3.3 Install Reload

Installation performs the following tasks:

  • Installs the Reload System software to the path: /opt/beginfinite/reload.

  • Creates initialization scripts to start the Reload Daemon on server bootup.

  • Creates various Reload initialization scripts such as "reload, reloadd, reloadm, and reloadj" in the /usr/sbin directory, so that they are available to the Linux administrator "root".

  • Sets up a default Reload System configuration.

  • Starts the Reload Daemon.

  • If the Reload server has a connection to the Internet and can browse the web, then the Reload server will attempt to install a piece of software called Xdialog. The Xdialog is used to view Reload log files in a graphical user interface. It cannot be bundled with Reload, because of licensing issues, so Reload downloads it to the Reload server if the server has a connection to the Internet. Xdialog is not required.

  • Installs a Reload Administration icon to the root user's Xwindows desktop. If you are in an XWindows type session, you should see an icon on the root user's desktop. This icon is compatible with a basic GNOME or KDE installation. The icon is for convenience, and may not work in all Linux desktop environments.

3.3.1 Install Reload

Download Reload http://download.gwava.com/download.php?product=Reload&version=rpm or

wget "http://download.gwava.com/download.php?product=Reload&version=current"

Unzip the archive

unzip reload5.zip

Install Reload by running the following command in the same directory the download is in:

rpm -ivh reload5.rpm

License Reload

License Reload by browsing to the https://licenses.gwava.com/ Licensing Website, entering your validation keys and downloading the PEM file.

Browse to the Reload Web Administration console

http://<Reload_Server_Address>:5555

On the Toolbar, select Tools | License

Browse to the license PEM file

Submit the license file by clicking the Submit License File button.

Wait for Reload to consume the license.

3.3.2 Upgrading Reload

Web Console

To upgrade Reload from the Web Console, choose upgrade from the Tools dropdown menu, press Go.

Select Upgrade Now

Reload Administration

To upgrade Reload from the Retain Administration, run:

 reload

Choose System | Tools | Upgrade | Upgrade

Progress will be shown onscreen.

Command Line

To upgrade Reload from the command line, run:

 reloadu

 reloadu -r will force a download of the available version even if you previously downloaded it.

 reloadu -h shows a help page

If the Reload server does not have access to the internet then the update can be downloaded from http://download.gwava.com/download.php?product=Reload&version=current

Copy the file to the Reload Server and place in

 /opt/beginfinite/reload/upgrade

At a command prompt, type:

 reloadu

Automatic Upgrades

To have Reload automatically upgrade itself, create a cron job:

 crontab -e

and enter

 00 1 * * 3 root /usr/sbin/reloadu

Upgrading the Agent

To upgrade the agent log onto the server with the agent and run:

reload upgrade

ribs upgrade

or for the latest beta code

ribs upgrade beta

3.3.3 Uninstall Reload

This only removes the Reload Software Package. The configuration data, profiles and profile backups are left in their storage directories, by default, /opt/beginfinite/reload/. The data can be removed manually.

To uninstall the Reload Software Package, run:

/opt/beginfinite/reload/uninstall

3.3.4 Reinstall Reload

To reinstall Reload Software Package, run:

reloadu