| Installing Apache Airavata XBaya 0.6 |
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| Prerequisites |
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| Java 1.5 or later |
| Maven (tested on v 3.0.2) |
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| Build Apache Airavata XBaya JNLP from Source |
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| * Unzip/untar the source file or check out from svn. |
| * cd to project folder and type |
| $ mvn clean install |
| Note: in order to skip tests use the command |
| $ mvn clean install -Dmaven.test.skip=true |
| * The compressed binary distribution is created at <PROJECT DIR>/modules/distribution/xbaya-gui/target/apache-airavata-xbaya-gui-<airavata-version>-jnlp.zip |
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| Installing the JNLP Distribution |
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| * Extract the Apache Airavata XBaya JNLP distribution to a web accessible location |
| * Update the the xbaya.jnlp file "codebase" with the web access location of the jnlp |
| eg: <jnlp ... codebase="http://example-server.com/airavata/xbaya/" ...> |
| ... |
| ... |
| </jnlp> |
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| Starting Apache Airavata XBaya JNLP |
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| Using the web browser |
| * Using a browser navigate to the url <JNLP-web-access-url>/xbaya.jnlp |
| eg: http://example-server.com/airavata/xbaya/xbaya.jnlp |
| * Following the web start download instructions to run XBaya |
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| Using the commandline |
| * type for following command in the commandline to start the Airavata XBaya |
| $ javaws <JNLP-web-access-url>/xbaya.jnlp |
| eg: $ javaws http://example-server.com/airavata/xbaya/xbaya.jnlp |
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| Running Tests |
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| Once the binary is unzipped, instructions to run the tests should be followed from README |
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| Tutorials |
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| The airavata website has instructions for basic tutorials: |
| * For basic understanding of how Airavata works - http://airavata.apache.org/documentation/system/airavata-in-5-minutes.html |
| * Describing and executing applications using Airavata - http://airavata.apache.org/documentation/system/airavata-in-10-minutes.html |
| * Advanced tutorial to provide understanding of how to run sample workflows distributed with Airavata - http://airavata.apache.org/documentation/system/advanced-workflow-samples.html |
