How to Install an Omada Software Controller on a Linux System
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This article introduces how to install Omada Software Controller on the Linux platform.
- Omada SDN Controller installation package
- Ubuntu 16.04, 18.04, 20.04, 22.04
- CentOS 6, 7
- Debian 8, 9, 10, 11
Installation
We will use Ubuntu 22.04 and CentOS 7 as examples to demonstrate the installation process of the Omada SDN Controller. The installation method in Debian is the same as in Ubuntu. You can select the appropriate process to follow based on your requirements.
You must install OpenJDK, MongoDB, JSVC, and other dependencies before installing the Omada Software Controller. We will provide instructions for installing these dependencies on a Linux system, using Ubuntu 22.04 as an example.
Run command line window
For Ubuntu / Debian: Press Ctrl + Alt + T on your keyboard to open the Command Line Window. Then, you can input the commands listed below to install your Omada Software Controller.
Install OpenJDK
Omada Software Controller for Linux supports Java-64bit version 8 and above. In the following steps, we will guide you through installing OpenJDK 8 and OpenJDK 11 on your system. You can choose the version to install based on your requirements.
- For OpenJDK 8:
Step 1. Install OpenJDK-8 with the command:
sudo apt install –y openjdk-8-jre-headless
Step 2. Install JSVC for OpenJDK 8 with the command:
sudo apt install jsvc
- For OpenJDK 11:
Step 1. Install OpenJDK-11 with the command:
sudo apt install –y openjdk-11-jre-headless
Step 2. Install dependencies for JSVC:
sudo apt install autoconf make gcc
Step 3. Download the source codes from the official website (JSVC 1.2.4 is used as an example):
wget https://archive.apache.org/dist/commons/daemon/source/commons-daemon-1.2.4-src.tar.gz
tar zxvf commons-daemon-x.y.z-src.tar.gz
cd commons-daemon-x.y.z-src/src/native/unix
Step 4. Compile and install
sh support/buildconf.sh./configure --with-java=/usr/lib/jvm/java-11-openjdk-amd64 (default path of OpenJDK-11-JDK)
make
Step 5. Create a soft link from your JSVC path:
ln –s /YOUR_ABSOLUTE_PATH/commons-daemon-1.2.4-src/src/native/unix/jsvc /usr/bin/
Note：You can refer to the following link to choose the latest download link of JSVC(1.1.0 and above):
https://archive.apache.org/dist/commons/daemon/source/
Install MongoDB
Prior to version 5.14.20, the Omada Software Controller supported MongoDB versions 3 and 4. With version 5.14.20 and above, the Omada Software Controller now supports MongoDB up to version 7. Here, we take MongoDB v4.4 and v7 as examples to help you install MongoDB on your system. You can choose the one that matches your needs.
- For MongoDB v4.4:
Step 1. Download Libssl dependency.
Libssl is a necessary dependency to download MongoDB on Ubuntu 22.04.If you downloaded an Ubuntu version before 22.04, you can skip Steps 1 and 2.
wget http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/o/openssl/libssl1.1_1.1.1-1ubuntu2.1~18.04.23_amd64.deb
Step 2. Install libssl:
sudo dpkg -i libssl1.1_1.1.1-1ubuntu2.1~18.04.23_amd64.deb
Note: The download link will update time to time, you can refer to the following link to choose the latest download lin: http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/o/openssl/
Step 3. Import the public key:
wget -qO - https://www.mongodb.org/static/pgp/server-4.4.asc | sudo apt-key add –
Step 4. Create /etc/apt/sources.list.d/mongodb-org-4.4.list with the appropriate version of command.
- For Ubuntu 16.04:
echo "deb [ arch=amd64,arm64 ] https://repo.mongodb.org/apt/ubuntu xenial/mongodb-org/4.4 multiverse" | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/mongodb-org-4.4.list
- For Ubuntu 18.04:
echo "deb [ arch=amd64,arm64 ] https://repo.mongodb.org/apt/ubuntu bionic/mongodb-org/4.4 multiverse" | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/mongodb-org-4.4.list
- For Ubuntu 20.04:
echo "deb [ arch=amd64,arm64 ] https://repo.mongodb.org/apt/ubuntu focal/mongodb-org/4.4 multiverse" | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/mongodb-org-4.4.list
- For Ubuntu 22.04:
echo "deb [ arch=amd64,arm64 ] https://repo.mongodb.org/apt/ubuntu jammy/mongodb-org/4.4 multiverse" | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/mongodb-org-4.4.list
Step 5. Reload the local package database:
sudo ap update
Step 6. Install MongoDB:
sudo apt install -y mongodb-org
Note: You can also follow the MongoDB official guide below to install MongoDB：https://www.mongodb.com/docs/v4.4/tutorial/install-mongodb-on-ubuntu/
https://www.mongodb.com/docs/v3.4/tutorial/install-mongodb-on-ubuntu/
- For MongoDB v7, here we help you install the MongoDB v7 on your system.
Step 1. Import the public key used by the package management system. From a terminal, install gnupg and curl if they are not already available:
sudo apt-get install gnupg curl
Step 2. Import the MongoDB public GPG key:
curl -fsSL https://www.mongodb.org/static/pgp/server-7.0.asc | \
sudo gpg -o /usr/share/keyrings/mongodb-server-7.0.gpg \
--dearmor
Step 3. Create the list file /etc/apt/sources.list.d/mongodb-org-7.0.list for your version of Ubuntu:
echo "deb [ arch=amd64,arm64 signed-by=/usr/share/keyrings/mongodb-server-7.0.gpg ] https://repo.mongodb.org/apt/ubuntu jammy/mongodb-org/7.0 multiverse" | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/mongodb-org-7.0.list
Step 4. Reload local package database:
sudo apt-get update
Step 5. Install the MongoDB v7.0.7 packages:
sudo apt-get install -y mongodb-org=7.0.7 mongodb-org-database=7.0.7 mongodb-org-server=7.0.7 mongodb-mongosh=7.0.7 mongodb-org-mongos=7.0.7 mongodb-org-tools=7.0.7
Note: You can also follow the MongoDB official guide below to install MongoDB v7：
https://www.mongodb.com/docs/manual/tutorial/install-mongodb-on-ubuntu/
Install Omada Software Controller
Go to the official website, download the Omada SDN Controller installation package, and install it with the following command:
sudo dpkg –i Omada_SDN_Controller_v5.x.y.z_Linux_x64.deb
Note: If you use OpenJDK-11 or higher, JSVC 1.1.0 or higher, please install it with the following command:
sudo dpkg --ignore-depends=jsvc –i Omada_SDN_Controller_v5.x.y.z_Linux_x64.deb
CentOS doesn’t support the deb installation package. Please download the tar.gz package for installation. We still need to install the dependencies, including Java, MongoDB, JSVC, and CURL.
Run the command line window:
To access the Command Line Window, right-click the mouse and select "Open Terminal" from the pop-up menu. You can then enter the commands provided below to install your Omada Software Controller.
Install OpenJDK:
Omada Software Controller for Linux supports Java-64bit version 8 and above. In the following steps, we will guide you through installing OpenJDK 8 and OpenJDK 11 on your system. You can choose the version to install according to your needs.
- For Java 8:
Step 1. Check for available installers for OpenJDK 8:
sudo yum list java-1*
Step 2. Choose the suitable version for your system and install OpenJDK. Here for x86_64 platform, we use the below command to install OpenJDK 8.
sudo yum install –y java-1.8.0-openjdk.x86_64
Step 3. Install the JSVC for OpenJDK 8 on your system.
sudo yum install –y jsvc
- For Java 11, here we help you install the OpenJDK 11 and the JSVC for OpenJDK 11 for you.
Step 1. Check for available installers for OpenJDK 8.
sudo yum list java-1*
Step 2. Choose the suitable version for your system and install OpenJDK. Here for x86_64 platform, we use the below command to install OpenJDK 11.
sudo yum install –y java-11-openjdk.x86_64
Step 3. Install dependencies for JSVC.
sudo apt install autoconf make gcc
Step 4. Download the source codes from the official website(Here we use JSVC 1.2.4 as a sample).
wget https://archive.apache.org/dist/commons/daemon/source/commons-daemon-1.2.4-src.tar.gz
tar zxvf commons-daemon-x.y.z-src.tar.gz
cd commons-daemon-x.y.z-src/src/native/unix
Step 5. Compile and install
sh support/buildconf.sh./configure --with-java=/usr/lib/jvm/java-11-openjdk-amd64 (default path of OpenJDK-11-JDK)
make
Step 6. Create a soft link from your JSVC path:
ln –s /YOUR_ABSOLUTE_PATH/commons-daemon-1.2.4-src/src/native/unix/jsvc /usr/bin/
Note：You can refer to the following link to choose the latest download link of JSVC(1.1.0 and above):
https://archive.apache.org/dist/commons/daemon/source/
Install MongoDB
Prior to version 5.14.20, the Omada Software Controller supported MongoDB versions 3 and 4. With version 5.14.20 and above, the Omada Software Controller now supports MongoDB up to version 7. Here we take MongoDB v4.4 and v7 as examples to help you install MongoDB on your system. You can choose the one that matches your needs.
- For MongoDB v4.4. Here, we help you install MongoDB v4.4 on your system.
Step 1. Download the rpm installer for MongoDB.
sudo wget https://repo.mongodb.org/yum/redhat/7/mongodb-org/4.4/x86_64/RPMS/mongodb-org-4.4.29-1.el7.x86_64.rpm
Note: The download link will update from time to time; you can refer to the following link to choose the latest download link of mongodb-org：
https://repo.mongodb.org/yum/redhat/7/mongodb-org/4.4/x86_64/RPMS/
Step 2. Use rpm command to install MongoDB:
sudo rpm -ivh mongodb-org-server-4.4.xx-1.elx.xxx.rpm
Note: You can also use the below command to install Java 11.
sudo yum install –y java-11-openjdk.x86_64
- For MongoDB v7. Here we help you install the MongoDB v7 on your system.
Step 1. Create a /etc/yum.repos.d/mongodb-org-7.0.repo file so that you can install MongoDB directly using yum and input the following repository information:
[mongodb-org-7.0]
name=MongoDB Repository
baseurl=https://repo.mongodb.org/yum/redhat/7/mongodb-org/7.0/x86_64/
gpgcheck=1
enabled=1
gpgkey=https://pgp.mongodb.com/server-7.0.asc
Step 2. Install the MongoDB v7.0.7 packages:
sudo yum install -y mongodb-org-7.0.7 mongodb-org-database-7.0.7 mongodb-org-server-7.0.7 mongodb-mongosh-7.0.7 mongodb-org-mongos-7.0.7 mongodb-org-tools-7.0.7
Step 3. Check the installation result:
yum list | grep mongodb
Note: You can also follow the MongoDB official guide below to install MongoDB v7: https://www.mongodb.com/docs/manual/tutorial/install-mongodb-on-red-hat/
Install Omada SDN Controller
Step 1. Go to the official website and download the installation package of the Omada SDN Controller. Run the Terminal and change the directory to the folder where you save the installation package. Unzip the installation package:
sudo yum install –y curl
tar zxvf Omada_Controller_v5.x.y.z_Linux_x64.tar.gz
Step 2. Enter the unzipped folder:
cd Omada_Controller_v5.x.y.z_Linux_x64
Step 3. Install the controller:
sudo ./install.sh
Install Chromium Browser (Optional)
Chromium Browser is an optional dependency required by the Controller. If you don’t have to export the Report in PDF format, you can skip these steps.
Step 1. Download the Chromium Debian package from Linuxmint:
wget http://packages.linuxmint.com/pool/upstream/c/chromium/chromium_x.y.z~linuxmint1+xxx_amd64.deb
Note: You can refer to the following link to choose the download link of the Chromium version related to your System version:
https://www.linuxmint.com/download_all.php
And the source packages pool:
http://packages.linuxmint.com/pool/upstream/c/chromium/
Step 2. Install chromium:
sudo dpkg -i chromium_x.y.z~linuxmint1+xxx_amd64.deb
Step 3. Check installation by returning version
chromium –version
Here are 3 commands that can help you check/change the status of the Omada Software Controller.
Step 1. Start the Omada Controller:
tpeap start
Step 2. Show the status of the Controller:
tpeap status
Step 3. Stop running the Omada Controller:
tpeap stop
You have successfully installed the Omada SDN Controller on your Linux platform!
To learn more about each function and configuration, please go to the Download Center to download the manual of your product.
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