Prerequisites

Installation

1. First of all, download the FEJ distribution. The recent version of the packages is available at https://clientspace.b2bits.com/
   The packages names look like:
   • RHEL package: fixedge-java-1.8.0.268-1.el7.x86_64.rpm 
   • Debian package: fixedge-java_1.8.0.268_amd64.deb.

2. To install the package on RHEL, run the following command as a root or using sudo (installation requires superuser permissions):

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   yum install ./fixedge-java-1.8.0.268-1.el7.x86_64.rpm

   To install the package on Ubuntu, run the following command (installation requires superuser permissions):

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   sudo apt install ./fixedge-java_1.8.0.268_amd64.deb

   
   

3. The FIXEdge Java package has the following structure:

   Directory	Purpose
   /etc/fixedge-java	Configuration files
   /etc/fixedge-java/spring	Custom Spring configuration, initially it is empty
   /usr/lib/fixedge-java/<VERSION>	FIXEdge Java binaries
   /usr/lib/fixedge-java/<VERSION>/sysconf	Default Spring configuration
   /usr/share/doc/fixedge-java	Documentation and examples
   /var/log/fixedge-java	Application logs
   /var/lib/fixedge-java	Application state: FIX sessions logs

   
   

4. Copy the license file (fixaj2-license.bin) to the configuration directory (/etc/fixedge-java).

5. The installation creates the fixedge-java group. So if it's required to get access to the logs or configuration from another user, the user should be added to the fixedge-java group.
   On RHEL it can be done with the command:

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   sudo usermod <user> –a –G fixedge-java

   Make sure that the license file is also accessible by the fixedge-java group.

Running FIXEdge Service

The package provides the systemd unit to control the FEJ service.

The service runs as a dedicated fixedge-java user. The following commands can be used to control the service:

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On RHEL systems, a member of the fixedge-java group can control the service on  Ubuntu using sudo to gain root access as required. For example:

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Run FIXEdge Server

cd /usr/bin/fixedge-java/
./FIXEdgeJ

Uninstall package

To uninstall the package on RHEL, run the following command as a root or using sudo (installation requires superuser permissions):

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