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Installing Reflection Gateway

Before you install Reflection for Secure IT Gateway, review your configuration plan.

  • For the simplest configuration, you can install all Reflection Gateway services on a single system. (The optional Reflection for Secure IT Server cannot be installed on this system.) This configuration can be useful for initial testing.

  • For a distributed configuration, you will need to run the installer on each computer in your configuration. Review Reflection for Secure IT Gateway Components, Job Components, and Transfer Site Components to determine which features you need to install on each computer.

    Note

    You must install the same version (and build) of all Reflection for Secure IT Gateway components.

To install Reflection Gateway

  1. Log on to Windows using an Administrator account.

  2. Start the Setup program. (When you download Reflection for Secure IT Gateway from the Micro Focus download site, you are first prompted to select a folder in which to extract the installation files. This is a temporary location. After this step is complete, the Setup program starts automatically.)

  3. Reflection Gateway requires the Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributable Package. It is installed by the Setup program if it is not already on your system. If you see a message saying that this package must be installed, click Continue to install this required software. The Reflection Gateway installation continues after this prerequisite is installed.

  4. Click the Feature Selection tab. All Reflection Gateway services are installed by default. This configuration is useful for evaluation and initial testing.

    To create a distributed installation, deselect the features you don't want to install on each system. To do this, click the icon next to the feature name and select Feature will be unavailable. To add a feature, click the icon and select Feature will be installed on local hard drive.

    Note the following:

    • The Reflection Gateway Proxy feature always installs both the Reflection Transfer Server and the Reflection Secure Shell Proxy. These two services must always be installed together on the same server.

    • The Reflection for Secure IT Server cannot be installed on the same system as the Reflection Secure Shell Proxy.

  5. (Optional) To change the default installation folder, click the File Location tab.

  6. Click Install Now.

  7. On the final installation screen, select Restart my computer for me and click Close.

    Note

    The system restart is required to complete the installation.

To confirm that the installed services are running

The Reflection Gateway services are configured to start automatically when you restart Windows. You can use the Windows Services console to confirm that your services are running.

  1. Open the Windows Services console.

  2. Confirm that the services are running. The following services are installed with Reflection Gateway features:

    Installed feature Reflection Gateway service name
    Reflection Gateway Proxy Micro Focus Reflection Transfer Server

    Micro Focus Reflection Secure Shell Proxy
    Reflection Gateway Administrator Micro Focus Reflection Gateway Administrator
    Reflection Hub Micro Focus Reflection Hub
    Reflection for Secure IT Server

    (This feature is not included in a default installation. It cannot be installed on the same system as the Reflection Gateway Proxy feature.)    		 Micro Focus Reflection for Secure IT Server

Note

After these services are started by a Windows system restart or by using the Services console, it might take a few minutes before they are available for use.

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