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501. Foretify installation

501.1 Requirements

Refer to Product prerequisites and platform support for the complete list of requirements.

501.2 Installing Foretify

  1. Download the Foretify installer from the installer directory created by the Foretellix team.

  2. Create the directory /opt/foretellix if it doesn’t exist.

    sudo mkdir /opt/foretellix
sudo chmod 777 /opt/foretellix

  3. Place the Foretify installer under /opt/foretellix.

  4. Install Foretify using the command syntax:

    cd /opt/foretellix
./<xx.xx.xx.xx>-ubuntu<version>-<customer>_installer --destination /opt/foretellix

    After the installation completes, the Foretify package is extracted under /opt/foretellix/ftx.

  5. (Optional) If you want to have multiple Foretify versions installed at the same time, rename the ftx directory using the following syntax:

    ```
cd /opt/foretellix
mv ftx ftx-<xx.xx.xx.xx>                            # Use the relevant version number
```

  6. Create a symbolic link to have easy access to the latest version.

    ```
unlink foretify
ln -s /opt/foretellix/ftx<xx.xx.xx.xx> foretify     # Use the version number if you created a directory for the version
chown -h $USER:users foretify
```

  7. Create the /opt/foretellix/ftx.rc file and add the following lines:

    export FTX=/opt/foretellix/foretify
export FTX_LIC_FILE=<valid_license_server>          # Configure valid license server information
source ${FTX}/bin/ftx_setup.sh

  8. Open the ~/.bashrc file and add the following line at the end of the file:

    source /opt/foretellix/ftx.rc

  9. Close the current terminal and open a new one. Run Foretify with the following command:

    foretify --gui

    Foretify opens in a new tab in your default browser.

501.3 Updating a Foretify version

  1. Place the Foretify installer under /opt/foretellix.

  2. Install Foretify using the command syntax:

    cd /opt/foretellix
./<xx.xx.xx.xx>-ubuntu<version>-<customer>_installer --destination /opt/foretellix

  3. Rename the ftx directory.

    cd /opt/foretellix
mv ftx ftx-<xx.xx.xx.xx>                            # Use the relevant version number

  4. Update the symbolic link.

    unlink foretify
ln -s /opt/foretellix/ftx-<xx.xx.xx.xx> foretify    # Use the relevant version number
chown -h $USER:users foretify

  5. Close the current terminal and open a new one. Run Foretify with the following command:

    foretify --gui

    Foretify opens in a new tab in your default browser.