Install IronTap server

Created: 29 Mar 2021 | Updated: 16 May 2022

Download IronTap

z/IRIS IronTap installation packages can be downloaded from the mainstorconcept JFrog Repository. New users should contact technical support to receive their access credentials.

wget --ask-password --user <JFROG_LOGIN>  <URL to file>

CODE

mainstorconcept GmbH and its partners licence and distribute z/IRIS. For more information about obtaining the required licences to run z/IRIS, consult your mainstorconcept representative.

Requirements

Refer to Minimum Requirements before installing IronTap.

APM tools that will receive and process data from z/IRIS, should be active and running before installing and configuring IronTap.

Steps to install IronTap as a server node

Create the IRONTAP_BASE_DIR folder '/opt/mainstorconcept/'.
Extract the z/IRIS IronTap release zip file into the IRONTAP_BASE_DIR path.
The z/IRIS IronTap files are located in the IRONTAP_INSTALL_DIR '/opt/mainstorconcept/irontap/'.

Start IronTap

Change your working directory to your IRONTAP_INSTALL_DIR.
Execute the launcher script ‘run.sh’.

Stop IronTap

Execute the Java Virtual Machine Process Status Tool 'jps'.
Invoking kill on the IronTapLauncher process will issue a graceful shutdown.

Example

jps
142027 IronTapLauncher

kill 142027

CODE

Installation files and directories

IronTap path	Description
lib/	contains z/IRIS IronTap modules and dependencies.
application.conf	defines settings for the application.
log4j2.xml	defines the logging behaviour of z/IRIS IronTap.
run.sh	describes a launcher script for z/IRIS IronTap.

>> Configure IronTap