Overview
The plugin manager provides a simple web-based user interface for uploading new and updated map reduce plugins to the system, and for sharing them across the different communities.
If you want to use a map reduce plugin for many jobs, use the file uploader to upload the jar and then use this plugin Manager to schedule the job (remember to copy the shareid from the fileuploader)
Logging In
The plugin manager can be accessed from <ROOT_URL>/pluginManager.jsp (eg http://infinite.ikanow.com/pluginManager.jsp).
The following URL parameters are supported:
- In order to login with admin privileges (for admins only!), append "?sudo"or "?sudo=true" to the URL (eg http://infinite.ikanow.com/pluginManager.jsp?sudo).
This brings up username and password fields and a login button.
Note that:
- The plugin manager shares its cookie with the main GUI, the file uploader, the source builder, and the person manager - logging into any of them will log into all of them.
Uploading a new plugin
The above figure shows the tool shortly after log-in.
To upload the plugin, simply fill in the fields, select the file from your hard drive and network drives, and select "Submit".
Note that you can select either a single or multiple (CTRL+click) communities. You can share widgets with any available community. If you upload to only your personal community, only you (and system administrators) will have access to the file.
Note: If you set append results to false, there is no need to set an age out.
Note: If you don't want your job to depend on another jobs completion, do not select any job depenencies (you can CTRL-click to remove selected options if necessary).
Editing existing plugins
After log-in, all plugins you own can be seen from the top drop-down menu (initially called "Upload New File"). If you are a community owner or moderator, all plugins in your communities can be seen in addition. If you an administrator, all plugins in the system can be seen.
Once a file has been chosen, it can be modified by changing the fields (and/or choosing a different file), and then selecting the "Submit" button.
Deleting files
Log in and choose a file as above, then select the "Delete" button.
Running an existing job
If you want to start a job you can select for the option "Next scheduled time" to Once Only and it will be scheduled as soon as possible and only run once. If you want to schedule a job on a certain frequency you can adjust the frequency option to one of the other settings.
Following a jobs progress
Once a job has been scheduled you will be able to track its progress by refreshing next to the run status, the current map and reduce completion status as well as any errors that may have occurred when running will be displayed in an informational header.
