Installation

Iotellect supplies pre-packaged installation files for the following operating systems:

  • Different versions of Windows

  • Different versions of Linux

Installers for other Java-enabled operating systems (FreeBSD and other Unixes, Solaris, etc.) are available on demand.

To install the product, just run the installer executable file and follow the instructions. On some systems, you need to make the installation package 'executable' before running it.

Installation Modes

Installation can run in GUI, console, or unattended mode.

GUI mode is selected by default.

Console installation mode is activated by launching the installer with -c command line option. The console mode is suitable for installation on systems that have no graphical user interface (this is the case with most UNIX servers).

Unattended installation is activated by launching the installer with -q command line option. In unattended mode, the system installer uses all default settings and doesn't interact with the user.

Database Selection

By default, Iotellect uses the NoSQL database engine (Apache Cassandra) that is intended for production use in low and medium load scenarios. The server can be later switched to an external NoSQL database server or other database types.

Opening Ports

Iotellect Server application accepts connections/data on many TCP and UDP ports. Here's the list of ports incoming connections should be allowed on:

  • 6460 - connections of Iotellect Client and connections via Iotellect Server API

  • 6470 and 6480 - connections of other servers via distributed architecture

  • 8080 and 8443 - connections to Web UI and other web applications running inside the integrated web server

  • Any other ports required by Iotellect Server drivers and plugins (such as UDP port 162 for receiving SNMP traps)

Installer Command Line Options

Option

Description

-manual

This option applies to Microsoft Windows only. The default JVM search sequence will not be performed and bundled JVMs will not be used either. The installer will act as if no JVM has been found at all and display the dialog that lets you choose a JVM or download one if a JVM has been bundled dynamically. If user locates a JVM, it will be used for the installed application.

On Unix, it's possible to define INSTALL4J_JAVA_HOME_OVERRIDE environment variable instead of overriding the default JVM search sequence.

-console

If the installer is executed in unattended installation mode and -console is passed as a second parameter, a console will be allocated on Windows that displays the output of the installer.

-overwrite

In the unattended installation mode, the installer will not overwrite files where the overwrite policy would require it to ask the user. If -overwrite is set, all such files will be overwritten.

-dir [directory]

Sets a different installation directory for the unattended installation mode. The next parameter must be the desired installation directory.

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