On-premises installation guide

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This section applies to on-premises (Datacenter) installations only. It isn't relevant if you use iGrafx Process360 LiveProcess360 Live iGrafx's cloud platform for end-to-end process management — combining process design, mining, simulation, and automation in a single environment. Cloud.

This guide covers installing the iGrafx platform on your own servers and keeping it running. A new installation has four main steps:

1. Set up the database that holds the platform's repositories.
2. Deploy the application server.
3. Connect the platform to the database and complete setup.
4. Create a repository in Platform Administration.

Some steps — such as configuring a proxy — are optional, depending on your infrastructure, and some overlap with day-to-day platform administration.

Install

• Server sizing recommendations — plan processor, memory, and disk.
• Database setup — install SQL Server and create the databases and user.
• Deploy the iGrafx platform — base directories, WAR deployment, and the pre-deployed Windows package.

Configure after deployment

• Post-deployment steps — connect to the database, authentication, clustering, SSL, proxy, and logging.
• Configuring authentication — the login form, Kerberos, SAML2, SiteMinder, CAS, and preauthentication.
• Advanced configuration — the full list of igrafx.properties options.

Manage and maintain

• Managing repositories — create, register, migrate, and back up repositories.
• Import users and groups from Active Directory (LDAP).
• Upgrading the iGrafx platform and Migrating to the iGrafx platform.
• Monitor service availability with the health endpoint.

See also

• Platform administration