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  • The JOC Cockpit can be installed on Linux and Windows systems without use of a graphical installer by running the JOC Cockpit installer in headless mode.Technically the JOC Cockpit can be operated for any Unix environments, however, the JS7 - Platforms limit support by SOS for JOC Cockpit operation to Linux., for use of a graphical installer see JS7 - JOC Cockpit - Use of Graphical Installer

Prerequisites

The following requirements have to be met before JOC Cockpit can be installed and operated:

  • A Java Runtime Environment starting from version 1.8 is required. For details see Which Java versions is JobScheduler available for?
  • Technically the JOC Cockpit can be operated for any Unix environments, however, the JS7 - Platforms limit support for JOC Cockpit operation to Linux.
  • JOC Cockpit requires access to a database to store inventory information, status information and workflow related logs, see JS7 - Database.
    • A schema has to be created in the database prior to installation.
    • A user account has to be created that is granted full privileges to the schema.
    • If you intend to use different accounts and privilege sets for setup and for operation of JOC Cockpit then consider switching Hibernate configuration files after setup (see below) to use an account with limited privileges to select, insert, update, delete and execute permissions for schema objects.
  • Installation of JOC Cockpit requires administrative privileges in the following situations:
    • for Unix systems:
      • Root permissions are required if JOC Cockpit is to be installed including the Jetty servlet container.
      • To install JOC Cockpit without root permissions the setup script should can be executed with the -u argument, otherwise the sudo prompt will ask for the root password.
    • for Windows systems:
      • The setup asks for requires administrative privileges.

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  • Download the JOC Cockpit installer archive for your target environment from the JS7 - Download page.
    • For Unix systems:
      • A .tar.gz archive including the installer is available that can be used to run the installer.
        • js7_joc_linux.<release>.tar.gz
    • For Windows systems:
      • A .zip archive including the installer is available that can be used to run the installer.
        • js7_joc_windows.<release>.zip
  • The .tar.gz/.zip archives can be used to install JOC Cockpit with the graphical installer or for headless installation with both 32 bit and 64 bit operating systems.

Installation in Headless Mode

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