IBM Web Service Streaming Engine

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Platform requirements

Operating systems: Windows (tested on Windows XP Professional and Windows Server 2000, but other Windows versions should also work); Linux.

Software:

• For installation platform: Java 1.4 or above (1.5 recommended)
• For user platform:
  • A Web browser: Internet Explorer (tested on Version 6.0) or Mozilla Firefox (Version 1.0); other browsers will probably also work.
  • JavaScript must be enabled on all browsers (for viewing).
  • Apple QuickTime client (for viewing streamed files).

Installation instructions

Both Windows and Linux installations will install Apache Tomcat (Version 5.5.12) and Apache Axis (Version 1.3). The Streaming Engine will be installed as a Web service under Axis (Axis itself is a Web service under Tomcat), while a "war" file will install the Administrative and Client Web Pages onto Tomcat as a deployed application. Shortcuts will be placed on the Windows desktop pointing to the Administrative and Client Web Pages. Those pages can also be accessed remotely.

Windows:

1. Make sure that the user has administrator privileges.
2. Download the file, unzip it, and double-click on the .exe file.
3. Running the Streaming Engine: After installation, Tomcat should already have been started automatically as a Windows service. However, some JDKs cause problems in starting the service, in which case Tomcat can be manually started by typing the following at a command prompt:

   %CATALINA_HOME%\bin\startup.bat

   In order to stop manually, type the following:

   %CATALINA_HOME%\bin\shutdown.bat

1. Make sure that you are logged in as root.
2. Download the file and extract the contents (typically by double-clicking).
3. In order to Run in Terminal, double-click on the bin file. The installation may be silent for several seconds, but it will have started.
4. Running the Streaming Engine: At a command prompt, type the following:

   $CATALINA_HOME/bin/startup.sh

   In order to stop, type the following:

   $CATALINA_HOME$/bin/shutdown.sh