Prerequisites

This section specifies which prerequisites to install for Globe components on each machine, and describes how to install them.

This task shows you how to:

Install Prerequisites on the Machines Hosting Globe Apps

Install the following prerequisites:

  • OS: Redhat Enterprise Linux.
  • Database (configured to support UTF-8 and UTF-16): Oracle and SQL Server on Linux Server

    The database is shared by all the Globe components. For performance reasons, we recommend that it should be hosted on a dedicated machine.

  • Java Development Kit (JDK) / Apache TomEE+ are required. It is recommended to use an already installed one, but you can also install the embedded one for convenience.
  • For the Reverse Proxy SSL and load balancing use Apache httpd or HA Proxy.

Install Prerequisites on the Machine Hosting Globe (Linux)

Globe comprises several components, all running in the same TomEE instance.

Install Apache TomEE if necessary.

This is optional since you can choose to use embedded TomEE. This procedure is for external TomEE only.

Set CATALINA_BASE directory ownership recursively to the x3ds applicative user and grant read/write access.

Make sure that the instance uses the correct port (check all ports including control, HTTP, HTTPs, AJP) in their respective conf\server.xml file.

Install Prerequisites on the Machine Hosting Globe Index (Linux)

Globe is installed on top of Exalead CloudView.

To prepare the machine that will host the Globe Index, follow the Exalead CloudView OS requirements and installation procedure described in Installing CloudView.

Important: Install Exalead CloudView before installing any other Globe Index component. The installation of Globe Index and Exalead CloudView must be performed using the same user.