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Operating System
The caIntegrator v.1.4 installation has been tested on Linux Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS 5 and AS 4 64/32-bit (for AMD chipset) and the Windows XP/2003 environments. While the installation may work in other Linux and Windows environments, it has only been tested in these environments.
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For the system userid which will be used to start the caIntegrator application, you should specify permission to open at least 2048 file descriptors. |
Required Software Not Included in caIntegrator
Many of the servers and services that make up caIntegrator are automatically installed as part of this caIntegrator v.1.4 installation. However, prior to the installation, you must download and install the following required tools and recommended versions in the order they are listed in the table. The software name, version, description, and URL hyperlinks (for download) are indicated in the table. Complete the directions for installing each, as directed on the corresponding website.
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Java 2 Platform Standard Edition 6.0 Update 31 (J2SE 6.0).
linux-amd64-rpm.bin . For Windows, you might download jdk for Windows,windows-i586-p.exe . | The J2SE Development Kit (JDK) supports creating J2SE applications. | ||||||||
| Apache Ant is a Java-based build tool. | ||||||||
| MySQL is an open-source database software application. |
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As you install each application, record the installation directory path, and the hostname of your MySQL DB server, and the DB admin username/password, if you are going to install UPT. |
Java SDK Installation
When you install the Java SDK, you will be prompted to select the installation directory. Record the path, as this directory will be used when you set the environment variables.
Apache Ant Installation
- Unzip the Apache Ant distribution files using a command line unzip tool or a zip utility, such as WinZip.
- After extracting the zip, you must set the environment variables, described in the following section, so that Ant is available in the system PATH.
Apache Ant Environment Variables
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The purpose of setting operating system environment variables is so that the Java SDK and Ant build tool are available to run from anywhere in the system. |
Linux
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To set the environmental variables in Linux, follow these steps:
- As the root user, enter the following in the
/etc/profile
file. A PATH variable should already be created in this file, so be sure to define the JAVA_HOME and ANT_HOME export before the PATH export. Replace<some_path>
with the correct path fragment for Java and Ant installations.
export JAVA_HOME=<some_path>/jdk1.6.0_31
export ANT_HOME=<some_path>/apache-ant-1.8.2
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export PATH=$JAVA_HOME/bin:$ANT_HOME/bin:$PATH
- Log out and log back in so that the system recognizes your changes.
Verifying the Environment Variables in Linux
To verify that environment variables have been set correctly, follow these steps:
- From the command line, enter:
echo $JAVA_HOME
echo $ANT_HOME
Both of these commands should return the location where you installed these tools. - To verify your Java SDK installation, enter
java --version
from a command prompt. You should seejava version "1.6.0_31"
. - To verify your Ant installation, enter:
ant --version
from a command prompt. You should see:Apache Ant version 1.8.2
Windows
To set the environmental variables in Windows, follow these steps:
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- In Windows, select Control Panel, then select the System application. In the System Properties window, select the Advanced tab.
- On the Advanced tab, click the Environment Variables button. To add a new system variable, select the New button.
- In the Variable n ame text box, enter
JAVA_HOME
. - In the Variable v alue text box, enter the location of your Java installation.
- In the Variable n ame text box, enter
- Click the New button again.
- In the Variable name text box, enter
ANT_HOME
. - In the Variable value text box, enter the location of your Ant installation.
- In the Variable name text box, enter
- Select the
PATH
system environment variable, and select the Edit button. This opens the Edit System Variable dialog box. - In the Variable value text box, prepend the following text in front of the text that already exists in the Variable Value field.
%JAVA_HOME%\bin;%ANT_HOME%\bin;
- Click OK.
Verifying the Environment Variables in Windows
To verify the environment variables have been set correctly, follow these steps:
- From the command line, enter:
echo %JAVA_HOME%
*echo %ANT_HOME%
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Both of these commands should return the location where you installed these tools. - To verify your Java SDK installation, enter
java --version
from a command prompt. You should seejava version "1.6.0_31"
. - To verify your Ant installation, enter
ant --version
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Environment variables for caIntegrator and, optionally, UPT are modified and set in those sections of this document: Installing a New caIntegrator v.1.4 and Downloading and Installing UPT - Optional. |
MySQL Installation and Configuration
A MySQL 5.1 server must be downloaded, installed and running in order for the caIntegrator installation to work successfully.
To download and install MySQL, follow the steps outlined on the MySQL website
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You should consult the following three links to successfully set up secure and well-performing MySQL servers, in preparation for installing caIntegrator:
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