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Welcome to the caIntegrator 1.4 Local Installation Guide.
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Directions are given in this document for both Linux and Windows operating systems.
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Published caIntegrator v.1.4 development documentation can be found on the caIntegrator page of the NCI wiki
Overview of caIntegrator Installation
The process for installing caIntegrator v.1.4 includes the following tasks described in this document:
- Downloading and installing required software
- Setting environment variables
- Downloading caIntegrator v.1.4 distribution files
- Installing
- GUI Installer Method
- Command-Line Method
- GUI Installer Method
- Configuring JBoss servers and MySQL server to run as a service
- Post-Installation Tasks
- Using UPT to Add caIntegrator Users
caIntegrator v.1.4 Software and Technology Requirements
Operating System
The caIntegrator v.1.4 installation has been tested on Linux Red Hat Enterprise Linux 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). Be sure to download the correct Java SDK for your operating environment. For example, for Linux AMD 64, you would download jdk for Linux, | 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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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 Ja*va 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 name text box, enter
JAVA_HOME
. - In the Variable value text box, enter the location of your Java installation.
- In the Variable name 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%
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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
Info title Other environment variables 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 5.0 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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Working with Properties Files
An important component of command-line installation of either caIntegrator or UPT is configuring properties files. Prior to initiating a command-line installation, property variables must be modified. Note the following points about changing or entering variables.
Paths in Properties Files
The paths in the *.properties
files should use forward slashes. For example, you would use application.base.path=C:/apps/caIntegrator-app
, not application.base.path=C:\apps\caIntegrator-app
. If you use backslashes, you will experience undesirable results.
Spaces in Path Property Values
You should not specify paths with spaces included as property values. In Windows, note that the C:\Documents and Settings{
}<username>
path contains spaces and should not be used, or anything similar. If you are using Windows, use a path such as C:/apps/caIntegrator
. Spaces are fine for property values which do not represent a path.
More About Property Values
In each *.properties
file, any property value marked with uppercase REPLACE_*
must be manually updated with the appropriate value.
- In each
*.properties
file, any property value marked with lowercasereplace_*
may be optionally updated with the appropriate value. - If there is reference to a
database.system.user
for your MySQL server, you can determine which users have full privileges to create and manage other databases, by executing show grants from a MySQL prompt to determine the correct level of privileges.
Downloading and Installing UPT (Optional)
If you do not already have a User Provisioning Tool (UPT) installed, and you wish to manage user accounts for your caIntegrator application, you must install UPT.
Overview of UPT
UPT is used to provision users in the caIntegrator application. Each CBIIT application installs with its own Common Security Module (CSM) schema that has sample/default users and a role/permissions structure. To add additional users you must provision the caIntegrator application in the UPT. Then you can assign users to caIntegrator.
You can download UPT 4.2
For instructions on how to install UPT 4.2, refer to the chapter, UPT Installation and Deployment, in the caCORE_CSM_v42_ProgrammersGuide.
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UPT 4.2 is backwards compatible to previous versions of CSM. When you provision the application in UPT 4.2, you will be asked to specify the CSM version caIntegrator is using. You should enter version |
Installing caIntegrator v.1.4 Application and Services
To newly install the caIntegrator v.1.4 application and services, follow the steps in these sections:
- #Downloading caIntegrator v.1.4 Files
- #Installing a New caIntegrator v.1.4
- #Configuring JBoss
- #Post-Installation Tasks
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There must already be a pre-existing MySQL DB and connection username/password for caIntegrator to install into; caIntegrator does not create its own DB. |
Downloading caIntegrator v.1.4 Files
To download the caIntegrator v.1.4 files, follow this step:
The various installation files for caIntegrator v.1.4 are between 150-250MB in size. All of the files can be downloaded from the caIntegrator distribution folder.
- For a new command-line installer, download the
caIntegrator_install_1_4.zip
file (around 175MB). - For a command-line upgrade installer, download the
caIntegrator_upgrade_1_4.zip
file (about 175 MB). - For a GUI installer that you can use to do a fresh caIntegrator installation, download the
caIntegrator_gui_distribution_1_4.jar
file (about 207 MB).
Remember the download location, as you will be using this file to run the installation in the steps that follow.
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Installing a New caIntegrator v.1.4
You can perform a new installation of caIntegrator v.1.4 using either of these two methods:
- A GUI Installation wizard. Instructions for this method start in the following section.
- A command-line installation. For instructions, see #Command-Line Method of Installation.
GUI Installer Method of Installation
For detailed information on all of the GUI installer fields, refer to the BDA Properties page.
For performing an installation using the GUI Installer, follow these steps:
- Open a command prompt in the directory where you downloaded the
caIntegrator_gui_distribution_1_4.jar
. Enter this command to invoke the GUI installer:java --jar caIntegrator_gui_distribution_1_4.jar
. - The Installation Wizard opens to facilitate the installation process. Click Next to proceed through the pages of the wizard, beginning with progressing past the Welcome page.
- Review the release notes.
- You must accept the license agreement.
- Select the Install installation type. For a new installation, select Install.
- Select Browse to navigate to the directory where you would like to install caIntegrator. The directory then displays in the text box. If the folder does not yet exist, click OK in the dialog box to indicate that you want the folder to be created.
- Select the type of installation you would like to do. You can install everything, or just specific components (JBoss or Database only). The remaining sections in this guide assumes you chose to install everything.
- Continue walking through the pages of the installer. Configure the caIntegrator JBoss server on the next two pages of the installation wizard. The screen shots show example values. The port values which are specified are the defaults and can be used unless you want to reconfigure the values because of values already in use.
- JBoss Installation Options
- JBoss SSL requires that you have requested and retrieved certificates already. If this does not apply to your installation, leave the values as false and continue.
- If your JBoss is externally accessible then fill out the JBoss External Hostname Configuration page. Otherwise, leave it blank and continue.
- Specify the authentication type that caIntegrator should use. Database is the most likely choice if you aren't sure what to select here.
- If you selected LDAP in the previous step (authentication type), enter the appropriate configuration information for LDAP: the LDAP URL and the LDAP Search Back DN.
- If the authentication type is database, specify the following data base configuration information:
- The Database Host Name
- The Database Port Example: 3306
- Database name of the pre-existing database where the caIntegrator schema will be installed
- The pre-existing Database Application User to be used by caIntegrator to connect to its database.
Error messages inform you if the following occurs:- If the specified database host cannot be reached, or the field is blank.
- If the specified database does not already exist, or the caIntegrator DB user's credentials are wrong.
- If the specified database host cannot be reached, or the field is blank.
- Specify SMTP mail server connection information so that caIntegrator can send emails from users with new account requests. You must provide the following
- Mail Server Host Example:
localhost
- Mail Server Port Number Example:
25
- Mail Server Authentication: default is false.
- Mail Server starttls: default is false.
- Mail Server Host Example:
- If jar signing is necessary for the installation, then enable it on the Jar Signing Configuration page. This step is optional and can be skipped.
- Review the summary of the information you entered.
- Review the selected installation type and the installation destination.
After you click Next from reviewing the installation destination, the installer runs. The installation wizard displays the installation progress and completion. - When you are informed that the process is finished, click Done in the lower right corner of the wizard to close the installer.
- To verify caIntegrator installation:
- Open your web browser to installed instance. The URL follows this format: http://<jboss.server.hostname>:<jboss.server.port>/caintegrator/workspace.action.
- Enter ncimanager as the user and changeme as the password. Refer to the
<user home>/.installer-caintegrator/caintegrator_installer/install.properties
file for the correct values.
- After successfully installing caIntegrator, make a backup of the
<user home>/.installer-caintegrator/caintegrator_installer/install.properties
file in a different directory for future reference.
Command-Line Method of Installation
Overview of caIntegrator Command-Line Installer Properties Files
*When you do a command-line installation of caIntegrator for the first time, you will work with install.properties
file included in the caIntegrator_distribution_1_4.zip
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*If you are upgrading by command-line from a previous version of caIntegrator, you will work with the upgrade.properties
file included in the caIntegrator_upgrade_1_4.zip
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caIntegrator Port Usage
Verify that default port values defined in install.properties
files are not in use on your system by running netstat --a
from the command line. If the ports are in use prior to installation, you will likely experience problems with your installation.
JBoss Errors During Installation
You may receive an error such as Exception in thread "main" java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError: org/jboss/Shutdown
. This should not be a problem, as the installer attempts to stop previously installed servers to prevent problems during the installation. If this is your first time installing caIntegrator, you may receive and disregard this error message.
Command-line Installation Steps
To install a new instance of caIntegrator using the command-line, follow these steps:
- From the directory where you downloaded the
caIntegrator_distribution_1_4.zip
described in Downloading caIntegrator v.1.4 files, unzip the Files, using one of these two methods:- Open a command prompt and use it to extract this file to a temporary location. For example, you may enter a command such as
unzip -q caIntegrator_distribution_1_4.zip
. You must have a ZIP tool installed. This location will be referred to as the<installer_directory>
henceforth. - Use WinZip or a similar utility to unzip the files to a temporary location. This location will be referred to as the
<installer_directory>
henceforth.
Example:<installer directory>
=C:\caIntegrator_installer
Info title About setting property values Setting the property values is an important step in the installation process. Before you complete steps 2 & 3, review #Working with Properties Files.
- Open a command prompt and use it to extract this file to a temporary location. For example, you may enter a command such as
- Open the
<installer_directory>
/
install.properties
file, modify the values for your environment and save the file. For the latest details about configuring the properties for your environment, refer to the BDA Properties wiki page. - Record the property values you have set.
Info title Other default values You should not need to modify the other default values as we have chosen unique ports to reduce the risk of other applications using the same values. However, be sure to verify that the ports in this file are not being used by other applications.
- From the command line, navigate to
<installer_directory>/
(Example:cd C:\caIntegrator_2_0_installer
), and typeant
. This initiates the installation process. The anticipated duration is anywhere from 1-15 minutes, depending on your system's speed, power and memory.
The installer installs the caIntegrator schema in the specified pre-existing database on your MySQL server, and installs, configures, and starts the JBoss server for the caIntegrator application. - To verify caIntegrator installation, open your web browser to the installed instance. The URL follows this format: http://<jboss.server.hostname>:<jboss.server.port>/caintegrator/workspace.action.
Refer to the<installer_directory>/install.properties
file for the correct values. Enter manager as the user and manager as the password. - After successfully installing caIntegrator, make a backup of the
<installer_directory>/install.properties
file in a different directory for future reference.
Upgrading caIntegrator 1.3 to 1.4
This section describes how to upgrade your product from caIntegrator 1.3 to caIntegrator 1.4. The instructions in this section apply only if you have already installed a caIntegrator version 1.3.
You can perform an upgrade installation of caIntegrator v.1.3 using either of these two methods:
- A GUI Installation wizard. Instructions for this method are found in #Upgrade Using the GUI Installer.
- A command-line installation. Instructions for this method are found in #Upgrade Using Command-Line Installer.
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caIntegrator 1.3 Users Upgrading to caIntegrator 1.4
The directions in this section presume that you have a valid and functioning caIntegrator 1.3. It also assumes that Java SDK, Apache Ant and MySQL have all been successfully uploaded and installed, as described on pages #Required Software--Not Included in caIntegrator.
Overview of Properties Files
When you installed the previous version of caIntegrator 1.3, you configured the install.properties
file. To complete the upgrade to caIntegrator 1.4, you must use some of the values from the original install.properties
to configure values in the upgrade installer wizard GUI, or the upgrade.properties
file if you are doing a command-line method of upgrade.
See steps 3 & 4 in #Upgrade Using Command Line Installer for more information.
Upgrade Using the GUI Installer
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To perform an upgrade to caIntegrator 1.4 using the GUI Installation Wizard, follow these steps:
- Because of the application name change in v.1.4, in the JBOSS home directory, locate the war file containing the previous release of caIntegrator2 and delete it. For example, find this file:
JBOSS_HOME/server/default/deploy/caintegrator2.war
and delete the file namedcaintegrator2.war
.Warning title Watch .war file name In this same directory, there may be a different file named
caintegrator.war
(without the number 2 in the name) which you should not delete. - Open a command prompt in the directory where you downloaded the
caIntegrator_gui_distribution_1_4.jar
and invoke the GUI installer using this:java --jar caIntegrator_gui_distribution_1_4.jar
. - The Installation Wizard opens to facilitate the installation process. Click Next to proceed through the pages of the wizard, beginning with progressing past the Welcome page.
- Review the release notes.
- You must accept the license agreement to continue.
- Select the Upgrade installation type.
- Configure the JBoss Server-related upgrade settings.
If the path pointing to the caIntegrator installation to be upgraded is incorrect, an error message appears. - Specify the authentication type that caIntegrator is using. If you choose LDAP, configure the LDAP information: the LDAP Host Name, the LDAP Search Base, and the LDAP Search Prefix. An example of the Host Name is
ldaps://myldaphost.mydomain.com:636
. - Review the summary of gathered information.
- Click Next to proceed through the next two pages. Review the selected upgrade installation type and the upgrade destination.
- After you click Next from reviewing the installation destination, the installer runs. The installation wizard displays the installation progress and completion.
- When you are informed that the process is finished, click Done in the lower right corner to close the installation wizard.
- To verify the caIntegrator installation, open your web browser to the installed instance. The URL follows this format: http://<jboss.server.hostname>:<jboss.server.port>/caintegrator. Example: http://hostname:47210/caintegrator and enter ncimanager as the user and changeme as the password. Refer to the original
install.properties
for the correctjboss.server.hostname
andjboss.server.port
values.
Upgrade Using Command-Line Installer
To perform an upgrade to caIntegrator 1.4 using the command-line, follow these steps:
- Because of the application name change in v.1.4, in the JBOSS home directory, locate the war file containing the previous release of caIntegrator2 and delete it. For example, find this file:
JBOSS_HOME/server/default/deploy/caintegrator2.war
and delete the file namedcaintegrator2.war
.Warning title Watch .war file name In this same directory, there may be a different file named
caintegrator.war
(without the number 2 in the name) which you should not delete. - From the directory where you downloaded the upgrade zip file, extract the files, using one of these two methods:
- Open a command prompt and use it to extract this file to a temporary location. For example, you may enter a command such as {unzip -q caIntegrator_upgrade_1_4.zip}. You must have a ZIP tool installed.
Info title Directory for unzipped files It is recommended that you use a new directory for the unzipped files, rather than the one you used to unzip the installer for the previous version(s) of caIntegrator. This location will be referred to as the
<upgrade_installer_directory>
henceforth. - Use WinZip or a similar utility to unzip the files to a temporary location. This location will be referred to as the
<upgrade_installer directory>
henceforth
Example:<upgrade_installer directory> = C:\caintegrator2_1_2_upgrade_installer
- Open a command prompt and use it to extract this file to a temporary location. For example, you may enter a command such as {unzip -q caIntegrator_upgrade_1_4.zip}. You must have a ZIP tool installed.
- Edit the default properties in the
<upgrade_installer_directory>
/
upgrade.properties
file. Before doing so, review #Working with Properties Files.
To do so, open both properties files, the one you configured originally when you installed the previous version of caIntegrator. (<install. properties file>
)and the<upgrade_installer_directory>
/
upgrade.properties
file.
For the latest details about configuring the properties for your updated environment, refer to the BDA Properties page.Info title Note The
upgrade.properties
file does not have as many attributes, so you will not need to transfer all values you set in the previous installation file. - Record these property values.
Info title Modifying property values You shouldn't need to modify the other default values as we have chosen unique ports to reduce the risk of other applications using the same values. However, be sure to check the
*.properties
file to verify that the ports in this file are not being used by other applications. - From the command line, navigate to
<upgrade_installer_directory>/
(Example:cd C:\caIntegrator_upgrade_installer), and type ant. This initiates the upgrade process. The anticipated duration is anywhere 1-15 minutes depending on your system's speed, power and memory.
The installer upgrades your existing caIntegrator database on your MySQL server, and starts your existing JBoss server. - When the installer detects that a database exists, it warns you to back it up, which you were instructed to do earlier in this process. Press Y to proceed.
- To verify caIntegrator installation, open your web browser to the installed instance. The URL follows this format: http://<jboss.server.hostname>:<jboss.server.port>/caintegrator /workspace.action. Example: http://hostname:47210/caintegrator/workspace.action and enter ncimanager as the user and changeme as the password. Refer to the original install.properties for the correct
jboss.server.hostname
andjboss.server.port
values.
Configuring JBoss
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To configure JBoss in Windows, follow these steps.
- Modify the following entry to the JBoss run.bat file which is located at
<application_root_directory>/jboss-5.1.0.GA-nci/bin/run.bat
. Find the line that begins withset JAVA_OPTS= -Dbda=bda -Dprogram.name=%PROGNAME% -server
and modify the"-Xms256m -Xmx512m"
to read"-Xms4096m -Xmx4096m"
.Info title Physical memory If 4096m is higher than the physical memory on the machine, then performance could be severely impacted with performance degradation and errors. 4096m of physical memory is recommended.
Warning title Warning Be careful when copying and pasting from this installation guide. No spaces must come before and after the columns. A safe way to ensure that the text has no unwanted space and unwanted characters is to copy the text into a blank text editor such as NotePad first. Then you can correct the spacing and copy-paste back into the run.bat file.
- Restart your JBoss 5.1.0 server for the changes to take effect. The method of doing this may depend on the start/stop/restart scripts you created after the installation. Most commonly, you can execute shutdown.bat and then
run.bat
under$JBOSS_HOME/bin
. Refer to the publicly available JBoss user's guide for more information.
Configuring JBoss Servers and MySQL Server to Run as Services
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MySQL and the JBoss server that make up caIntegrator, and the JBoss server optionally installed for UPT, must run continually as services. The instructions in this section cover all of these scenarios. For a caIntegrator deployment, there are at least three servers, and if UPT is installed, four servers:
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Running JBoss as a Service
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To run an existing JBoss command line installation as a service, follow the directions for creating a user-defined service at http://support.microsoft.com/kb/137890/EN-US/. You need to have access to the Windows Resource Kit.
Running MySQL as a Service
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To run MySQL as a service, follow these steps:
Linux
Windows
When installing MySQL server on Windows, choose the option to run MySQL as a Windows service.
Post-Installation Tasks
Using UPT to Administer caIntegrator Users
To add and administer caIntegrator users in the UPT, refer to the caIntegrator User's Guide
Default Users
The following users are provided by default by the caIntegrator installer.
- ncimanager / changeme
- nciinvestigator / changeme
- cai2admin / changeme - This is the UPT user who will have access to provision caIntegrator users.
Contacting Application Support
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NCICB Application Support
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