Installing the Controller

For information about how to upgrade your Controller, see Upgrading Fortify ScanCentral SAST Components and Upgrading the Controller.

  • Before you install the Controller, you must first download and configure a supported Java™ Runtime Environment (JRE). For information about supported JRE versions, see Controller application server. For information about how to download and configure a JRE, see the documentation for the supported JRE version.

  • To install the Controller as a Microsoft Windows® or Linux® service, make sure that you extract the contents in a directory where the local service (Windows) or the user or group using the service (Linux) has access.

  • The name of the directory into which you install the Controller must not include spaces.

To install the Controller (on a Windows or Linux system):

  • Extract the contents of the Fortify_ScanCentral_Controller_<version>_x64.zip file into a directory of your choosing.

In this guide, <controller_install_dir> refers to the Controller installation directory and <sast_install_dir> refers to the OpenText SAST installation directory.

After you install the Controller, the <controller_install_dir> resembles the following:

bin/
db-migrate/
tomcat/
readme.txt