Running the Installation Script on Linux
In a client-server network or in a standalone setup, you must install Harmony, as well as the following services on the server or the standalone computer:
| tbdbserver | Controls access to the database. |
| License service | Controls the number of licenses and features available to Harmony users. |
| Batch processing | Controls batch vectorizing and rendering queues. |
| Web Control Center | Allows download and upload of scenes from the database. |
| Link server | If you are installing Harmony on a Mac OS X server that will support Windows clients, you must install the Link server. |
To install Harmony programs and services, you must run the installation package. Before you start the installation, make sure you are currently logged in the system with administrator rights on your local computer.
See below the installation options.
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Option |
Default Value |
Details |
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Inactive |
Installs binaries and configuration files required to run Harmony applications. Include this option when performing a fresh install or when you upgrade Harmony. Use option when installing Harmony on the server. |
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Inactive |
Installs the This option also creates a fresh database when there is no Use this option when installing Harmony on the server and on the standalone machine. |
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Inactive |
Displays script usage information. |
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Inactive |
Adds Harmony entries to the KDE application menu. |
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Inactive |
Installs the This daemon is required for Linux or IRIX servers to create symbolic links for Windows clients. If you have Windows clients, you must install this daemon on the server. |
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Inactive |
Installs the This parameter is required if this computer is going to batch process files for Harmony. |
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Inactive |
Does not output any information during installation. |
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Inactive
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Registers Harmony URLs to open in harmony[edition]_14 with the compatible desktop specified in the DE environment variable (using xdg-open). |
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Directory where the installer will install the |
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- - |
Inactive |
Updates the |
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- - |
Inactive | Installs the Web Control Center as a daemon. |
- 'daemons' (i.e. -d -l -p)
- menu (-kde)
- binaries (-b)
Typically a Harmony_Edition lnx86_64 server will be installed with options "-b -d -l -kde -p -u" and a client with options "-p -kde".
How to run the installation script
- Uncompress the distribution file.
tar xvfz [path_to_distribution_file]/[filename].tar.gz
- Change to the directory that was extracted from the
tar.gzfile.
- Run the install script as the root user, specifying the options required for your server. There are a number of options that control the installation process. For a typical Harmony server or a standalone machine, run the installation script with the following parameters:
./install -b -d -kde
With these options, the binaries are installed, and the database server is installed and set up to start automatically. These options also add Harmony entries to the application menu.
If your Linux server will be serving Windows clients, add the -l option.
If you are setting up the clients for batch rendering, add the -p parameter. It is not recommended to configure batch processing on the server as it will slow it down.