To install MFT Server on a Mac platform perform the following:
1. Download and run the install.dmg installation file for MFT Server. Click Next to continue.
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2. Read and accept license agreement. Click Next to continue.
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3. Select installation directory. Click Next to continue.
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4. Enter the MFT Server license file. Click Next to continue. Figure 370
5. Configure datastore where server configuration data will be located.
Embedded database (Evaluation only. Not for production purposes) - If this option is chosen, server configuration data will be stored locally in the embedded H2 database located in MFT Server installation directory]/data
Custom database - If this option is chosen, server configuration data will be stored in an external ANSI-compliant relational database like MySQL, MS SQL Server, Oracle, or PostgreSQL
| • | Database URL - the URL of the relational database (e.g. jdbc:mysql://localhost:3306/mftserverconfig) |
| • | Database username - the name of an existing user account that has sufficient permissions for that database |
| • | Database password - the corresponding password of that user account |
| • | Synchronization period - Specifies how often GUI data is synchronized with the database. This is normally needed when you have two (2) or more instances of MFT Server connecting to a shared global datastore and you want to specify how often the configuration data on those servers are synchronized. |
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6. Configure management/REST services and administrative credentials.
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Management host/IP - The IP address that management service should listen on. The IP address 0.0.0.0 is a special address that instructs service to listen on all available network interfaces.
Management port - The port that management service should listen on. Default port is 10880.
REST HTTP host/IP - The IP address that REST web service should listen on. The IP address 0.0.0.0 is a special address that instructs service to listen on all available network interfaces.
REST HTTP port - The port that REST web service should listen on. Default port is 11880.
Username - Administrative username for managing services.
Password - Administrative password for managing services.
7. Set allocated application memory. Minimum allocated memory is 1024 with recommended value of 2048MB or more for servers under heavy load.
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8. Launch MFT Server Manager to configure your server.
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9. Start the MFT Server Service. Service will start automatically following installation. If service is not started then you may start it manually as root user using the ./start_service.sh command from a terminal shell prompt.
In order to have service start automatically upon system reboot edit the /Library/LaunchDaemons/com.jscape.MFTServer.plist file and set the value for the OnDemand parameter to false.
10. Verify that MFT Server Service is running using the following commands from your shell prompt:
netstat -a | grep 10880
netstat -a | grep 11880
where 10880 is the listening port for MFT Server Service, and 11880 is listening port for REST web service.
See also
Server configuration > Launching the administrative client