Overview
The Unimarket Connector middle-ware handles integration between Unimarket and a customer system (in both directions). For a more detailed description see here.
In order for Unimarket to be able to install and configure the Unimarket Connector software in a customer's infrastructure, the following high-level requirements must be met:
- Two environments (one for Test, one for Production) to install the software. These can be physical or virtual and either Windows or Linux.
- Administrator/root account on the environment where the Unimarket Connector is to be installed.
- Installation of the Java Development Kit (JDK 8) on the environment where the Unimarket Connector is to be installed.
- Firewall rules to allow Unimarket to communicate with the Unimarket Connector and vice versa.
To ensure all the above requirements have been met, please choose the correct section below depending on the operating system of your choice and complete all the required details.
| Note: Unimarket will not be able to begin work on installing and configuring the Unimarket Connector until all the requirements have been met. |
Roles and Responsibilities
Customer is responsible for:
- Applying OS security patches/updates.
- Applying Java Development Kit patches/updates.
- Regular maintenance to ensure there is enough free disk space.
- Maintaining firewall rules.
- Maintaining any DNS rules used to provide access to the Unimarket Connector.
Unimarket is responsible for:
- Updating the Unimarket Connector with changes and security patches.
Requirements
Common
| Name | Description |
| Technical Contact | Name, phone number and email of a technical contact to answer technical questions and make changes. |
| HDD 40GB | Total hard disk space on the machine/VM dedicated to run the Unimarket connector. Please tick. |
| Memory 4GB | Total memory on the machine/VM dedicated to run the Unimarket connector. Please tick. |
Networking
The Customer must provide network access to the Unimarket Connector environment for Unimarket to be able to remotely install and administer the software.
There are two options to provide this access:
- Direct SSH or RDP access (with access restricted to Unimarket IP addresses)
- Access via a Customer VPN.
VPN details (if required)
| Item |
| Software |
| Instructions |
| VPN Host |
| VPN User |
| VPN Password |
Firewall
The customer must ensure the following firewall rules have been configured per the Firewall Rule.
Unimarket Connector Host
The customer must provide two dedicated hosts to run the Unimarket Connector software. These could be actual physical hosts or a virtual machines.
Windows
| Name | Description |
| Version | Windows 7 or above or Windows server 2012 or above. |
| Test Hostname | Internal or DNS name. |
| Test IP Address | IP Address which can be reached. |
| Test Admin credentials | Username/Password of a local Administrator account. |
| RDP | RDP access enabled. |
| Prod Hostname | Internal or DNS name. |
| Prod IP Address | IP Address which can be reached. |
| Prod Admin credentials | Username/Password of a local Administrator account. |
| RDP | RDP access enabled. |
Linux
| Name | Description |
| Version | CentOS 7 or above. Redhat ES 7 or above. Ubuntu 16.04 or above. |
| Test Hostname | Internal or DNS name. |
| Test IP Address | IP Address which can be reached. |
| Test Admin credentials | Username/Password of a local root account - or - Username/Password of a normal user account with sudo enabled. |
| SSH | SSH access enabled. |
| Prod Hostname | Internal or DNS name. |
| Prod IP Address | IP Address which can be reached. |
| Prod Admin credentials | Username/Password of a local root account - or - Username/Password of a normal user account with sudo enabled. |
| SSH | SSH access enabled. |