Install OpenLM Broker – Linux – HT820

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OpenLM Broker – .tar.gz packaging installation #

Make sure you have a single OpenLM Server installation on a central network server and that Java 11 is installed on your machine.

Extract the archive:

tar -xzf OpenLM_Broker_4.9.0.60.tar.gz -C /opt/OpenLM/

Navigate to the directory where it was extracted
```
cd /opt/OpenLM/OpenLM_Broker_4.9.0.60/
```
Open the settings.sh file in a text editor (e.g nano):
```
nano settings.sh
```
Edit the following variables and save the file:
1. BROKERSRVNAMEUSER – if you want to run the Broker process under a user different than root (make sure the files inside the Broker folder also have the appropriate user set as owner)
2. JAVA_HOME – the path to the JDK or JRE 11 (e.g. /usr/lib/jvm/java-11-openjdk)
Install the Broker with:
```
sudo ./broker.sh install
```
Check it’s status:
```
sudo ./broker.sh status
```

Run the detection script:

sudo ./detect.sh broker.xml <Hostname/IP of OpenLM Server>

Restart the Broker service:
```
sudo ./broker.sh restart
```
Open the OpenLM EasyAdmin user interface and approve the new license managers there.

sudo ./sudo rpm openlm_broker_21.8.26.1126.x86_64.rpm

Other useful commands

1.Check other OpenLM components

sudo rpm -qa|grep openlm installed on your machine

2.Check the content of the service folder

ls /etc/systemd/system

3. Check the status of the service

sudo service broker status

4. Upgrade the program

Sudo rpm -e openlm_broker_21.8.26.1126.x86_64.rpm

5. Uninstall the program

sudo apt-get purge -U openlm_broker_21.8.26.1126.x86_64.rpm

(Optional – if you have a GUI):

Run the visual configuration tool with:

sudo ./broker.sh config

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Updated on January 19, 2023