How to install AhsayOBM on a FreeBSD CLI (TAR)

Use the following steps to install AhsayOBM on FreeBSD using the TAR GZ offline installer:

1. Login to a FreeBSD machine using an SSH client.
2. Check if the pre-requisite FreeBSD port for OpenJDK 1.8 is installed.
   • ls -la /usr/local
   • Go to the bin of the openjdk8 directory by using this command: cd /usr/local/openjdk8/bin
   • Enter this command: ./java -version

Download AhsayOBM

1. After confirming that the OpenJDK 1.8 is installed on the machine, create a directory for AhsayOBM. Use the cd command: cd /usr/local
2. Use this command to create the directory: mkdir obm
3. Check if the directory was created: ls -la
4. Go to the obm directory: cd obm
5. Using a browser or a separate machine with a browser, access the AhsayOBM download page from your AhsayCBS wed management console.
6. Under Linux/FreeBSD/Solaris section, right-lick on the TAR GZ offline installer and copy the link address.
7. Go back to the SSH client and use the curl command to download the TAR GZ offline installer: curl -Ok (paste the copied link address)

Install AhsayOBM

1. Extract the package component files using the tar command: tar xvfz obm-linux.tar.gz
2. Run the installation by using this command: sh obm-linux.sh
3. During the installation, enter the java path: /usr/local/openjdk8
4. After the installation, check if the scheduler is running: ps -aux|grep obm or ps -w|grep java

To learn how to login to your AhsayOBM user account, please watch the video.