This section provides step-by-step instructions for installing single node Zephyr Enterprise Server 5.0 on CentOS Linux.

For multiple nodes clustered installation of Zephyr Enterprise or to use an external Database other than MySQL, please refer to the Zephyr Enterprise Data Center installation guide.

Before you begin

Review all system requirements thoroughly
Ensure you have the license file (license.lic) as this will be required during the installation process. If you do not have this license file, please contact your Zephyr Sales Account Manager or send an email to sales@getzephyr.com
Download required software
- Java:
  - Java JDK 8u101 or higher
    - Downloaded from here
- MySQL:
  - 5.6.33 or higher
    - Downloaded from here
  - MySQL Connector/J 5.1.41
    - Downloaded from here
- Zephyr Enterprise 5.0 Linux Software

Installing Java

Step 1: Execute the Java JDK installation with the command:

shell> rpm –ivh  jdk-8u101-linux-x64.rpm

Step 2: Set the /usr/bin/java (also: javac javaws javadoc jar jcontrol) symbolic links to point to where the rpm installed the JDK (note: a clean rpm install should already have done this)

shell> cd /usr/bin 
shell> rm -f java
shell> ln -s /usr/java/default/bin/java java

Step 3: Add JAVA_HOME environment variable to point to the location where Sun/Oracle Java version 8 Update 101 was installed

shell> export JAVA_HOME=/usr/java/default

Step 4: Update the PATH variable to point to the bin folder

shell> export PATH=/usr/java/default/bin:$PATH

Step 5 [OPTIONAL]: Verify java installation version - Sun/Oracle Java JDK 8

shell> java –version

Installing MySQL

Install MySQL RPMs in the order shown below:

shell> rpm -ivh MySQL-client-5.6.33-1.linux_glibc2.5.x86_64.rpm
shell> rpm -ivh MySQL-shared-5.6.33-1.linux_glibc2.5.x86_64.rpm
shell> rpm -ivh MySQL-devel-5.6.33-1.linux_glibc2.5.x86_64.rpm
shell> rpm -ivh MySQL-server-5.6.33-1.linux_glibc2.5.x86_64.rpm

Set the MySQL root user password. “server” rpm installation typically displays the following message.

A RANDOM PASSWORD HAS BEEN SET FOR THE MySQL root USER! You will find that password in '/root/.mysql_secret'.

Change that password on your first connect

Start the MySQL server

shell> /etc/init.d/mysql start

Get the auto-generated password

shell> cat /root/.mysql_secret

Connect to MySQL using the auto-generated password from the .mysql_secret file and change the root password:

shell> mysql -uroot -p
mysql> SET PASSWORD FOR 'root'@'localhost' = PASSWORD('<ANYTHING YOU WANT>');
mysql> SET PASSWORD FOR 'root'@'127.0.0.1' = PASSWORD('<ANYTHING YOU WANT>');
mysql> flush privileges;
mysql> quit

Note

This specific major/minor (5.6.X) version of MySQL is required with the root username as specified above. If you have other MySQL installations on the machine we recommend removing them or installing this version on top of them and upgrading their schemas to what is specified.

Create or modify my.cnf file as shown below. Typically my.cnf file is in /etc/ folder

shell> vi /etc/my.cnf

[mysqld]
datadir=/var/lib/mysql
socket=/var/lib/mysql/mysql.sock
user=mysql
max_allowed_packet = 150M
max_connections = 600
default-storage-engine=INNODB
character-set-server=utf8
collation-server=utf8_unicode_ci
sql_mode=NO_ENGINE_SUBSTITUTION,STRICT_TRANS_TABLES

[mysqld_safe]
log-error=/var/log/mysqld.log
pid-file=/var/run/mysqld/mysqld.pid
default-storage-engine=INNODB
character-set-server=utf8
collation-server=utf8_unicode_ci

[mysql]
max_allowed_packet = 150M

[mysqldump]
quick
max_allowed_packet = 150M

Restart MySQL. Based on the standard MySQL installation a MySQL script is added to the init.d directory that you can use to Start or Stop MySQL server:

shell> /etc/init.d/mysql stop

shell> /etc/init.d/mysql start

Installing Zephyr Enterprise software

The installation of Zephyr Enterprise software can be completed either via a GUI or via Command Line.

GUI Install

Step 1: Set permissions

shell> chmod +x zephyr_5_0_14587_linux_setup.sh

Step 2: To install using the GUI use the command below

shell>./zephyr_5_0_14587_linux_setup.sh

Once the setup file has been launched, the following Welcome screen will display automatically

Step 3: A quick reminder on the Requirements needed to install and run Zephyr successfully

Step 4: You will be prompted with the full EULA which will require acceptance of the terms stated before continuing

Step 5: After accepting the EULA, you will be prompted to enter the Zephyr Enterprise home directory. You will be notified of the required and available disk space

Step 6: Select the Server deployment option

Step 7: This step will prompt you to enter the directory location of your license file provided by Zephyr Sales. You can browse your system directory if you do not know the direct path

Step 8: This step allows the customization of the ports used by Zephyr. The default suggested ports are already provided, however you can customize the port usage by entering in your own custom port number for each

Step 9: This step allows you to customize the MySQL parameters needed by Zephyr. The character set is UFT8 by default and cannot be changed. You will need to enter the URL for your MySQL database and the directory location of the JDBC driver. Use the 'Test Connection' button and verify a success before continuing

A successful connection test will return this dialog box

Step 10: Files are now copied and various services are started

Step 11: At the end of that process, the Zephyr server installation is complete and allows for the Zephyr Enterprise login page to be immediately launched

Note: Depending on the speed of the machine, it may take a few minutes for the login dialog to appear when launching Zephyr for the first time. This is to allow all services to start up correctly. Subsequent launches will be much faster.

Command-line Install

Step 1: Launch the setup file with the '-c' command line option as shown below

Step 2: A quick reminder on the Requirements needed to install and run Zephyr successfully on Linux is made available during pre-install

Step 3: You will be prompted with the full EULA which will require acceptance of the terms stated before continuing

Step 4: After accepting the EULA, you will be prompted to enter the Zephyr Enterprise home directory. You will be notified of the required and available disk space

Step 5: This step allows the selection of the type of deployment of Zephyr Enterprise; select '1' for Zephyr Enterprise Server deployment

Step 6: This step will prompt you to enter the directory location of your license file provided by Zephyr Sales

Step 7: This step allows the customization of the ports used by Zephyr. The default suggested ports are in brackets, however you can customize the port usage by entering in your own custom port number for each step

Step 8: The next step allows for the selection of Database. For Zephyr Enterprise Server installation, MySQL is the only option available. If you prefer to use another database, please contact your Zephyr Account Manager for information on how to upgrade to the Zephyr Enterprise Data Center

Step 9: This step allows you to customize the MySQL parameters. You will need to enter the URL for your MySQL database and the directory location of the JDBC driver

Step 10: Files are now copied and various services are started. At the end of that process, the installation is complete

You have now successfully installed Zephyr Enterprise Server!

Launch Zephyr Software manually

By default Zephyr in installed in /opt/zephyr directory. To Start or Stop Zephyr manually:

shell> cd /opt/zephyr

To Start:

shell> ./bin/ZephyrService.sh start

To Stop:

shell> ./bin/ ZephyrService.sh stop

Log files

Check log files for successful startup or errors:

shell> tail -f /opt/zephyr/tomcat/logs/catalina.out

Links

Zephyr Upgrade

Installation on CentOS