Introduction

The Controller can be installed on Linux systems without use of an installer by extracting a .tar.gz archive.
The Controller can be installed on Windows systems:
- without use of an installer by extracting a .zip archive. This allows a portable installation which requires no administrative privileges.
- by running the Controller installer in headless mode or
- by running the graphical installer see JS7 - Controller - Using the Windows Graphical Installer.

Prerequisites

A Java Runtime Environment starting from version 1.8 is required. For details see the Which Java versions is JobScheduler available for? article.
It is necessary that a time service is operated on the server which hosts the Controller. This is to synchronize the system clock's time.
Technically the Controller can be operated in any Unix environment. However, support for operation of the Controller is focused on Linux systems as described in the JS7 - Platforms article.

Download

Download the Controller archive for the target system from the JS7 - Download page.
- For Unix systems:
  - A .tar.gz archive is available that is extracted to create the Controller's directory structure (see below).
    - js7_controller_unix.<release>.tar.gz
- For Windows systems:
  - A .zip archive is available which will create the Controller's directory structure when it is extracted (see below).
    - js7_controller_windows.<release>.zip
  - A .zip archive including the installer is available which can be used to run the installer in headless mode.
    - js7_controller_windows_installer.<release>.zip

Installation Video

This video explains the installation.

Installation from the .tar.gz/.zip Archive

Installation

Extract the downloaded archive to a directory.
After extraction the resulting directory structure will include (only files and folders immediately relevant):
- controller
  - license.gpl (copy of GPLv3 (General Public License) used for the Open Source JS7 - License)
  - license.html (HTML format of license terms for the commercial JS7 - License)
  - license.txt (plain text format of license terms for the commercial JS7 - License)
  - sbom.json (JS7 - Software Bill of Materials)
  - ThirdParty.txt (list of 3rd party components and licenses used by JS7)
  - .version (release information)
  - bin
    - anonymize-logs.sh|.cmd (used to anonymize log files, see JS7 - Log Anonymization)
    - controller.sh|.cmd (Start Script for Unix/Windows platforms)
    - controller.service-example (sample file for use with JS7 - systemd Service Files for automated Startup and Shutdown with Unix Systems)
    - controller_instance.sh|.cmd-example (Sample Instance Start Script to set individual environment variables. Drop the -example extension to activate this file.)
    - controller_watchdog.sh|.cmd (restarts the Controller on Unix/Windows platforms if not operated as a Daemon/Service, called by Start Script)
  - lib (directory for Java libraries)
    - log4j2.xml (used for based console logging to stdout, see JS7 - Logging)
    - patches (used for JS7 - Patches for Controller, the directory is cleaned up when running the installer)
    - user_lib (used for licensed binary code, see JS7 - How to apply a JS7 License Key)
    - (additional directories for Java libraries)
  - service (directory for operation as a Windows Service)
    - install_controller_windows_service.cmd (used by installer)
    - LICENSE.txt (copy of Apache License, Version 2.0)
    - NOTICE.txt (Apache Commons Daemon license notice)
    - RELEASE-NOTES.txt (Apache Commons Daemon release notes)
    - uninstall_controller_windows_service.cmd (used by uninstaller)
    - amd64
    - manager
    - x86
  - var (data directory)
    - config (directory for configuration files)
      - controller.conf (general Controller configuration, see JS7 - Controller Configuration Items)
      - lib (optional directory for licensed binary code)
      - license (optional directory for license certificate files)
      - private (directory for security related configuration files)
        private.conf-example (security related configuration)
        For setting up JS7 - Controller HTTPS Connections
        For setting up authentication and digital signature checks
        trusted-pgp-keys (empty directory, can be used to add individual PGP public keys for signing, see JS7 - Secure Deployment of Scheduling Objects)
        trusted-x509-keys (directory to hold X.509 certificates for signing, see JS7 - Secure Deployment of Scheduling Objects)
        sos.intermediate-ca.pem (default certificate of SOS to allow deployment with JOC Cockpit)
    - logs (directory for log files)
    - state (directory for journal files)
    - work (directory for work files)
On Windows Systems:
- You have to modify the directory permissions for the above-mentioned .\logs and .\service directories if you extract the Controller to, for example: C:\Program Files.
  - This step is not required if you extract the Controller e.g. to C:\ProgamData.
  - Start a command prompt with elevated administrative rights and execute, for example:
    Allow full acces for "Users" on .\service and .\logs directories
    cd "path\to\installation-directory" icacls "service" /L /grant *S-1-5-32-545:(OI)(CI)F icacls "logs" /L /grant *S-1-5-32-545:(OI)(CI)F
To start the Controller you can use the commands described in the JS7 - Controller - Command Line Operation article or your can automate startup using the instructions provided by the "Automated Startup and Shutdown" section below.

Customers with a commercial license wishing to cluster the JS7 Controller for high availability have to add the license key during initial operation, see the JS7 - Initial Operation for Controller Cluster article for more information.

Update and Upgrade

Detailed instructions for updating and upgrading can be found in the JS7 - Update and Patch Management article.

Preparation

Stop the JS7 Controller instance.
Prepare to rollback in case the update of the JS7 Controller is not successful:
- Make a backup of the Controller's installation and data directories by, for example, creating a .tar.gz/.zip archive.
  - Installation Directory:
    - The default installation directory for the Controller is:
      - /opt/sos-berlin.com/js7/controller/<controller-id> for Unix systems,
      - C:\Program Files\sos-berlin.com\js7\controller\<controller-id> for Windows systems.
  - Data Directory
    - The default data directory for the Controller is:
      - /home/sos/sos-berlin.com/js7/controller/<controller-id> for Unix systems,
      - C:\ProgramData\sos-berlin.com\js7\controller\<controller-id> for Windows systems.

Running the Update

The update of the JS7 Controller is performed from the same download archive as is used for any fresh installation.

When extracting files to a location that has already been used then existing files with the same name will be overwritten. Files added by the user will remain in place.
- This is particularly true for the ./bin/controller.sh|cmd Controller Start Script which should not be modified by users.
The .tar.gz/.zip archive includes Java libraries in the ./lib directory. This ships with file names that are unique to every Controller release.
- Therefore, before extracting files, rename or remove an existing ./lib directory in order to store libraries from the current Controller release only in this directory.

Example for Installation from the Unix Command Line

The Controller is installed with a few straightforward commands:

Example how to install from the Unix command line

# download archive (consider to use a current release)
curl  'https://download.sos-berlin.com/JobScheduler.2.1/js7_controller_unix.2.1.1.tar.gz' --output js7_controller_unix.2.1.1.tar.gz

# extract archive
tar xvzf js7_controller_unix.2.1.1.tar.gz

# find extracted files in the "controller" sub-directory
ls -la controller

# prepare an instance start script from the example
cd controller/bin
cp -p controller_instance.sh-example controller_instance.sh

# optionally activate/adjust environment variables in controller_instance.sh
# JS7_CONTROLLER_HTTP_PORT=4444
# JAVA_HOME=...

# run the Controller
./controller_instance.sh start

# find log output
tail -100 ../var/logs/controller.log

Installation by Windows Installer in Headless Mode

The Controller installer is available for Windows systems only.

To run the Windows installer in graphical mode see the JS7 - Controller - Installation Using the Windows Graphical Installer. article.
Refer to the information below to run the Windows installer in headless mode.

Installation

After extraction of the installer .zip archive, the directory structure will include:

controller_install.xml (installer response file)
install_controller.txt (installation notes)
js7_controller_windows.<release>.jar (installer library for a given release)
license.txt, license.html (copy of JS7 JobScheduler Commercial License Agreement)
setup.cmd (installer script)

Installer Response File

The Controller installation uses the controller_install.xml response file, which includes parameters such as the installation path, ports, etc.
- For a fresh installation the installer response file is included with the downloaded archive.
- The default location of the controller_install.xml file from a previous installation is:
  - C:\Program Files\sos-berlin.com\js7\controller\<controller-id>
- The <controller-id> is a unique identifier for a Controller which you specify from the installer response file:
  - You are free to choose an identifier, e.g. controller-test, controller-prod if you intend to run a separate Controller for each environment. Upper case and lower case characters are observed, the characters a-z, A-Z, 0-9, underscore and hyphen are allowed. Spaces are not allowed in a Controller ID.
  - If you intend to operate a Controller cluster then both Controller instances have to use the same Controller ID.

Customers with a commercial license should choose the relevant license option and specify the location of the license key with the installer response file.

The controller_install.xml file is explained in the code listing below. The comments included are intended to be self-explanatory.
Download: controller_install.xml

Configuration of the controller_install.xml file

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="no"?>
<!-- 
XML installer response file for JS7 Controller setup

The JS7 Controller is available with a dual license model:
- GNU GPL v3.0 License, see https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.en.html
- JS7 Commercial License, see license.txt

The setup asks you for the desired license model,
see below <entry key="licenseOptions" .../>

If you run the installer and do not specify a commercial license key
then at the same time you accept the terms of the
licence agreement under the GNU GPL v3.0 License.
-->
<AutomatedInstallation langpack="eng">
    <com.izforge.izpack.panels.UserInputPanel id="home">
        <userInput/>
    </com.izforge.izpack.panels.UserInputPanel>
    <!--com.izforge.izpack.panels.UserInputPanel id="licences">
        <userInput-->
        
            <!-- Select the license model (GPL or Commercial) -->
            <entry key="licenseOption" value="GPL"/>
            
            <!-- If you select GPL as a license model than the 'licenseFile' must be empty.
                 Otherwise please enter the path to the license file if available.
                 It is also possible to add the license file later on. -->
            <entry key="licenseFile" value=""/>
            
        </userInput>
    </com.izforge.izpack.panels.UserInputPanel-->
    <com.izforge.izpack.panels.HTMLLicencePanel id="gpl_licence"/>
    <com.izforge.izpack.panels.HTMLLicencePanel id="commercial_licence"/>
    <com.izforge.izpack.panels.TargetPanel id="target">
        
        <!-- SELECT THE INSTALLATION PATH
             The installer expands this path with the JS7 Controller ID as a sub-directory.
             The path must be absolute!
             The default path is C:\Program Files\sos-berlin.com\js7\controller -->
        <installpath>C:\Program Files\sos-berlin.com\js7\controller</installpath>
        
    </com.izforge.izpack.panels.TargetPanel>
    <com.izforge.izpack.panels.UserPathPanel id="userpath">
        
        <!-- SELECT THE DIRECTORY FOR CONFIGURATION FILES AND LOG FILES
             The installer expands this path with the JS7 Controller ID as a sub-directory.
             The path must be absolute!
             The default path is C:\ProgramData\sos-berlin.com\js7\controller -->
        <UserPathPanelElement>C:\ProgramData\sos-berlin.com\js7\controller</UserPathPanelElement>
        
    </com.izforge.izpack.panels.UserPathPanel>
    <com.izforge.izpack.panels.UserInputPanel id="network">
        <userInput>
        
            <!-- ID of the JS7 Controller -->
            <entry key="controllerId" value="controller"/>
            
            <!-- Choose 'yes' if the JS7 Controller instance is a standby Controller instance in a cluster -->
            <entry key="isStandby" value="no"/>
            
            <!-- Choose 'yes' or 'no' whether the JS7 Controller should be started after installation -->
            <entry key="launchController" value="yes"/>
            
            <!-- HTTP port of the JS7 Controller -->
            <entry key="controllerPort" value="4444"/>
            
            <!-- Optionally specify an IP address or hostname that is used to indicate which network 
                 interface the JS7 Controller should listen to when using HTTP. If empty then 
                 the Controller listens to any available network interfaces. -->
            <entry key="controllerHost" value=""/>
            
            <!-- The JS7 Controller will be installed as a Windows Service. You can set the Windows Service
                 account otherwise the local system account will be used. The account has to be
                 specified according to the pattern 'Domain\User'. -->
            <entry key="serviceAccount" value=""/>
            <entry key="servicePassword" value=""/>
            
        </userInput>
    </com.izforge.izpack.panels.UserInputPanel>
    <com.izforge.izpack.panels.UserInputPanel id="environment">
        <userInput>

            <!-- Directory where the JS7 Controller's log files are stored 
                 (default: '[above configuration path]\logs'). -->
            <entry key="logPath" value=""/>
            
            <!-- Directory where the JS7 Controller's PID file is stored 
                 (default: above log path). -->
            <entry key="pidFilePath" value=""/>
            
            <!-- Working directory for the JS7 Controller
                 e.g. %USERPROFILE% (default: [installation path]) -->
            <entry key="workPath" value=""/>
            
            <!-- The JS7 Controller requires a Java JRE minimum version '1.8'. You can choose 
                 a different Java environment than the Java used during installation. -->
            <entry key="javaHome" value=""/>
            
            <!-- Optionally specify Java options (default: -Xmx500m). -->
            <entry key="javaOptions" value=""/>
            
        </userInput>
    </com.izforge.izpack.panels.UserInputPanel>
    <com.izforge.izpack.panels.UserInputPanel id="end">
        <userInput/>
    </com.izforge.izpack.panels.UserInputPanel>
    <com.izforge.izpack.panels.InstallPanel id="install"/>
    <com.izforge.izpack.panels.ProcessPanel id="process"/>
    <com.izforge.izpack.panels.FinishPanel id="finish"/>
</AutomatedInstallation>

Running the Installer

Running the installer for the JS7 Controller on Windows systems:
Running the installer of JS7 Controller on Windows systems
```
C:\temp\controller.[release]> setup.cmd controller_install.xml
```

Directory Structure

After installation the resulting directory structure will be similar to that described in the Installation from .tar.gz/.zip Archive section above.

Directories for installation and configuration of the Controller might differ.

Update

Preparation

Stop the JS7 Controller instance.
Prepare to rollback if the update of the JS7 Controller is not successful.
- Make a backup of the Controller's installation and configuration directories by, for example, creating a .zip archive.
  - Installation Directory:
    - The default installation directory for the Controller instance is:
      - C:\Program Files\sos-berlin.com\js7\controller\<controller-id>
  - Configuration Directory
    - The default configuration directory for the Controller instance is:
      - C:\ProgramData\sos-berlin.com\js7\controller\<controller-id>

Running the Update

The update procedure makes use of the same installer response file as described for a fresh installation.

Steps to run the installer are the same as described for a fresh installation.

Installation Log

The installer creates a log file in the directory specified in the JS7_CONTROLLER_LOGS environment variable or in the logs sub-folder of the Controller configuration directory.

The default location of the logs directory for the Controller is:
- C:\ProgramData\sos-berlin.com\js7\controller\<controller-id>
Installation log files are named according to the pattern Install_V<release>_<date-time>_....log, where <release> is the release number and <date-time> refers to the point in time of installation.
For further information about logging see the JS7 - Logging article.

Rollback

Rollback Installation from .tar.gz/.zip Archive

To rollback the installation of a JS7 Controller instance, remove the newly created installation and configuration directories of the JS7 Controller.
Restore the directories from a previous backup, e.g. by extracting the relevant .tar.gz/.zip backup archives to the installation and configuration directories.

Rollback Installation by Windows Installer in Headless Mode

To perform the rollback of the JS7 Controller instance run the uninstaller from the command line.
- The default location of the uninstall.cmd file is:
  - C:\Program Files\sos-berlin.com\js7\controller\<controller-id>\Uninstaller
Restore from a previous backup by, for example, extracting the .tar.gz/.zip archive to the installation directory and configuration directory.
Re-install the Windows Service from the command line:
- Switch to the .\bin directory for the Controller from the command line.
  - The default location of the .\bin directory is:
    - C:\Program Files\sos-berlin.com\js7\controller\<controller-id>\bin
- Run the following command to install the Controller's Windows Service.
  controller.cmd install-service

Automated Startup and Shutdown

For Unix systems startup and shutdown configurations apply that are executed by the root account from, for example, /etc/init.d scripts and by use of systemd.

Note the use of the JS7_CONTROLLER_USER environment variable from the ./bin/controller_instance.sh script to run a Controller which is started by root for a different user account.
For use with systemd find a sample service file from ./bin/controller.service-example.
For details see the JS7 - systemd Service Files for automated Startup and Shutdown with Unix Systems article.

For Windows systems operation of the Controller by a Windows Service is recommended as such services can be configured to start/stop automatically on server startup and shutdown.

Consider assigning a service account to the JS7 Controller service with the Windows Service Panel.
Consider allowing the JS7 Controller service to be automatically started on server startup.

Initial Operation

Having completed the installation or update of a JS7 Controller you can start the Controller either manually or from its Unix daemon/Windows Service as described in the JS7 - Controller Command Line Operation article.
Consider the following information about initial operation:
- JS7 - Initial Operation for Standalone Controller
- JS7 - Initial Operation for Controller Cluster

Further References

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Download

Installation Video

Installation from the .tar.gz/.zip Archive

Installation

Update and Upgrade

Preparation

Running the Update

Example for Installation from the Unix Command Line

Installation by Windows Installer in Headless Mode

Installation

Installer Response File

Running the Installer

Directory Structure

Update

Preparation

Running the Update

Installation Log

Rollback

Rollback Installation from .tar.gz/.zip Archive

Rollback Installation by Windows Installer in Headless Mode

Automated Startup and Shutdown

Initial Operation

Further References

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JS7 - Controller - Headless Installation on Linux and Windows

Introduction

Prerequisites

Download

Installation Video

Installation from the .tar.gz/.zip Archive

Installation

Update and Upgrade

Preparation

Running the Update

Example for Installation from the Unix Command Line

Installation by Windows Installer in Headless Mode

Installation

Installer Response File

Running the Installer

Directory Structure

Update

Preparation

Running the Update

Installation Log

Rollback

Rollback Installation from .tar.gz/.zip Archive

Rollback Installation by Windows Installer in Headless Mode

Automated Startup and Shutdown

Initial Operation

Further References