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Install the SA Client Launcher

To run the SA Client, you first need to download and install the SA Client Launcher, which is a Java application that allows you to access the SA Client from any core in your mesh. When you install the SA Client Launcher, it installs all the necessary Java applications that you need to run the SA Client.

If you are upgrading, you will need to do the following:

  1. Uninstall the previous version of the SA Client Launcher using the Windows uninstallation utility.
  2. Ensure that there are no running instances of the Launcher.
  3. Install the latest SA Client Launcher version, as described below.

To install the SA Client Launcher, perform the following steps:

  1. Open any web browser and enter the URL to any SA core server. This displays the SA Web Client homepage with a button to download SA Client Launcher, as shown in the following figure.

    Downloading the SA Client Launcher
  2. On the homepage, click the Download Server Automation Client button.
  3. Save the SA Client Launcher installation file. The installation file is typically named hpe_sa_launcherinstaller_windows_x_x_x.exe.
  4. Locate and double-click the installation file to start the SA Client Launcher installer.
  5. Follow the installation instructions.