Installing Secure Connectors

Provides the procedures to download the Secure Connector installer and install the Secure Connector.

Before you begin

For Windows installations, verify that you do not have an existing version of the Secure Connector installed. If you have a earlier version installed, you can upgrade it to the latest version using the Upgrade option. For more information about upgrading Secure Connectors, see Upgrading Secure Connectors.

For Linux installations, while it is not required, it is good practice to uninstall previous Secure Connector installations.

For Linux machines, install a desktop environment, such as GNOME or KDE, to provide a graphical interface.

About this task

After you create a Secure Connector in the cloud, you must configure a machine behind the firewall to facilitate communication between the Secure Connector and a specific endpoint behind the firewall. Use the Secure Connector installer to configure the machine behind the firewall.

Note: The machine on which you choose to run the installer must have access to the endpoint. You do not have to run the installer on the same machine as the endpoint.
To download the Secure Connector installer:
  1. Log on to the Cloud Management Console as the tenant administrator. The Home page is displayed.
  2. Click one of the environment tabs, that is, Development, Staging, and Production.
  3. From the Navigation pane of the selected environment tab, click System > Secure Connector.
  4. In the Secure Connector window, if you have already created a Secure Connector, click the Secure Connector that will communicate with the endpoint behind the firewall. The Edit Secure Connector dialog box is displayed.
    Note: If there are no Secure Connectors available in the Secure Connector window, create a new Secure Connector. For more information about creating a Secure Connector, see <creating secure connector>.
  5. Click Download Installer and choose the operating system of the machine to which the installer is downloaded: Windows or Linux.
  6. Click Save File. The file is saved to the default download directory.

To install the Secure Connector:

  1. Launch the Secure Connector installer you downloaded.
    • windows-secure-connector-installer.exe (for 32-bit Windows machine)
    • windows-secure-connector-installer_64 (for 64-bit Windows machine)
    • linux-secure-connector-installer.sh (for 32-bit Linux machine)
    • linux-secure-connector-installer_64.sh (for 64-bit Linux machine)

    The Secure Connector Installer Wizard is displayed.

  2. Select the Install option.
  3. Click Next then read and accept the licensing agreement.
  4. Click Next and choose an installation directory.
  5. Click Next. A message window states the location where the target directory will be created.
    Note: If an install directory exists, a warning message displays and you must confirm that you want to install and overwrite existing files.
  6. Click OK.
  7. Set up shortcut options to start, stop, and edit a Secure Connector.
    1. Select one or both of the following options:
      • Create shortcuts in the Start menu.
      • Create additional shortcuts on the desktop.
    2. Select a program group from which you will access the shortcuts.
    3. Choose to create shortcuts for the current user or all users.
  8. Click Next. The installation progress is displayed.
  9. Select a Secure Connector configuration file. If you have not already downloaded a Secure Connector configuration file, download one now. For more information about how to download Secure Connector configuration files, see Downloading Secure Connector Configuration Files.
  10. Click Next.
  11. For Windows installation, choose to install and run the Secure Connector as a Windows Service. If you choose install the Secure Connector as a Windows Service, you can control the Secure Connector using the Windows Services control panel (recommended). If you choose not to install and run the Secure Connector as a Windows Service, then the Secure Connector is installed as a Windows application. To run the Secure Connector as a Windows Service, you must specify the following service account information:
    • Service Start Mode
    • Service Account Domain
    • Service Account User
    • Service Account Password
  12. Click Next. The installation is complete.
  13. Click Done.
Note: If your endpoint, for example, SAP, requires additional libraries, you must install the additional libraries before you start the Secure Connector. For more information about installing additional libraries, see Installing Vendor Supplied Libraries for Secure Connectors.



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