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= QCG Application Monitoring Installation with RPM packages =

= Requirements =
All packages needed to install and run QCG Application Monitoring service are installed automatically by the YUM Package Manager.

= Software repositories =
To install QCG Application Monitoring service please configure the system with [[http://www.qoscosgrid.org/trac/qcg/wiki/Software%20repositories | QCG Software Repositories]].

= Installation =
'''IMPORTANT:''' Perform the installation as the administrator (`root` user).
'''IMPORTANT:''' A new account (`qcg-appmonitor`) will be created during the installation.
* install QCG Application Monitoring service and all dependencies using YUM Package Manager:
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{{{#!sh
yum install qcg-appmonitor
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= Configuration =
The configuration of the QCG Application Monitoring service is stored in `/etc/qcg/qcg-appmonitor/server.conf`. All changes in this file should be made as 'qcg-appmonitor' user. It contains the definitions of options in following format:
{{{
option = value
}}}
Lines beginning with hash (`#`) are ignored. Not defined options will be initialized to default values. The most important options are following:
* '''viewer.port'''
* '''notifier.port'''
* '''viewer.ssl'''
* '''notifier.ssl'''
* '''ssl.cert'''
* '''ssl.key'''
* '''local.ip'''
* '''log.file'''
* '''db.file'''
* '''console.in''', '''console.out'''
* '''plots.dir'''







'''Note:''' all configuration changes will take effect after service restart.