V12 Documentation
Table 2.2 lists the components that are provided as part of the VoltDB distribution.
Table 2.2. Components Installed by VoltDB
| Component | Description | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VoltDB Software & Runtime | The VoltDB software comes as Java archives (.JAR files) and a callable library that can be found in the
/voltdb subfolder. Other software libraries that VoltDB depends on are included in a separate
/lib subfolder. | ||||||
| Example Applications | VoltDB comes with several example applications that demonstrate VoltDB capabilities and performance. They can
be found in the /examples subfolder. | ||||||
| Volt Management Center | Volt Management Center is a browser-based management tool for monitoring, examining, and querying a running
VoltDB database. The Management Center is bundled with the VoltDB server software. You can start the Management
Center by connecting to the HTTP port of a running VoltDB database server. For example,
http://voltsvr:8080/. Note that the httpd server and JSON interface must be enabled on the server
to be able to access the Management Center. | ||||||
| Shell Commands | The /bin subfolder contains executable scripts to perform common VoltDB tasks, such as
starting the VoltDB server process and issuing database queries from the command line using sqlcmd, Add the
/bin subfolder to your PATH environment variable to use the following shell
commands:
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| Documentation | Online documentation, including the full manuals and javadoc describing the Java programming interface, is
available in the /doc subfolder. |