Appboard/old/windows installation
This section provides instructions for installing AppBoard/enPortal on a Windows Server. It also details how to create a service that will automatically start AppBoard/enPortal when the server is booted.
Install AppBoard/enPortal
To install AppBoard/enPortal, perform the following steps on the server:
- Install the Java Development Kit (JDK)
- Make sure the Java home environment variable is set on the server:
- Start | Right-click on Computer and "Properties" | Advanced System Settings | Environment Variables
- Under "System Variables", if there is no "JAVA_HOME" variable set, click "New"
- Set "Variable Name" to JAVA_HOME
- Set "Variable Path" to the path to the JDK
- Example (Windows): JAVA_HOME = C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.6.0_10
- Note: Make sure JAVA_HOME does not end with "\" and is not surrounded by quotes. It is also recommended that JAVA_HOME not contain spaces.
- Extract the turnkey installation file to any desired location on the server
- Save the license file into [INSTALL_HOME]/webapps/enportal/WEB-INF/config/license.properties
- If you are running a 32-bit version of Windows, perform the following additional steps:
- Navigate to [INSTALL_HOME]/server/bin/windows-x86 and copy the 32-bit Tomcat files from the /windows-x86 folder up one level to replace the default 64-bit versions in the /bin folder:
- tcnative-1.dll
- tomcat7.exe
- It may be necessary to reduce the memory usage, refer to next step and the Memory Configuration page.
- Navigate to [INSTALL_HOME]/server/bin/windows-x86 and copy the 32-bit Tomcat files from the /windows-x86 folder up one level to replace the default 64-bit versions in the /bin folder:
- [optional] Ensure the default ports AppBoard/enPortal use are free or make changes to the listening ports, along with changes to other runtime options. Refer to the Runtime Options page for further information.
- Run the Tomcat startup executable in [INSTALL_HOME]/bin/startup.bat
- Validate the installation
- Go to the following URL in a supported web browser on any workstation that has network access to the AppBoard/enPortal server: http://localhost:8080
- When prompted, log in with the following default credeintials:
- User ID: administrator
- Password: administrator
- Domain: System
Create an AppBoard/enPortal Service
After installing AppBoard/enPortal, you can configure the application for automated startup. For example, on a production server, you may want the application to start up automatically any time the server is re-started. This can be implemented using a Windows service. This section details how to configure automated startup.
The following steps detail how to create a Windows service for automated startup:
- Locate the subfolder under [INSTALL_HOME]\server\bin that matches your operating system.
- Example: If you are running a 32-bit Windows OS, this would be the "windows-x86" folder.
- Copy the two files from this folder over the same files in [INSTALL_HOME]\server\bin
- Open the DOS command window
- Navigate to [INSTALL_HOME]\server\bin
- Enter the following command to install the Windows service:
- > service install
- If successful, the message should be displayed: "The service 'EdgeWebServer' has been installed."
- Enter the following command later if you need to remove the Windows service:
- > service remove
- If successful, the message should be displayed: "The service 'EdgeWebServer' has been removed."
The service is installed with manual startup configured. The Startup type is changed by running "services.msc" from Windows, selecting properties for "Edge Web Server", then choosing the desired startup type, such as "Automatic".
Stopping AppBoard
To stop AppBoard, terminate the Tomcat process that is running on the AppBoard server.
There are several ways to terminate the Tomcat process:
- Execute the shutdown script that is provided:
- [INSTALL_HOME]/server/bin/shutdown.bat
- If running as a service, stop the AppBoard service
- In the console, enter CTRL-C