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• The installer can be run in graphical mode or in headless mode, see JS7 - Controller - Use of Linux/Windows Headless Installation.

• The installer asks for elevated administrative privileges, therefore it is not required to change the permissions in the .\service directory and the installer sets read/write permissions for the .\logs directory.
• After the installation you will find
  
  • a Windows Service "SOS JS7 Controller -id=<controller-id>"
  • an executable file .\service\js7_controller_<controller-id>.exe that is started by the Windows Service.

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Run Installer

• Run the installer for the JS7 Controller using

  Code Block
  language bash title Windows command to run the graphical installer
  > C:\Temp\controller.<release>\setup.cmd

• The installer asks for administrative privileges.  
• Select the language to be used for the setup: English and German are available.
  
  

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• Run the JS7 Controller uninstaller.
  • The default location of the uninstall.cmd file is:
    
    • C:\Program Files\sos-berlin.com\js7\controller\<controller-id>\Uninstaller
• Restore the Controller folders from the backup by unzipping the .zip archive for the installation directory and configuration directory to the respective locations.
• Re-install the Windows Service from the command line:
  • Switch to the Controller's .\bin directory from the command line.
    • The default location of the .\bin directory is:
      

      • C:\Program Files\sos-berlin.com\js7\controller\<controller-id>\bin

  • Run the following command that installs the Controller's Windows Service:

    controller.cmd install-service

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Having completed the installation or update of a JS7 Controller you can start the Controller either manually or from its Unix daemon/Windows Service, see JS7 - Controller Command Line Operation.

Installation Log

The installer creates a log file in the directory that is pointed to by the environment variable JS7_CONTROLLER_LOGS or in the logs sub-directory of the Controller's configuration directory.

• The default location of the logs directory for the Controller is:
  
  • C:\ProgramData\sos-berlin.com\js7\controller/<controller-id> on Windows.
• Installation log files use names according to the pattern, Install_V<release>_<date-time>_....log where <release> is the release number and <date-time> refers to the point in time of installation.
• For further information about logging see JS7 - Logging .

Initial Operation

• Having completed the installation or update of a JS7 Controller you can start the Controller either manually or from its Unix daemon/Windows Service, see JS7 - Controller Command Line Operation.
• Consider the following information about initial operation:
  • JS7 - Initial Operation for Standalone Controller
  • JS7 - Initial Operation for Controller Cluster

Further References

• JS7 - Controller - Use of Linux/Windows Headless Installation
• JS7 - Controller - Command Line Operation
• JS7 - Controller Configuration

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