Installation Steps

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frevvo-tomcat Bundle Instructions

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

1. Stop your server.
2. Download Database Connector war file that is compatible with the version of that you are running to <frevvo-home>\tomcat\webapps.
3. Rename the downloaded file to database.war
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5. Start your server

6. Browse http://<host>:<port>/database/status

7. If the status returns failures or disabled:

   1. Review the previous installation steps.

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

8. When the status returns Passed for each queryset, your installation is complete
9. Follow the Connector Configuration Instructions with the detailed steps to integrate the connector with your database.

Upgrading from a previous version (for frevvo-tomcat Bundle)

To upgrade a previous version of the Database Connector to the latest version in your existing Tomcat bundle installation:

1. Ensure you have downloaded the supported version of OpenJDK. Check Supported Platforms before beginning.

2. Stop Live Forms

3. Download the latest version of the Database Connector

4. Extract the database.war to your <frevvo-home>\tomcat\webapps directory.

5. Verify that the Database Connector configuration is correct for the new version. 

6. Browse the status URL http(s)://<host>:<port>/database/status.  Your database configuration is successful when the status returns Passed! for each queryset. 

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>
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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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        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.

   1. Copy the sample service file located in /bin/dbconnector.service to /etc/systemd/system
   2. Review its contents and
   3. 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:

   systemctl enable dbconnector.service

   Consult the service unit configuration page for more details.

5. Browse http://<host>:<port>/database/status - Note the standalone connector defaults to port 8081.
   
6. 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. 
7. When the status returns Passed for each queryset, your installation is complete.
8. Cloud customers must also verify connector connectivity to the frevvo Cloud Server.
9. Follow the Connector Configuration Instructions with the detailed steps to integrate the connector with your database.
   

Upgrading from a previous version (for standalone)

To upgrade a previous version of the Database Connector to the latest version using the standalone connector:

1. Ensure you have downloaded the supported version of OpenJDK. Check Supported Platforms before beginning.

2. Stop Live Forms

3. Download the latest version of the Standalone Database Connector bundle

4. Install the bundle.

5. Verify that the Database Connector configuration is correct for the new version. 

6. Browse http(s)://localhost:8081/database/status. Your database configuration is successful when the status returns Passed! for each queryset. 

Install a JDBC Driver

The connector relies on the JDBC API. You must have a JDBC driver for your database. Refer to Supported Platforms for the list of databases certified by frevvo.

1. Install the Driver
   1. If your database uses a preinstalled drive, you can skip this step. The preinstalled drivers are:
      1. MS SQL driver - This is embedded in the database.war file with standalone bundle, however it is not embedded in the frevvo-tomcat bundle.
      2. DERBY driver
   2. If your database driver is not preinstalled, you will have to locate a compatible driver from the internet. Try these locations.
      1. Oracle
      2. MySQL
2. Locate the driver (i.e. mysql-connector-java-<version>-bin.jar or ojdbc6.jar) among the files that were installed. For example, on the location may be: Windows C:\Program Files (x86)\MySQL\MySQL Connector J\mysql-connector-java-8.0.19-bin.jar.
3. Copy your driver to
   • Tomcat Bundle <frevvo-home>/tomcat/lib, or 
   • Standalone Bundle <db-home>\database-connector-2.5.x\lib 
     
     

DB Connector Quick Demo

The BIRT (ClassicModels) and myStore querySets are preloaded with in-memory Derby databases and test data.  This make it very easy to try out the connector.  No configuration is necessary.

Follow the steps below to deploy the connector in the the frevvo-tomcat bundle and you can get started very quickly

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

2. Download the Database Connector war file. Rename it to database.war.

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.

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 Project, then upload it to your designer user. This project includes some example forms that demonstrate the power of the Database Connector using built-in databases.