Installation Steps

The Database Connector can be configured to run in any servlet container or in Standalone mode.

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Follow these instructions:

• In-house Customers - Follow the frevvo-tomcat bundle Bundle Instructions.
• We recommend the Standalone bundle for cloud customers as no additional servlet container is needed. Standalone Cloud Customers - Follow the Standalone Bundle Instructions.

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Bundle Instructions

These instructions assume that your frevvo-tomcat bundle is already installed and running successfully.

1. Stop your server.
2. Download database.war to <frevvo-home>\tomcat\webapps.
3. Install the JDBC driver

4. Start your server

5. Browse the status urlhttp://<host>:<port>/database/status

6. If the status returns failures or disabled:

   1. Review the previous installation steps.

   2. See starting and testing the connector installation for troubleshooting.

    

7. When the status returns Passed for each queryset,

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1. your installation is complete
2. Follow the Connector Configuration Instructions with the detailed steps to integrate the connector with your database.

Standalone Bundle Instructions

1. Download the Database Connector Standalone bundle.
2. Unzip the database.zip file to a location of your choice. We will refer to this directory as <db-home>
3. Install the JDBC Driver
4. Choose one of these methods to start the connector:
   
   
   • Method 1: Using java in a command window
     1. Navigate to <db-home>\database-connector-2.5.x .Type java -jar database.war
   • Method 2: for Windows OS
     

     1. Double click the <db-home>\database-connector-2.5.x\Install-Service.bat file to install the connector as a Windows service. Click the Start-DBConnector-Service.bat to start it

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        Excerpt The Standalone Database Connector bundle includes the files shown in the image: Note the files in the database-connector-2.5.x directory that are used to manage the Database Connector as services on *nix and Windows operating systems: These files should be run as an administrator. Install-Service.bat - installs the Database Connector on a Windows system as a service named frevvo Database Connector. Uninstall-service.bat - uninstalls the frevvo Database Connector on a Windows operating system Start-DB Connector-Service.bat - starts the frevvo Database Connector on a Windows operating system Start-DBConnector.sh - starts the frevvo Database Connector as a *nix console instance. Restart-DBConnector-Service.bat - restarts the frevvo Database Connector on a Windows operating system Restart-DBConnector.sh - restarts the frevvo Database Connector as a *nix console instance. Stop-DBConnector-Service.bat - stops the frevvo Database Connector on a Windows operating system. Stop-DbConnector.sh - stops the frevvo Database Connector *nix console instance.

   • Method 3 for *nix OS
     1. Execute the  DB Connector.sh shell script for Unix/Linux operating systems.
   • Method 4 for Linux
     1. The Database Connector can also run as a service under Linux systemd
        
        

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   It is possible to manage the Database Connector using systemd ‘service’ scripts. Copy the sample service file located in /bin/dbconnector.service to /etc/systemd/system Review it's contents and Make sure it is executable. You can now use systemd to manage the dbconnector service: systemctl start dbconnector.service systemctl stop dbconnector.service systemctl restart dbconnector.service systemctl status dbconnector.service To flag the service to start automatically on system boot use the following command: Code Block systemctl enable dbconnector.service Consult the service unit configuration man page for more details.

5. Test the connector installation by copying this URL directly into your browser:
   
   http://localhost:8081/database/status - Note the standalone connector runs on port 8081 by default.  
   
   
6. When the status returns Passed for each queryset, you are ready to configure the Database Connector.
   
   
   
   

7. If the status returns failures or disabled Connector Test failed then:

   1. Review the previous installation steps
   2. See starting and testing the connector installation for more detailed instructions and common problems. 
8. When the status returns Passed for each queryset, your installation is complete
9. Cloud customers must also verify connector connectivity to the frevvo Cloud Server.
10. Follow the Connector Configuration Instructions with the detailed steps to integrate the connector with your database.

Install a JDBC Driver

The connector relies on the JDBC API. You can use any relational database as long as you have a JDBC driver for that database.

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1. Download  the latest frevvo-tomcat bundle from the frevvo website.

2. Download the Database Connector war file.

3. Extract the tomcat bundle zipfile to a location of your choice. We will refer to this directory as <frevvo-home>.

4. Copy database.war to <frevvo-home>\tomcat\webapps.

5. Start the Insight server, then start Live Forms.

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6. Test the connector installation by copying this URL directly into your browser:
   http://localhost:8082/database/status
   After performing these steps you will have: successfully installed the  database connector and retrieved data from the built-in test database
7. Log into as the superuser (admin@d, admin). Create a tenant.
8. Create a designer user in the tenant
9. Download the Database Connector Application, then upload it to your designer user. This application includes some example forms that demonstrate the power of the Database Connector using built-in databases.