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Installing from Binary Installer
If you are installing from the Binary Installer (Windows or Linux), the steps are pretty straightforward because the installer has default values for questions asked during the installation.
Windows
Make sure that you have Admin permissions as part of the login user you install under. (This is particularly important under Vista.) Default installation location is: C:\Program Files\jasperserver-<ver>.
Linux
Make sure that you have full write permissions to the directory that you intend to install to. The default installation location is: /home/username/jasperserver-<ver>
What will the Installer Install?
The installer will install everything you need to run JasperServer.
It will install:
- Tomcat 5.5
- MySQL 5.0
- Java 1.5
- JasperServer Web Application
- Optionally Populate Sample Data (handy for seeing how things work)
- Optionally Install iReport (used for Report Creation)
All of the components listed above will be put into the install directory that you chose.
I Already Have Tomcat and MySQL Installed
If you already have an instance of Tomcat (5.5 or 6.0) and/or an instance of MySQL on your server, you can choose to install to these "existing" applications. The installer will prompt you as to whether to use an "existing" or "bundled" Tomcat and/or MySQL.
Is There More Documentation on Installers?
The JasperServer Install Guide can be downloaded directly from the JasperServer Downloads Area.
It has detailed information on installation steps, and post-configuration steps to consider. See JasperServer Downloads
How Do I Start JasperServer After Installation?
Windows
Start/Stop menus will be created under Windows.
Look for:
Start > All Programs > JasperServer > JasperServer Management > Start JasperServer
Or you can start/stop from the command line:
cd <js-install>/bin
allctl.bat start or stop
Linux
In many of the Linux GUIs, start/stop menu items will be created as part the installation.
To start/stop from the command line:
cd <js-install>
jasperctl.sh start/stop
How Do I Login to JasperServer?
Once JasperServer is up and running, you can login.
Go to the Login page:
http://localhost:8080/jasperserver
Admin Login:
username: jasperadmin
password: jasperadmin
Note: Make sure and change your password for better security.
Where Do I Find the Installer Log?
As the installer runs, it writes out current operations to an installer log. If you have any trouble installing you can take a look at the log and perhaps post to the JasperServer Forums for advise on what to do.
Windows Install Log Location
C:\Documents and Settings\<user>\Local Settings\Temp\bitrock_installer_<num>.log
Linux Install Log Location
/tmp/bitrock_installer-<num>.log
Which Linux Distributions and Version are Supported by the Installer?
The Linux Installer has been successfully run on the following Linux Distribution Versions:
- RHEL 5.2
- RHEL 4.7
- Fedora 10
- Fedora 9
- Ubuntu 8.10 (Had trouble with OpenJDK 1.6. Need to re-try)
- Ubuntu 8.04
- Debian 5.0
- SUSE 11.1
- CentOS 5.2
Try out your Distribution/Version and add info about how it ran below!
Additional Linux Installer Testing:
<add your Distribution/Version results here>
