Installing the Portus Control Centre

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

• Install the latest version from here.
• Find the "Java Runtime Environment (JRE)" and download it.
• Accept the license agreement, and choose the correct package for your platform.

• Start the Java installer (for example double-click) and follow the instructions.

  The Java download site provides detailed install instructions.

• Once the installer has finished, Java is installed in your environment.

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

Eclipse 3.7 (or higher) is required to run the Portus Control Centre. If you have a valid copy of Eclipse installed already, you may skip this step.

Steps required to install the Eclipse framework:

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

• Start the Update Manager, which can be found on the Eclipse main menu under Help -> Install new software.

  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.

• In the Work with text box, enter the URL

  http://cloud.ostiasolutions.com/Portus/brazilUpdateSite

  OR

  If you have previously downloaded the archived update site, select the Add button, then Archive, and choose the zip file

  portus-brazil-updateSite.zip
• The Update Manager will now contact the update site and display the list of available downloads.
• An empty box next to the features name indicates that the feature is not selected
• Choose a feature by clicking the checkbox beside it. A tick appears in the box beside the features
• You should always select the Portus Control Centre' catagory
• You should also select the install kit(s) which correspond to the system that will run the Portus Server
• In some cases, you may also drill down by expanding the feature menu.
• Once finished, click Next and the required features will be downloaded.
• Depending on the amount of features selected, and the speed of your connection, this may take some time.

• Once the download has finished, you will be presented withe Legal Notices dialog. Read and Accept the license agreement before continuing.

  Check I accept the terms in the license agreement and click Next

• Review the features to be installed, and click Finish
• The selected features will now be installed.

• If the features have not been signed, you will be asked if you wish to continue with the installation.

  If the features have been signed, you will be asked if you want to install a digitally signed feature.

  Either way, click OK

• Restart Eclipse when prompted.

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