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Chapter 2. Installing JBoss EAP 8.0 using the jboss-eap-installation-manager

You can install JBoss EAP 8.0 by using one of the following installation methods:

  • The jboss-eap-installation-manager installation method.
  • The GUI installer.
  • The archive installation method.
  • The RPM installation method.
Note

This section only covers the jboss-eap-installation-manager installation method.

Prerequisites

  • You have created an account on the Red Hat Customer Portal.
  • You have reviewed JBoss EAP 8.0 supported configurations.
  • You have installed a supported JDK.
  • You have access to the internet.

Download the jboss-eap-installation-manager CLI tool from the Red Hat Customer Portal

Prerequisites

  • You have access to the internet
  • You have created an account on the Red Hat customer portal and are logged in.

Procedure

  • On the Red Hat customer portal, download the jboss-eap-installation-manager.

Additional resources

Install JBoss EAP by following the procedures below.

Prerequisites

  • You have access to the internet
  • You have created an account on the Red Hat customer portal and are logged in.
  • You have downloaded the jboss-eap-installation-manager.

Procedure

  1. Open your terminal emulator and navigate to the directory containing the downloaded jboss-eap-installation-manager.

  2. Install JBoss EAP by running the following command:

    Syntax

    ./jboss-eap-installation-manager.sh install --profile eap-8.0 --dir eap-8
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    Example

    ./jboss-eap-installation-manager.sh install --profile eap-8.0 --dir eap-8
Installing profile: eap-8.0
Using channels:
# eap-8.0
  manifest: org.jboss.eap.channels:eap-8.0
  repositories:
    id: mrrc
    url: https://maven.repository.redhat.com/ga/
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    Review the end user license agreement, and follow the rest of the prompts to install JBoss EAP. 

    Accept the agreement(s) [y/N]y

Feature-packs resolved.
Packages installed.
Downloaded artifacts.
JBoss modules installed.
Configurations generated.
JBoss examples installed.
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Note

NOTE: The jboss-eap-installation-manager is also supported on Microsoft Windows. To use this script on a Windows machine, replace the .sh with .bat in your script.

Additional resources

After installing an update, you can revert back to a previously installed version of JBoss EAP.

Prerequisites

  • You have access to the internet.
  • You have created an account on the Red Hat customer portal and are logged in.
  • You have downloaded the jboss-eap-installation-manager.
  • You have updated JBoss EAP.

Procedure

  1. Navigate to the directory containing the jboss-eap-installation-manager by using your terminal emulator.

  2. View the history of all versions of JBoss EAP, which you have installed: 

    ./jboss-eap-installation-manager.sh history --dir eap-8
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    Note

    This command displays all JBoss EAP installations and updates with their respective installation state ID.

  3. Investigate specific changes made to JBoss EAP during an update: 

    ./jboss-eap-installation-manager.sh history --dir eap-8 --revision <Installation state>
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    This command displays specific JBoss EAP components that have been updated

  4. Revert JBoss EAP by specifying the installation state of the JBoss EAP version in the following command:

    Syntax

    ./jboss-eap-installation-manager.sh revert perform --dir eap-8 --revision <Installation state>
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    Important

    You must specify the installation state of the JBoss EAP version.

    Example

    ./jboss-eap-installation-manager.sh revert perform --dir eap-8 --revision 6a6f55eb
Feature-packs resolved.
Packages installed.
Downloaded artifacts.
JBoss modules installed.
Configurations generated.
JBoss examples installed.

Reverted server prepared, comparing changes
No changes found
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    Follow the rest of the prompts to revert JBoss EAP updates. 

    Continue with revert [y/N]: y
Applying changes

Server reverted to state ea768519.
Operation completed in 55.39 seconds.
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2.4. Installing JBoss EAP 8.0 Offline
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You can install JBoss EAP 8.0 offline. By choosing this method, you can install from a local or file-system Maven repository.

Prerequisites

Procedure

  1. Extract the Maven repository archive file.
  2. Open your terminal emulator and navigate to the directory containing the extracted Maven repository file.

  3. Install JBoss EAP by running the following command: 

    ./jboss-eap-installation-manager.sh install --profile eap-8.0 --dir eap-8 --repositories file:maven-repository
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2.5. Managing JBoss EAP installation channels
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After successfully setting up JBoss EAP, you can change the channels to which your JBoss EAP installation is subscribed.

Prerequisite

Procedure

  1. Managing JBoss EAP installation channels

    1. Investigate the channels your JBoss EAP installation is currently subscribed to by using the following command: 

      ./jboss-eap-installation-manager.sh channel list --dir eap-8
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    2. Subscribe your JBoss EAP installation to a new channel by using the following command: 

      ./jboss-eap-installation-manager.sh channel add --channel-name <CHANNEL_NAME> --manifest <GROUP_ID:ARTIFACT_ID> --repositories <ID::REPOSITORY_URL> --dir eap-8
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    3. unsubscribe your JBoss EAP installation from a channel using the following command: 

      ./jboss-eap-installation-manager.sh channel remove --channel-name <CHANNEL_NAME> --dir eap-8
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    4. Export a server snapshot by using the following command: 

      ./jboss-eap-installation-manager.sh clone export --dir=<directory> --path=<target_archive>
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Note

Any modifications you have made to configuration files will not be exported.

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