Installing on Linux

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Prior to installation it is recommended that you review the Installation components section to determine what components you will require.  Installation instructions for each component are provided below.

 

RPM Console Installation

 

JSCAPE MFT Gateway Server

 

Note: Several Linux distributions exhibit slow response as a result of the newly introduced FIPS TLS library. To prevent this issue, please install haveged before installing JSCAPE MFT Gateway

 

To install using the RPM file perform the following steps as a user with root privileges.

 

1.Place the gateway_install.rpm file in a directory on the destination server.
 
2.Install. Run the following command from the directory containing the RPM file you placed on your server:    

 

rpm -iv gateway_install.rpm
 

3.Configure and initialize database. Go to /opt/JSCAPE_MFT_Gateway and run the following commands:
 
./database -configure
 
./database -init
 
4.Add administrative user.  Go to the /opt/JSCAPE_MFT_Gateway directory and run the following command:

 

./add-administrator -username [username] -password [password] -email [email]

 

For example:

 

./add-administrator -username admin -password secret -email admin@jscape.com

 

This will configure JSCAPE MFT Gateway, where [username] and [password] are the administrative credentials you will use when connecting to the service.

 

5.  Startup Administration Service.  From the /opt/JSCAPE_MFT_Gateway directory run the following command:

 

./gateway start

 

or

 

./start_service.sh

 

 

JSCAPE MFT Gateway Agent

 

1. Place the gateway_agent_install.rpm file in a directory on the destination server.

 

2. Install. Run the following command from the directory containing the RPM file you placed on your server:

 

rpm -iv gateway_agent_install.rpm

 

3. Enable control channel for JSCAPE MFT Gateway Server.  See Control channel settings for details.

 

4. Set agent connection settings.  See Adding agents for details. From the /opt/JSCAPE_MFT_Agent directory run the following command:

 

./agent-configuration -host [ip] -port [port] -user [username] -password [password]

 

For example:

 

./agent-configuration -host 10.0.0.1 -port 30025 -user admin -password secret

 

This will configure JSCAPE MFT Gateway Agent, where [ip] and [port]are the control channel IP and port for JSCAPE MFT Gateway Server and [username] and [password] are administrative credentials you will use when connecting to the control channel.

 

5. Startup JSCAPE MFT Gateway Agent Service.  From the JSCAPE MFT Gateway Agent installation directory run the following command:
 

./agent start

 

ZIP Console Installation

 

JSCAPE MFT Gateway Server

 

Note: Several Linux distributions exhibit slow response as a result of the newly introduced FIPS TLS library. To prevent this issue, please install haveged before installing JSCAPE MFT Gateway

 

1.Place the gateway_install.zip file in a directory on the destination server.
 
2.Install. Run the following command from the directory containing the ZIP file you placed on your server:

 

unzip gateway_install.zip
 

3.Configure and initialize database. Go to the JSCAPE MFT Gateway installation directory relative to where the unzip command was executed, and run the following commands:
 
./database -configure
 
./database -init
 
4.Add administrative user.   Go to the JSCAPE MFT Gateway installation directory relative to where the unzip command was executed, and run the following command:

 

./add-administrator -username [username] -password [password] -email [email]

 

For example:

 

./add-administrator -username admin -password secret -email admin@jscape.com

 

This will configure JSCAPE MFT Gateway, where [username] and [password] are the administrative credentials you will use when connecting to the service.

 

5. Startup JSCAPE MFT Gateway Service.  From the JSCAPE MFT Gateway installation directory run the following command:
 

./gateway start
 
or

 

./start_service.sh

 

JSCAPE MFT Gateway Agent

 

1. Place the gateway_agent_install.zip file in a directory on the destination server.

 

2. Install. Run the following command from the directory containing the ZIP file you placed on your server:

 

unzip gateway_agent_install.zip

 

3. Enable control channel for JSCAPE MFT Gateway Server.  See Control channel settings for details.

 

4. Set agent connection settings. See Adding agents for details. Go to the JSCAPE MFT Gateway Agent installation directory relative to where the unzip command was executed, and run the following command:

 

./agent-configuration -host [ip] -port [port] -user [username] -password [password]

 

For example:

 

./agent-configuration -host 10.0.0.1 -port 30025 -user admin -password secret

 

This will configure JSCAPE MFT Gateway Agent, where [ip] and [port]are the control channel IP and port for JSCAPE MFT Gateway Server and [username] and [password] are administrative credentials you will use when connecting to the control channel.

 

5. Startup JSCAPE MFT Gateway Agent Service.  From the JSCAPE MFT Gateway Agent installation directory run the following command:
 

./agent start

 
 

 

See also

 

Launching JSCAPE MFT Gateway Manager
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 





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