Install plug-ins offline and initialize the on-premises environment - Microservices Engine

Before you can interconnect your on-premises and cloud applications, you must perform a few operations. This topic describes how to install plug-ins offline and initialize the on-premises environment.

Install the plug-in by using an offline installation package in IntelliJ IDEA

Installation packages for plug-ins vary with the versions of interconnection between on-premises and cloud applications. You can download and install one of the following packages based on your requirements:

Interconnection between on-premises and cloud applications 3.0: toolkit-intellij-2021.4.1.zip
Interconnection between on-premises and cloud applications 2.0: toolkit-intellij-2021.3.1.zip
Interconnection between on-premises and cloud applications 1.0: toolkit-intellij-2020.8.2.zip

Install the plug-in in IntelliJ IDEA. Procedure:

In the top navigation bar of IntelliJ IDEA, choose File > Settings.
On the Settings page, click Plugins in the left-side navigation pane.
In the Plugins section, click and then click Install Plugin from Disk....
In the Choose Plugin File dialog box, select the offline installation package of Alibaba Cloud Toolkit. You do not need to decompress the package. Perform subsequent steps as prompted by the installation wizard in IntelliJ IDEA.

Initialize the on-premises environment

Interconnection between on-premises and cloud applications 3.0

Windows
1. Create the C:\<current user>\.edas\join_edas_register directory, download the following files, place the EXE file in the directory, and decompress the compressed file to the directory.
  taobao-hsf.sar.zip
2. Create the C:\<current user>\.edas\agent\3.0.0 directory, download the following files, place the EXE file in the directory, and decompress the compressed files to the directory.
  - edas-nio-proxy.jar
  - connect-agent.jar
  - etrans.exe: the program for the on-premises channel service. Make sure that the program is executable. You can run the etrans.exe --help command to check whether the program is executable.
  - ArmsAgent.zip
Examples of the directories in the on-premises environment:
- C:\<current user>\.edas\join_edas_register
  taobao-hsf.sar
- C:\<current user>\.edas\agent\3.0.0
  - edas-nio-proxy.jar
  - connect-agent.jar
  - etrans.exe
  - ArmsAgent
macOS
1. Create the ~/.edas/join_edas_register directory, download the following files, place the etrans file in the directory, and decompress the compressed file to the directory.
  taobao-hsf.sar.zip
2. Create the ~/.edas/agent/3.0.0 directory, download the following files, place the etrans file in the directory, and decompress the compressed files to the directory.
  - edas-nio-proxy.jar
  - connect-agent.jar
  - etrans: the program for the on-premises channel service. Make sure that the program is executable. You can run the etrans --help command to check whether the program is executable.
  - ArmsAgent.zip
Examples of the directories in the on-premises environment:
- ~/.edas/join_edas_register
  taobao-hsf.sar
- ~/.edas/agent/3.0.0
  - edas-nio-proxy.jar
  - connect-agent.jar
  - etrans
  - ArmsAgent

Interconnection between on-premises and cloud applications 2.0

Windows
1. Create the C:\<current user>\.edas\join_edas_register directory, download the following files, place the EXE file in the directory, and decompress the compressed file to the directory.
  taobao-hsf.sar.zip
2. Create the C:\<current user>\.edas\agent\2.0.0 directory, and download the following files to the directory.
  - edas-nio-proxy.jar
  - connect-agent.jar
  - etrans.exe: the program for the on-premises channel service. Make sure that the program is executable. You can run the etrans.exe --help command to check whether the program is executable.
Examples of the directories in the on-premises environment:
- C:\<current user>\.edas\join_edas_register
  taobao-hsf.sar
- C:\<current user>\.edas\agent\2.0.0
  - edas-nio-proxy.jar
  - connect-agent.jar
  - etrans.exe
macOS
1. Create the ~/.edas/join_edas_register directory, download the following files, place the etrans file in the directory, and decompress the compressed file to the directory.
  taobao-hsf.sar.zip
2. Create the ~/.edas/agent/2.0.0 directory, download the following files to the directory.
  - edas-nio-proxy.jar
  - connect-agent.jar
  - etrans: the program for the on-premises channel service. Make sure that the program is executable. You can run the etrans --help command to check whether the program is executable.
Examples of the directories in the on-premises environment:
- ~/.edas/join_edas_register
  taobao-hsf.sar
- ~/.edas/agent/2.0.0
  - edas-nio-proxy.jar
  - connect-agent.jar
  - etrans

Interconnection between on-premises and cloud applications 1.0

Windows
Create the C:\<current user>\.edas\join_edas_register directory, download the following files, place the EXE file in the directory, and decompress the compressed file to the directory.
- taobao-hsf.sar.zip
- etrans.exe: the program for the on-premises channel service. Make sure that the program is executable. You can run the etrans.exe --help command to check whether the program is executable.
Example of the C:\<current user>\.edas\join_edas_register directory in the on-premises environment:
- taobao-hsf.sar
- etrans.exe
macOS
Create the ~/.edas/join_edas_register directory, download the following files, place the etrans file in the directory, and decompress the compressed file to the directory.
- taobao-hsf.sar.zip
- etrans: the program for the on-premises channel service. Make sure that the program is executable. You can run the etrans --help command to check whether the program is executable.
Example of the ~/.edas/join_edas_register directory in the on-premises environment:
- taobao-hsf.sar
- etrans