Pre-installation activities

In the chapter, you will learn about activities you need to perform before proceeding with the AE Server installation, and includes the following topic, Setup AE home directory structure.

Setup AE home directory structure

Create an AE Home directory structure before you start with the AE Server installation.

AE directory structure on Windows or Linux

Create various directories on Windows or Linux, as required.

To create AE directory structure on Windows or Linux:

1. Create the top-level directory of AE installation, which is also known as AE base directory on your system.

tip

All AE software and components are installed in the AE base directory. The complete file path of AE Home is referred to as AE Home. AE Home is the working directory for AE Server.

Windows	Linux
1. 1.Top-level directory, for example, AutomationEdge Base: preferred_drive\AutomationEdge.	1. 1.Top-level directory, for example, AutomationEdge Base: /home/user/AutomationEdge.
2. 2.In the AE base directory, create the tools and aehome directories as follows:	2.In the AE base directory, create the tools and aehome directories as follows:
preferred_drive\AutomationEdge\tools	/home/user/AutomationEdge/tools
preferred_drive\AutomationEdge\aehome	/home/user/AutomationEdge/aehome

Setup AE home environment variable

After creating the AE Home directory, set its environment variable.

To create environment variable on Windows or Linux:

Windows	Linux
1. Access Control Panel-System and Security - System - Advanced system settings - System Properties dialog.	To create environment variable for Linux, enter the following details using the command prompt:
AE_HOME=path for the AE working directory in /etc/environment file or in /home/user/.bash_profile/.bash_rc/.profile.
2. In the dialog, click the Advanced tab, and then click Environment Variables….
3. In the Environment Variables - System variables section, click New.
4. In the New System Variable dialog, enter the following variable values:
Figure 1: New System Variable dialog
- Variable name: Enter value as, AE_Home.
- Variable value: Enter value as, preferred drive\AutomationEdge\aehome.
6. Click OK.