✶Update 09/2020✶ Omada Controller 3.2.10 for Debian, Raspbian and other Linux systems

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✶Update 09/2020✶ Omada Controller 3.2.10 for Debian, Raspbian and other Linux systems
✶Update 09/2020✶ Omada Controller 3.2.10 for Debian, Raspbian and other Linux systems
2019-06-02 13:44:02 - last edited 2022-01-05 08:16:14

Looking for Omada SDN Controller Linux version? It's here.

 

Last Update: 2020-09-07

 

[Update: To allow for version switching between different versions of the controller, V3.2.10 received an upgrade. You can install it over an existing V3.2.10 without losing data.]

 

I just made a .deb package with Omada Controller 3.2.10 for Debian, Raspbian and any other Linux system providing the dpkg installer. Please find the release notes at the end of this post.

 

This .deb package is in the tradition of the community version of Omada Controller, meaning it contains the same Java classes and remaining files as the official TP-Link version except for the binaries bundled with it (JRE, mongodb) and the start/stop script control.sh (which is replaced by my own version omadactl).

 

Prerequisites

You will need netstat (package: net-tools), curl and the native versions of JRE, jsvc and mongod (installed by default in Raspbian based on Stretch, unfortunately not so in Debian). Setting up the Oracle JRE and jsvc is left to you as an exercise; here are some suggestions:

 

Debian and any other Linux distribution:

Install mongodb from the standard repository and JRE8 from Oracle's website. As for jsvc, don't use the Debian binary package, it requires OpenJDK last time I checked this. Instead, get the source code for jsvc (command apt-get source jsvc), compile it and install jsvc manually. Sorry for this inconvenience, but TP-Link decided to use jsvc for Privilege Separation rather than the much more common standard start-stop-daemon or daemonize programs already present on almost any Linux system. Don't blame me for this – omadactl still can use both methods, but you need to use jsvc for Omada Controller versions V3.x.

 

Raspbian (see also »Limitations« below):

Oracle JRE8, jsvc and mongodb are pre-installed by default in Raspbian (make sure you did not explicitly choose OpenJDK as an alternative for the Oracle JRE). You can easily check whether the required programs are installed on your Raspbian:

 

$ java -version
java version "1.8.0_261"
Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 1.8.0_261-b12)
Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM (build 25.261-b12, mixed mode)

$ update-java-alternatives -l
jdk-8-oracle-arm32-vfp-hflt    318        /usr/lib/jvm/jdk-8-oracle-arm32-vfp-hflt
$
mongod -version
db version v2.4.14
Thu Apr 30 12:49:28.060 git version: nogitversion

 

Donwload the all-architectures .deb package

Download https://rent-a-guru.de/ftp/omada-controller_3.2.10-3_all.deb

 

Compare the checksum of the downloaded .deb file for integrity:

 

md5sum -b omada-controller_3.2.10-3_all.deb

6b986ee67828d4c1e55d8dc6af1e8cbc *omada-controller_3.2.10-3_all.deb


or:


sha256sum -b omada-controller_3.2.10-3_all.deb

ef77aa88a3196d7663f35e59357a67833b86fa783923df480f56318ea84e5de2 *omada-controller_3.2.10-3_all.deb

 

Installation

First, make a backup of your Omada Controller's settings before installing. Either use the web UI or copy the whole content of the subdirectory data in /opt/tplink/OmadaController to a backup directory. You can later move the data directory back into the new controller version.

 

Install the new version of Omada Controller with:

 

dpkg -i omada-controller_3.2.10-3_all.deb

 

After a successful installation the controller will be started automatically.

 

Notes:

  • Ignore the warnings from dpkg about some directories which can't be deleted. dpkg will remove files from older versions of the same package omada-controller, but it won't delete the old database directory (unless you do a manual purge before installing). This means that your database and settings from previous versions of Omada Controller will be retained - you can copy the files in the data subdirectory over to the new version. See »Restoring Omada Controller settings« below.
     
  • Installation directory is /opt/tplink/OmadaController-3.2.10. The symlink /opt/tplink/OmadaController is a short-hand alias to the installation directory.
     
  • Start/stop script has been renamed from tpeap to omadactl (deprecated tpeap is still there, it's a symlink to omadactl).
    Update: 
    tpeap has been finally removed.
     
  • If installing using dpkg, you won't be able to switch between versions of Omada Controller using omadactl's switch command.
    Update: The current release of V3.2.10 now allows to switch between this and any newer controller versions.
     
  • Some options of omadactl have no effect with only one version of the controller installed, that is if you install the .deb-Package. dpkg will override the old version before installing the new one. However, since the installation directoy reflects the version (intentionally!), you find all settings in the data subdirectory of the old version's installation directory. See »Restoring Omada Controller settings« below.
     
  • On my RasPi the start of the controller needs ~69 seconds (first time start: ~124 seconds). You might want to increase the standard time-out (70 sec.) for starting the controller if it needs more time on your RasPi (time depends on other active processes during the start). To change the default time-out, use omadactl -S num, where num is the new time-out in seconds. This command will store the new time-out permanently in omadactl's config file and exits immediately (without starting Omada Controller).

 

Restoring Omada Controller settings

 

There is an easy way to restore your controller's settings using omadactl. Let's say you want to update Omada Controller 3.2.9 to 3.2.10. The directory OmadaController-3.2.9 will be cleaned by dpkg before it installs the new version in a new directory OmadaController-3.2.10. However, user files will be retained (dpkg prints warnings about which directories are not removed). Now stop the new controller using omadactl and use omadactl with the copydb command:

 

omadactl -w stop

omadactl copydb OmadaController-3.2.9 OmadaController-3.2.10

 

This will copy all settings under the data subdirectory from the old version to the new version. Restart the controller and you will see all your EAPs, settings, maps etc. If everything works, you can safely remove the old directory using rm -rf OmadaController-3.2.9.

 

Limitations

 

Keep in mind that under Rasbian, which still is a 32-bit OS for compatibility with older Pis, mongodb has a 2GB limit for the size of the database. You could compile a 64-bit kernel / userland programs to get rid of this limit.

 

If Omada Controller doesn't start automatically on reboot of the RasPi, check with systemctl whether the omadad.service is enabled.

 

Omada Controller on RasPi is slooooooow, especially if initializing the environment at the first start. Start it with omadactl -W 240, note the time it needs to start (omadactl will print a message) and set the time + a 10 seconds reserve using omadactl -S num, where num is the new time-out in seconds (see the manpage).

 

More information

 

For help with omadactl see its manpage attached to this post or use the command: man omadactl2

 

For customization of omadactl see the config file /etc/default/omada.
Update: has been merged into file CONFIG in /opt/tplink/OmadaController.

 

For selection of the correct JRE see file CONFIG in /opt/tplink/OmadaController.

 

For a list of all files installed by the .deb package use the command: dpkg -L omada-controller

 

If you want to uninstall this .deb package (except the database and other files created at run-time), use the »remove« option of dpkg: dpkg -r omada-controller

 

If you want to uninstall this .deb package (including the database and other files created at run-time), use the »purge« option of dpkg: dpkg -P omada-controller

 

 

Release notes for omadactl version 3.0 in package 3.2.10-3

 

Bugs fixed:

  1. Fixed non-working verbose option (-v) in omadactl.

 

New features:

  1. Changed version dependencies for mongodb: The controller needs either mongodb v2.4 or mongodb-org v3.2.

 

 

Release notes for omadactl version 3.0 in package 3.2.10-2

 

Bugs fixed:

  1. Fixed a bug in the DEBIAN/control file.

 

New features:

  1. Updated omadactl and omadad to version 3.0. The files are no longer installed in /usr/bin and /etc/init.d, but are included in Omada Controller's home dir. The installer adds symlinks for those commands in /usr/bin and /etc/init.d.
  2. Enabled support in omadactl for switching between controller versions when more than one Omada Controller is installed.
  3. Merged /etc/default/omadad and /opt/tplink/OmadaController/CONFIG.

 

 

Release notes for Omada controller version 3.2.10-1

 

Bugs fixed by TP-Link:

  • Fixed the bug that Omada Controller allow any user to read the files of controller.
  • Fixed the bug that controller will report an error when Top Usage data is empty.

 

Have fun!

 

 

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Re:Re:Omada Controller 3.1.13 for Debian, Raspbian and any other Linux system-Solution
2019-06-04 21:37:59 - last edited 2019-07-18 11:47:40

Grbz wrote

bu if i look the status, omada controller is not running.

do you have any idea what i'm doing wrong?

 

What RasPi model do you use?

 

Run the following commands to see debug and error messages from the server. It usually prints the reason why it can't be started:

 

sudo killall java

sudo killall mongod

sudo omadactl -w -v start

 

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Re:Omada Controller 3.1.13 for Debian, Raspbian and any other Linux system
2019-06-04 20:25:04

 

.deb packages is good installed without errors.

 

bu if i look the status, omada controller is not running.

do you have any idea what i'm doing wrong?

 

thx

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Re:Re:Omada Controller 3.1.13 for Debian, Raspbian and any other Linux system-Solution
2019-06-04 21:37:59 - last edited 2019-07-18 11:47:40

Grbz wrote

bu if i look the status, omada controller is not running.

do you have any idea what i'm doing wrong?

 

What RasPi model do you use?

 

Run the following commands to see debug and error messages from the server. It usually prints the reason why it can't be started:

 

sudo killall java

sudo killall mongod

sudo omadactl -w -v start

 

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2019-06-07 09:38:38

Grbz, did you solve the problem?

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2019-06-18 06:42:18
Yes, thx man!! when i reboot the pi, omada controller startsup auto.. since i change my wifi network name, it will not start auto. rc.local is ok with the command: sudo omadactl -w start & thx for everything!!
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Re:Omada Controller 3.1.13 for Debian, Raspbian and any other Linux system
2019-06-27 07:25:21

Hi all

How many AP can manage Raspberry Pi 3 or 4 version? anybody have this information?

What will be more profitable to buy, os200 or Raspberry Pi?

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Re:Omada Controller 3.1.13 for Debian, Raspbian and any other Linux system
2019-07-17 13:46:16

works like a charm, thanks R1D2

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Re:Omada Controller 3.1.13 for Debian, Raspbian and any other Linux system
2019-07-17 19:54:04
Installation works well. Great idea at all! Just forgot the jsvc before. Struggling now with apt-get source jsvc E: You must put some source URI's in Your sources list. Could someone just help me on that? Thank's. Tilo
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Re:Omada Controller 3.1.13 for Debian, Raspbian and any other Linux system
2019-07-17 20:59:47 - last edited 2019-07-17 21:06:14

Tryin to get this running on my Raspberry Pi 3B+ and my java and mongod versions are the same as you posted, but I get the following eror when installating the package:

 

root@raspberrypi:/home/pi# dpkg -i omada-controller_3.1.13-1_all.deb
Selecting previously unselected package omada-controller.
(Reading database ... 81160 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to unpack omada-controller_3.1.13-1_all.deb ...
Unpacking omada-controller (3.1.13-1) ...
Setting up omada-controller (3.1.13-1) ...
[info] /etc/init.d/omadad: could not find the Java launcher 'jsvc'..
Processing triggers for systemd (232-25+deb9u9) ...
 

 

Edit: Nevermind, just had to do apt-get install jsvc and it worked! Thanks!

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2019-07-17 21:03:47

Tilo wrote

Installation works well. Great idea at all! Just forgot the jsvc before. Struggling now with apt-get source jsvc E: You must put some source URI's in Your sources list. Could someone just help me on that? Thank's. Tilo

 

Hi Tilo,

 

jsvc is part of Apache's Commons Daemon. Search for commons-daemon, donwload the source. Go into the jsvc src subdirectory, compile and install only the jsvc binary, not the comons daemon Java classes (they are in the TP-Link classes already).

 

Hope this helps.

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2019-07-17 21:08:18 - last edited 2019-07-17 21:34:34

TP4MyWifi wrote


[info] /etc/init.d/omadad: could not find the Java launcher 'jsvc'.. 

 

Hi TP4MyWifi,

 

your Raspbian lacks jsvc. Try to install it (apt-get install jsvc). It usually comes pre-installed with latest Raspbian last time I checked.

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