Installing Using ZIP Archive
Prerequisites
This section describes the platform requirements for machines running GridGain. GridGain system requirements scale depending on the size of the cluster.
JDK |
Oracle JDK 8, 11, 17 (in GridGain 8.8.23 and later) or 21 (in GridGain 8.9.10 and later) Starting with GridGain 8.9.17, some features require JDK 11 or later. Currently, the following features are not supported when running GridGain on Java 8:
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OS |
Linux (any flavor), Windows (10 and up). For Docker environment, we provide Linux docker containers. |
ISA |
x86-64, SPARC, PowerPC |
Network |
No restrictions (10G recommended) |
Installing Using ZIP Archive
GridGain is available in three editions: Community Edition (CE), Enterprise Edition (EE) and Ultimate Edition (UE). For this example, we’ll use the GridGain CE, which is distributed as binary, docker, and cloud images, and via RPM/DEB. This chapter explains how to install the GridGain CE binary distribution.
To get started with the GridGain CE binary distribution:
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Download the GridGain binary as a zip archive.
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Unzip the zip archive into the installation folder in your system.
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Move the
ignite-rest-httpfolder from{gridgain}/libs/optionalto{gridgain}/libsto enable the Ignite REST library for the cluster. The library is used by GridGain Nebula for cluster management and monitoring needs. -
(Optional) Enable required modules.
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(Optional) Set the
IGNITE_HOMEenvironment variable or Windows PATH to point to the installation folder and make sure there is no trailing/(or\for Windows) in the path.
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