question Re: Using a Mid Server with a PDI.... in Developer forum

Using a Mid Server with a PDI....

David333 — Sat, 30 May 2020 21:38:00 GMT

Odd question, but I'm trying to do some proof of concept development in a PDI for something that I would eventually build in a real environment. I'm working on a REST service that will eventually need to make calls via a Mid Server, so I need to be able to test some of that functionality, but; I don't have access to a server that would would be accessible to my PDI (everything would be behind a firewall).

How do you go about testing things like that routinely? I mean, I guess I could maybe get a free Azure or ASW account and set something up (at least for a little while) but this seems like something that might come up again...

Just looking for options!

Re: Using a Mid Server with a PDI....

Michael Jones - — Sat, 30 May 2020 21:40:21 GMT

Well, if you have a window machine (even a laptop) you can install the Mid Server client on it and get it running. I’ve done this a few times in the past just to practice with setting up Mid Servers and trying out different functionality.

I’ve never had any issues with it not being on an actual server – just make sure you download the installer for the right version for your OS – 32 or 64 bit. I’ve run a Mid Server on a laptop running Windows 10 Home with no issues.

You might not be able to do really intensive things with that setup (like, trying to run Discovery) but for something simple like so REST calls you should be fine!

Hope this help!

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Re: Using a Mid Server with a PDI....

Michael Jones - — Sat, 30 May 2020 21:52:30 GMT

Sorry, I did just recall that you might need to install a JRE on your system as well. I have a habit of using my personal laptops and computers for development and I can't remember if I had to install the JRE manually or not. Sorry for the confusion!

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Re: Using a Mid Server with a PDI....

David333 — Sat, 30 May 2020 22:51:30 GMT

Well...ok then. I didn't expect that to work, but it seems like I've got a Mid Server running on my laptop! (For the record, I used Windows 10 Pro). Nice! I guess I was just hung up on the "server" part.

Thanks!