Platform Installation Guide

(printable version)

 

Overview

This guide provides information on installation planning, configuration, and tuning of the platform for optimum performance and security. It is intended for installers who are building a fully-optimized, production installation.

Additional Resources

• For a searchable and printable version of this guide, see the Platform Installation Guide (printable)
• To learn more about the latest release, see the All Release Notes
• See also these additional resources for installation and configuration:

• networking.properties
• Internal Database Settings
• Service Provider Settings
• Installation FAQs

Installation Requirements

• Hardware Requirements
• Software Requirements
• License Requirements

Installation Planning

• Platform Hardware Stack
• Platform Software Stack
• Platform Deployment Options
• Prototype Deployment
• Choosing a MySQL Replication Strategy
• Choosing a MySQL High Availability Option

Platform Installation

• Installation Files
• Configuring MySQL
  • Configuring the MySQL Server
  • MySQL Tuning Parameters

• Configuring the Platform
  • Installing and Upgrading the Application Server
  • Requesting a License

• Installing the Chart Handling Libraries
• Adding Multibyte Character Set Fonts for PDF Printing

Platform Security

• Managing SSL Certificates
• Controlling Port Access
• Running the Platform as a Non-Root User

Backend Services

• Managing Backend Services
• Enabling and Disabling Backend Services
• Manually Configuring Backend Services
  • Configuring Document Services
  • Configuring the Quartz Scheduler
  • Configuring memcached

Performance Optimizations

• Configuring MySQL to Run on a Separate Server
• Installing and Configuring Apache for Use with the Platform
• Adding Additional Application Servers
• Adding Additional memcached Servers

Application Server Administration

• Server Restart Sequence
• Start the Application Server
• Restart the Application Server
• Stop the Application Server
• Accessing the Application Server
• Creating a Tenant
• Managing Email Credits with Vertical Response

Database Administration

• Recognizing the Platform Databases
• Database Administration Tips
• Database Backup and Recovery

Housekeeping

• Regular Maintenance Ensures Top Performance
• Purging and Archiving Data on the Platform
• Cleaning up Temporary Files on the Server

Platform Monitoring

• Heartbeat Check
• Monitoring Servers
• Monitoring Processes
  • Monitoring and Tuning Garbage Collection
  • Monitoring and Tuning MySQL
  • Monitoring OS Statistics
• Monitoring Ports
• Monitoring memcached
• Monitoring Cluster-Enabled Quartz Instances

Platform Tuning

• Tuning Tomcat
• Tuning Report Threads

Troubleshooting

• Adding MIME Types
• Watching Application Server Logs
• Troubleshooting Quartz