Install IPLM Web

Overview

IPLM Web does not have a dependency on Java, but does need the IPLM RPM repository to be configured as under ‘Configure Repositories’ for IPLM Server.

On a production system, it is recommended that IPLM Web is installed on its own machine. On a small test environment, it is possible to run it on the same server as Neo4j, IPLM Server and IPLM PiForce.

Step 1: Install IPLM Web

To install IPLM Web, run the following command:

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sudo yum install iplm-web

Step 2: Configure IPLM Web

After installing IPLM Web, configure it.

  • If IPLM Server is on a different machine (recommended), then the URI for both the PIAPI and PIAPI_DOCS needs to be updated to point at the IPLM Server host.

  • Update the URI for PIFORCE if you plan to install and use PiForce.

Edit the /etc/mdx/piweb.conf file:

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PIWEB_USER=root
PIWEB_PORT=80
PIWEB_LOG_LEVEL=warn

#the value of PIAPI_URI should be set to the IP address or Hostname on
#which the Pi API Server is being run.
PIAPI_URI=http://localhost:8080

#the url to access Pi API Docs
PIAPI_DOCS_URI=http://localhost:8080/public-api-doc.html

#if PiForce is being used, then uncomment and configure that here:
#PIFORCE_URI=http://piforce-server:8088

Step 3: Start IPLM Web

After this has been done, it is time to start the IPLM Web Server by running the following command:

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sudo systemctl start piweb

As with the other services, it should also be enabled to automatically start at boot time:

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sudo systemctl enable piweb

The server will run on the PIWEB_PORT configured in the piweb.conf file.

Step 4: Test IPLM Web

IPLM Web is relatively easy to test. Point a web browser at the server running IPLM Web and you should see a login page. You should then be able to login to IPLM Server using a suitable username and password. If you want to test it from the command line, then you can run:

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curl http://localhost/config

This should return JSON showing some of the IPLM Web configuration options.

Next steps

Once you have completed the IPLM Web installation, follow the instructions to install IPLM PiForce.