Pre-requisites
- Sun Java Runtime Environment (JRE) 1.6
- wget (for abiCloud installer)
- unzip (for abiCloud installer)
- NFS server
- dhcp server
- Tomcat server (included in the abiCloud installer)
- MySQL server 5 (included in the abiCloud installer)
Java Virtual Machine
Sun JRE 1.6 is required. Make sure the binary from Sun is the default. There are several ways to install Java. You can look at these guides for the following operating systems:
If your Operative System aren't in the list, you can follow these steps:
Running java -version should see something like:
You can look at these guides for the following operating systems:
NFS server
NFSv3 is required. To install NFS server on your system, use the package manager of your distribution. Here are some examples:
- Debian / Ubuntu
- Centos
Edit /etc/exports file and add:
Restart your nfs server:
- Debian / Ubuntu
- Centos
Check with exportfs:
DHCP server
| For Premium users Version 3 is required to enable OMAPI. |
Follow the next instructions to install an configure the dhcp server:
- Debian / Ubuntu
- Centos
| For Premium users Edit your dhcpd.conf and add these lines: omapi-port 7791; subnet 0.0.0.0 netmask 0.0.0.0 { Restart the dhcp server. |
MySQL
MySQL 5 is required. To install MySQL on your system, use the package manager of your distribution. Here are some examples:
- Ubuntu
- Debian
- Centos
To install it manually, try these steps:
| Timeout Edit your my.cnf and and these lines in [mysqld] section: |
Create a new database named kinton and a user that has access to this database.
Tomcat
Tomcat 5 or superior is required. To install Tomcat on your system, use the package manager of your distribution. Here are some examples:
- Ubuntu
- Debian
- Centos
To install it manually, try these steps:
WAR installation
Downloads all war files from SourceForge and the sql file. Stop your tomcat and copy all war files in the webapps directory. Deploy manually all wars.
mkdir server unzip server.war -d server mkdir virtualfactory unzip virtualfactory.war -d virtualfactory mkdir vsm unzip vsm.war -d vsm mkdir am unzip am.war -d am mkdir client unzip client.war -d client
Configure the application. Load the sql file to kinton database and run tomcat.

