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The FlexDeploy distribution contains the following components:

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Adjust for Windows path if you are installing on Windows platform.

Step 1. Ensure Java

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21 or 17 is installed on the server.

In this example, JAVA_HOME is /u01/java/jdk17 jdk21 but it can be anything any path you want.

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Step 2. Prepare software

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Info

If JAVA_HOME is already set in your environment, you can skip this step.

Unix Example - JAVA_HOME=/u01/java/jdk17jdk21

Windows Example - set JAVA_HOME=c:/installs/Java/jdk17jdk21

 If you were also setting JAVA_HOME, this file would look like this.

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Change the following locations: You must put absolute path as no environment variables are allowed in this file.

Linux

  • bolt-path: from <FLEXDEPLOY_HOME>/influxdb/data/influxd.bolt to <FLEXDEPLOY_HOME>/application/vsm/data/influxd.bolt

  • engine-path: from <FLEXDEPLOY_HOME>/influxdb/data/engine to <FLEXDEPLOY_HOME>/application/vsm/data/engine

  • sqlite-path: <FLEXDEPLOY_HOME>/influxdb/data/influxd.sqlite to <FLEXDEPLOY_HOME>/application/vsm/data/influxd.sqlite

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Note

After starting your server, check the <FLEXDEPLOY_HOME>/apache-tomcat-flexdeploy/logs/flexdeploy.0.log file for the following error message:

  • ORA-12519, TNS:no appropriate service handler found

If present, increase the number of processes for the database

  • Using SQLPlus update processes setting.

    • alter system set processes=200 scope=spfile;

  • Stop Tomcat

  • Restart the XE Database

  • Start Tomcat

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Step 12. Launch FlexDeploy in your browser.

  • http://hostname:8000/flexdeploy

    • Update hostname in URL to indicate host where FlexDeploy is installed.

    • Update port if you had modified server.xml for different port number.

  • You will need to complete Initial Registration process, where you will create admin user for login.

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Go to Administration - Plugins on FlexDeploy. Verify that Plugins are loaded. You should not see any files remaining in FD_APPLICATION_DIRECTORY/plugins folder after a few minutes.

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