Installing From Installer

Please read CHAPTER 2 RUNNING THE BINARY INSTALLER FOR EVALUATION from our Installation Guide for instructions on the same for the current latest version:

https://docs.tibco.com/pub/js-jrs/8.2.0/doc/pdf/js-jrs_8.2.0_Install-Guide.pdf?id=8

Installing from Binary Installer

If you are installing from the Binary Installer (Windows or Linux), the steps are straightforward.

The installer has default values for questions asked during the installation.

Windows

Make sure that you have Admin permissions as part of the login user you install under.

Default installation location is:  C:Program Filesjasperserver-<ver>.

Linux

Make sure that you have full write permissions to the directory that you intend to install to.

The default installation location is:  /home/username/jasperserver-<ver>

What will the Installer Install?

The installer will install everything you need to run JasperReoprts Server. It will install:

• Tomcat 5.5
• MySQL 5.0
• Java 1.5
• JasperReports Server Web Application
• Optionally Populate Sample Data (handy for seeing how things work)
• Optionally Install iReport (used for Report Creation)

All of the components listed above will be put into the install directory that you chose.

I Already Have Tomcat and MySQL Installed

If you already have an instance of Tomcat (5.5 or 6.0) and/or an instance of MySQL on your server, you can choose to install to these "existing" applications. The installer will prompt you as to whether to use an "existing" or "bundled" Tomcat and/or MySQL.

Is There More Documentation on Installers?

The JasperReports Server Install Guide can be downloaded directly from the JasperReports Server Downloads Area.

It has detailed information on installation steps, and post-configuration steps to consider.

See JasperReports Server Downloads

How Do I Start JasperReports Server After Installation?

Windows

Start/Stop menus will be created under Windows.

Look for:

Start > All Programs > JasperReports Server > JasperReports Server Management > Start JasperReports Server

Or you can start/stop from the command line:

cd <js-install>/bin

allctl.bat start or stop

Linux

In many of the Linux GUIs, start/stop menu items will be created as part the installation.

To start/stop from the command line:

cd <js-install>

jasperctl.sh start/stop

How Do I Login to JasperReports Server?

Once JasperReports Server is up and running, you can login.

Go to the Login page:

http://localhost:8080/jasperserver

Admin Login:

username: jasperadmin

password: jasperadmin

Note: Make sure and change your password for better security.

Where Do I Find the Installer Log?

As the installer runs, it writes out current operations to an installer log. If you have any trouble installing you can take a look at the log and perhaps post to the JasperServer Forums for advise on what to do.

Windows Install Log Location

C:Documents and Settings<user>Local SettingsTempbitrock_installer_<num>.log

Linux Install Log Location

/tmp/bitrock_installer-<num>.log

Which Linux Distributions and Version are Supported by the Installer?

The Linux Installer has been successfully run on the following Linux Distribution Versions:

• RHEL 5.2
• RHEL 4.7
• Fedora 10
• Fedora 9
• Ubuntu 8.10 (Had trouble with OpenJDK 1.6. Need to re-try)
• Ubuntu 8.04
• Debian 5.0
• SUSE 11.1
• CentOS 5.2

Try out your Distribution/Version and add info about how it ran below!

Additional Linux Installer Testing

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