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====== Deploying Ximix ======

This section will provide information for systems administrators in deploying Ximix on unix environments that support the SysV init daemon.


===== Ximix Node =====


The following variables require attention:
  - NODE - The node name
  - XIMIX_USER - The userid to run ximix under.
  - XIMIX_OUT - Redirection point for standard out and standard error.
  - XIMIX_HOME - Ximix home directory, where ximix is installed.
  - JAVA_HOME - Location of JVM.

<code>
#!/bin/bash

#
# chkconfig: 35 90 12
# description: Ximix Node
#

# Define the node.
#
NODE=node1
#

#
# The user to run ximix under.

if [[ "x$XIMIX_USER" = "x" ]]; then
	XIMIX_USER=ximix
fi


#
# Where to direct stdout and stderr
#
if [[ "x$XIMIX_OUT" = "x" ]]; then
	XIMIX_OUT="/dev/null"
fi


# export JAVA_HOME=/path/to/java
# export XIMIX_HOME=/path/to/ximix


if [[ "x$JAVA_HOME" = "x" ]]; then
	echo "JAVA_HOME is not defined."
    exit -1
fi

if [[ "x$XIMIX_HOME" = "x" ]]; then
        echo "XIMIX_HOME is not defined."
        exit -1
fi


start() {
        echo "Starting Ximix Node $NODE"
        su $XIMIX_USER -c "$XIMIX_HOME/bin/start.sh $NODE 2>&1" > $XIMIX_OUT
}

stop() {
        su $XIMIX_USER -c "$XIMIX_HOME/bin/stop.sh $NODE"
}

case "$1" in
  start)
        start
        ;;
  stop)
        stop
        ;;
  restart)
        stop
        start
        ;;
  *)
        echo $"Usage: $0 {start|stop|restart}"
        exit 1
esac
exit 0
</code>
===== Ximix Console =====


The following variables require attention:
  - XIMIX_CONSOLE_USER - The user to run the console under.
  - XIMIX_CONSOLE_OUT - Redirection point for standard out and standard error.
  - XIMIX_CONSOLE_HOME - Installation directory of console.
 
<code>
#!/bin/bash

#
# chkconfig: 35 90 12
# description: Ximix Console
#


#
# The user to run ximix under.

if [[ "x$XIMIX_CONSOLE_USER" = "x" ]]; then
	XIMIX_CONSOLE_USER=ximix
fi


#
# Where to direct stdout and stderr
#
if [[ "x$XIMIX_CONSOLE_OUT" = "x" ]]; then
	XIMIX_CONSOLE_OUT="/dev/null"
fi


# export JAVA_HOME=
# export XIMIX_CONSOLE_HOME=


if [[ "x$JAVA_HOME" = "x" ]]; then
	echo "JAVA_HOME is not defined."
	exit -1
fi

if [[ "x$XIMIX_CONSOLE_HOME" = "x" ]]; then
        echo "XIMIX_CONSOLE_HOME is not defined."
	exit -1
fi



start() {
	echo "Starting Ximix Console."
	su $XIMIX_CONSOLE_USER -c "$XIMIX_CONSOLE_HOME/bin/start.sh $NODE 2>&1" > $XIMIX_CONSOLE_OUT
}

stop() {
	echo "Stopping Ximix Console"
	su $XIMIX_CONSOLE_USER -c "$XIMIX_CONSOLE_HOME/bin/stop.sh $NODE"
}

case "$1" in
  start)
	start  
      ;;
  stop)
	stop        
      ;;
  restart)
        stop
        start
        ;;
  *)
        echo $"Usage: $0 {start|stop|restart}"
        exit 1
esac
exit 0
</code>
===== Setting of User =====
The Ximix node user will require write access to the its installation directory.

The Ximix console user does not require write permissions to its file system.