Version 2012-12-17
 —  Server and Control Centre Installation  —

Installing the SOA Gateway Control Centre


Prerequisites

Java is required to run the Eclipse SDK

If you already have Java Runtime Environment (JRE, v1.6 or higher) installed, you may skip this step.

To find out what level of java you have installed, run the command java -version from either a shell ( Unix/Linux) or command box (Windows) depending on your system.

If Java is not installed already in your environment, follow these steps

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Download and install Eclipse

The Eclipse OpenSource framework forms the base for the SOA Gateway administration and monitoring tool, the 'Control Centre'.

Eclipse 3.6 (or higher) is required to run the SOA Gateway Control Centre. If you have a valid copy of Eclipse installed already, you may skip this step.

Steps required to install the Eclipse framework:

  1. Download Eclipse version 3.6 for your environment :

    for Windows x86

    for Windows x86-64

    for Linux x86 GTK2

    for Linux x86-64 GTK2

    kits for other environments are available here, select the one matching your environment.

  2. Unzip the downloaded packages, this will create a directory structure under a top-level directory named 'eclipse', at the selected file system location. for example C:\eclipse on Windows when unzipping into C:\, or /user/eclipse on Unix/Linux if the selected location was /user

  3. Start Eclipse - 'eclipse.exe' on Windows, './eclipse' on Unix/Linux, from the top-level eclipse directory.

If you are new to Eclipse, please take the 'Getting started with Eclipse' tour before continuing.

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Install required additional Features/Plugins

To run the SOA Gateway Control Centre, you must first install the following additional plugins.

Note:
As the Eclipse Update Manager may need to get to an external site, you may have to specify a HTTP proxy in order to access it from an intranet. Instructions on how to set the HTTP proxy can be found in the Troubleshooting section.

Steps required to install:

  1. Start the Update Manager, which can be found on the Eclipse main menu under Help -> Install New Software.

  2. Open the Helios from the drop down box.

  3. Select the following feature

    Click Next

  4. A list of selected features will be presented, select Next to continue.

  5. If you agree with the feature licences, select "I accept ..." radio button and click Finish to download and install the features.

  6. When prompted, restart eclipse.

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Install the SOA Gateway Control Centre

The SOA Gateway Control Centre is installed into the Eclipse environment with the "Update Manager" as well. Start Eclipse and follow these steps to download the installation files, depending on the installation source:

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Install the Control Centre from a product CD

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Install the SOA Gateway Control Centre from an Update Site

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Next Steps

Now the SOA Gateway Control Centre has been installed. Proceed to the relevant server installation section choosing a link below.

Server Installation Procedure - Windows

Server Installation Procedure - z/OS

Server Installation Procedure - All other platforms

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