That unattended installation script can save some time if you regularly need to go through the iTop setup; but in the background it does the same job as the setup and there's still some downtime for the iTop application.
If you need to set up multiple environments or for some reason need to recompile the extensions regularly (as is the case for me when I'm developing), the unattended script is a huge time saver :)
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Hello,
What do you mean by "without running the setup" ? Do you want to have a scripted installation without user interaction ? Do you want to avoid clicking next multiple times in the setup wizard ? Do you want to skip compilation time ?
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You can update extensions without running the setup. However in some cases (datamodel xml) you would need to compile, which can be done by the toolkit.
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We currently have an iTop instance hosted on 2 servers. However, we're not always able to connect to one server from the web service, when needing to running the setup. In this case, we usually run the toolkit from the backend on the server that we're not able to connect.
Hence, why I'm asking if its possible to install extensions without running the setup. When we're unable to connect to a server from the web service, an extension cannot be installed.
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Hello, is it possible to install new extensions without running the setup?
Not AFAIK, since the setup basically compiles the extensions and generates all the code from the XML and PHP files.
I wonder if the automated installation would be able to install new extensions;
https://www.itophub.io/wiki/page?do=export_code&id=latest%3Aadvancedtopics%3Aautomatic_install&codeblock=0
That unattended installation script can save some time if you regularly need to go through the iTop setup; but in the background it does the same job as the setup and there's still some downtime for the iTop application.
If you need to set up multiple environments or for some reason need to recompile the extensions regularly (as is the case for me when I'm developing), the unattended script is a huge time saver :)
Hello,
What do you mean by "without running the setup" ? Do you want to have a scripted installation without user interaction ? Do you want to avoid clicking next multiple times in the setup wizard ? Do you want to skip compilation time ?
You can update extensions without running the setup. However in some cases (datamodel xml) you would need to compile, which can be done by the toolkit.
Can the toolkit be used to install new extensions?
Yes, just take in mind that it goes through the same steps as a regular set up which means a short downtime.
NO
The toolkit won't register new extensions, it will only compile the one previously installed.
We currently have an iTop instance hosted on 2 servers. However, we're not always able to connect to one server from the web service, when needing to running the setup. In this case, we usually run the toolkit from the backend on the server that we're not able to connect.
Hence, why I'm asking if its possible to install extensions without running the setup. When we're unable to connect to a server from the web service, an extension cannot be installed.