Deploying RMsis Application

This section is applicable from RMsis V.1.5.2-r.77 onwards.

Deploying RMsis Application

RMsis installation is essentially in two parts

• Install RMsis
  • RMsis plugin can be installed through JIRA Universal Plugin Manager.
• Configure RMsis
  
  • After installation of RMsis, RMsis tab will appear in Jira menu bar.
  • Login as administrator in JIRA and then click on RMsis menu to configure RMsis.

The entire sequence of installation process is elaborated below:

Step 1 : Install using JIRA Universal Plugin Manager

• Login as JIRA administrator and select Plugin > Plugin > Install
• Get the URL for the desired version of RMsis from http://products.optimizory.com/rmsis/download
• Click on Upload Plugin and enter the URL when prompted.

Step 2 : Configure RMsis Home Page

• After clicking on RMsis, You will land on RMsis Home Settings page.
• In this step, RMsis will create RMsis Home directory to store backups, configurations (jdbc, mail etc.), logs etc.
• Take a note of the information provided and click on next to move to the next step.

Step 3 : Configure RMsis Database

• In this step, you can configure RMsis database and choose either internal or external database.
• If you are using RMsis in a production environment, then select "External" and proceed to the next step.
• If you are evaluating RMsis, you can opt to choose "Internal" and specify database details and proceed to the next step.

Step 3.1 : External Database Configuration

• At present, RMsis supports MySQL and MSSQL 2005/2008 databases.
• Create a database in either MySQL/MSSQL and specify database connection details, as shown below

Step 3.2 : Test Database Configuration

• After filling the database details, you can check the database connection by clicking on TEST CONNECTION button.

Step 4 : Configure Mail

• You can either disable OR configure your mail settings in this step.
• The details are shown in the following screens

Step 5 :Server Settings

• By default RMsis Server will run with http on port 3060 without any proxy settings.
• User has an option to specify the Minimum and Maximum memory used by the JVM. 256 MB and 512 MB are the minimum acceptable limits here.

• To run RMsis Server on https, select the option https from "Specify RMsis Server scheme". 
• After selecting https, RMsis will ask for "Key Alias", "Keystore File" and "Keystore Password", where

• • Keystore Type: The type of keystore file to be used for the server certificate. Tomcat operates only on JKS, PKCS11 or PKCS12 format keystores.
  • Key Alias:The alias used for the server certificate in the keystore.
  • Keystore File: The pathname of the keystore file where you have stored the server certificate to be loaded.
  • Keystore Password:The password used to access the specified keystore file.

• Reverse Proxy can also be configured for RMsis Server by checking the Enable Reverse Proxy Settings.
• RMsis will ask for "Proxy Scheme", "Proxy Host Name" and "Proxy Port", where
  • Proxy Scheme: The scheme on which the proxy server is running, can be either http or https.
  • Proxy Host Name: The host name or ip address of the proxy server. 
  • Proxy Port: The port number, on which the proxy server is running.

Step 6 : Deploy RMsis

• In this step, RMsis plugin will install RMsis application with an embedded Tomcat Server.

• Please wait for some time (It will take one to two minutes). After RMsis server startup, the screen will show :

• Congratulations !!! Now RMsis server is running successfully,
  
• Click on FINISH button to complete setup process.
  
• Subsequently, you will be automatically redirected to license page.

Re-Initializing RMsis Configuration

In case, you wish to re-initialize RMsis installation (due to some reason), please follow the following steps:

1. If your existing configuration is V.1.2.1 or older
   • Remove older rm.war from tomcat server.
2. Login into JIRA with administrator account.
3. Upload RMsis 1.3.0 or later using the JIRA Universal Plugin Manager.
4. Reset the RMsis configuration  
   • Click on Re-Configure RMsis from the RMsis Configuration in JIRA Menu.
5. Subsequently, you will be automatically redirected to RMsis setup page.
6. Please follow the on screen instructions to configure RMsis.