PREREQUISITE: Create Access Control db Storage

Preparations

 

AVIX SERVER Installation media

Download the installation media, the server zip archive. If you don´t have a download URL, ask your contact at Solme AB to get one. The downloadable unit is entitled  "se.solme.avix.server.product-win32.win32.x86_64.zip" or similarly. 

Note March 14th 2023: Use "master" build #1073 or later!

Unzip zip Archive

Unzip the server zip file at the host where you intend to install it. 

Avoid white spaces in the path! 

The unzipped content will look like this:

Repositories.xml file

Make sure to create a file called "repositories.xml" in the root directory of the installation. The example content below uses embedded h2 db. (In a real deployment scenario, you will likely use a professional DBMS e.g. MS SQL Server, Postgres etc)

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes" ?>
<repositoryConfig>
	<!-- h2 repository example (self-hosted by the AVIX server) -->
	<repository name="avix" type="se.solme.avix.server.cdo.h2" databaseName="avix"/>
	<repository name="admin" type="se.solme.avix.server.cdo.h2" databaseName="admin"/>
</repositoryConfig>

 

load_storages.xml file

Finally, make sure to create a file called "load_storages.xml" in the root directory of the installation. This file informs the server on startup, which storages that should be loaded. It should have the following contents to load the AC storage that has been created:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<load_storage_config>
	<load_storage storage="dba:/localhost:45500/admin/AC" workspace="AC"/>
</load_storage_config>

You will need to restart the server for the load_storages.xml file to be processed. 

Install as Windows Service

1. Open a command prompt with administrative privileges
   1. Press Windows key to open the Start menu. Start typing "cmd" to get Command Prompt application to appear
   2. Right-click and "Run as administrator"
   3. 
2. In the opened Command prompt, navigate to the unzipped AVIX server directory
   1. Tip: use the change directory command. Example: "cd .." to move one step up. "cd temp" to open a directory called temp.
   2. Tip: The command "dir" will display contents of current directory.
3. Assert you are in the root directory of the AVIX server. Using the example screenshot from the "Unzip" section above, the "C:\AVIX\Servers\se.solme.avix.server.product-win32.win32.x86_64" directory.
4. Install the service, by running a batch script file:
   1. Type: commons-daemon\register_service.bat (tip: start typing ”co..” and press TAB)  Press "Enter" to run the installation script. 

   2. 

Verify service installation

Open Windows Services manager. Locate the "Solme AviX Server Service":

Verify that the service is running the AVIX server you just installed: Right-click and select "Properties":

Verify server installation

Check that ports are open (by default TCP 2036 and 45500)

In case you are working on the host where the server is installed, try: http://localhost:45500/services 

If working as intended, you should see something like this: