ Development Kit (JDK) on the Machine

1. In order to set the variable, you need to know the system folder where JDK is installed. Unless the installation path was changed by the user during the installation process, it is installed in the default folder C:\Program Files\Java. Open the directory C:\Program Files\Java using the browser.

2. Inside that path, there will be one or more subdirectories (for example, jdk1.5.0_08). If you have just recently installed the Java Development Kit, it will be located in the newest directory, which you can find by sorting by date. For example, it may be installed in C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.6.0_29. (This is the installation path.)

There are two ways to set up JAVA_HOME: via "System Properties" or via "Windows Command Prompt."

JAVA_HOME Setup via System Properties

Follow the below instructions to set up the JAVA_HOME environment variable using "System Properties."

1. Right-click the "My Computer" icon on the desktop.

2. Click "Properties."

3. The "System Properties" window opens with its functional tabs. Go to the "Advanced" tab.

4. In the "Advanced" tab, click on the "Environment Variables" button.

5. The "Environment variables" window opens. Click the "New" button under "System variables" (for all users).

6. The "New system variable" input box opens. Fill in the required fields:

In the "Variable name" field, enter "JAVA_HOME" without quotes.
In the "Variable value" field, enter the installation path of the Java Development Kit (for example, c:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.6.0_25).

7. Click "OK."

*"System variables"* or *"User variables"*?

If you need to set up variables only for the user that is currently logged in, JAVA_HOME should be set up in "User Variables" (the same way as in "System variables"). These changes will not affect any other users.

Note

Variable set up will be effective for the CMD opened after this operation. If a CMD runs before the variable is set up, this change will not be effective for that CMD. To ensure that the variable set up is effective and that the variable value is reset, close and reopen the CMD from which you will be running Governance Registry or close and re-open the browser (for example, Total Commander) from which you are going to run the CMD.

JAVA_HOME setup via Windows command prompt (CMD)

Alternatively, you can temporarily set the JAVA_HOME environment variable within a Windows command prompt window (CMD).

1. Click "Start" "Run."

2. Type "cmd" click "OK" to run CMD.

3. In the opened CMD, enter the following command and press "Enter":

set JAVA_HOME=<JDK_INSTALLATION_PATH>

"<JDK_INSTALLATION_PATH>" is the actual JDK installation directory.

For example, set JAVA_HOME=c:\Program Files\java\jdk1.6.0_25.

4. JAVA_HOME is effectively set up.

Note

A variable set via the SET command under CMD is a local variable, available to the current CMD session only.

Verify JAVA_HOME Set Up

Follow the below instructions to check if JAVA_HOME was set up correctly:

1. Click "Start" "Run."

2. Type "cmd" click "OK" to run CMD.

3. In the opened CMD window, enter the following command and press "Enter":

set JAVA_HOME

4. The program shows that JAVA_HOME is set to the JDK installation path (for example, JAVA_HOME=:c\Program Files\java\jdk1.6.0_25).
This means that JAVA_HOME was set up correctly.

Step 4. Run Governance Registry Start Script

In order to run the Governance Registry Management Console, you need to run the Governance Registry start script.

Follow the below instructions:

1. Click "Start" "Run."

2. Type "cmd" click "OK" to run "CMD."

3. Go to GREG_HOME\bin via the following command:

cd GREG_HOME\bin

For example, cd c:\greg\wso2greg-4.5.0\bin.

4. Execute the following command:

wso2server.bat --run

5. The operation log is displayed.

Note

Make sure no errors occurred.

Step 4. Access Governance Registry Management Console

Governance Registry is installed and the environment variables are set up. Proceed to Starting Governance Registry Management Console on Windows for instructions on how to run the Governance Registry Management Console.