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Install EASA as a Service

If EASA or Tomcat has been set up to run as a service for a previous version of EASA, then remove the old EASA or Tomcat service before installing the latest one. See Removing the EASA Service.


Windows EASA Server

To install EASA on a Windows computer:

  • Log on to the EASA Server as Administrator.
  • Open a Windows command prompt
  • Change folder to the location of the EASA service installation executable file
    • Enter the following command:
      • cd <EASAROOT>/tomcat/bin
  • At the prompt, type the following command:
    • service install
    • Restart the computer.

The EASA service has now been installed and automatically started on a Windows EASA Server.


Linux EASA Server

To install EASA on a Linux computer:

  • Log on to the EASA Server as root.
  • Open a shell window and create a symbolic link by entering the following command:
    • ln -s /full/path/to/<EASAROOT>/tomcat/bin/easa.sh /etc/init.d/easa
  • Determine the run level for EASA.
    • If EASA is to run without loading the X Server, the EASA startup script should be linked to run level 3.
      • Create a symbolic link:
        • ln -s /etc/init.d/easa /etc/rc.d/rc3.d/S<num>easa
          • where <num> needs to be a unique integer less than 100.

An Example

For example: S30easa.

  • Create a symbolic link:
    • ln -s /etc/init.d/easa /etc/rc.d/rc3.d/S30easa
  • To run EASA together with the X Server, the EASA startup script should be linked to run level 5.
    • ln -s /etc/init.d/easa /etc/rc.d/rc5.d/S30easa

The EASA service is now installed on a Linux EASA Server.