Installing in a Virtual Machine for Development and Testing

You can develop and test applications on a virtual machine, for example, to avoid interfering with a production environment.

To create a virtual machine with TIBCO FTL Message Switch software, and to verify that it is installed correctly, complete all of the tasks that follow.

  1. Downloading OpenIndiana
    OpenIndiana is the guest operating system for virtual machines running TIBCO FTL Message Switch software. You can download OpenIndiana from the web.
  2. Creating a New Virtual Machine
    VMware provides a wizard to guide you in configuring and creating a virtual machine. This task guides you through the configuration choices.
  3. Installing OpenIndiana on a Virtual Machine
    OpenIndiana provides an installation wizard to guide you in configuring and installing the operating system. This task guides you through the configuration choices.
  4. Installing VMware Tools
    VMware tools include useful features such as dragging files between the host and guest operating systems. To use these features, you must explicitly install them in your virtual machine.
  5. Installing Development Tools
    In this task you install the developer packages that you need to compile and run FTL applications.
  6. Installing JDK
    The realm server requires the latest JDK.
  7. Installing TIBCO FTL Message Switch Software on a Virtual Machine
    This procedure is the final task in creating a virtual machine for developing and testing software for TIBCO FTL Message Switch hardware.
  8. Running FTL Software on a Virtual Machine
    To verify the installation on your virtual machine, run a realm server and sample applications.