Configuring the HTML Server (JAS) Template Configuration

A powerful feature of Server Manager is the template configurations defined for each server type within a server group. Properly configuring the server group template greatly simplifies the creation of a new HTML server. When the server is created it will copy the configuration defined for the server group selected thus requiring minimal, if any, configuration during deployment.

I've often been asked what individual settings must be configured in order for a new HTML server to be functional immediately. First navigate to the 'Server Groups' page

Next select the 'Configure' icon for the group you wish to modify
Navigate to the 'EnterpriseOne HTML Server' section

Configure the following settings:

• Network Settings -> JDENET Configuration -> Outgoing JDENET Port - Specify the JDENET port used by the enterprise server
  
• Network Settings -> Security Server Configuration -> Primary Security Server - Specify the machine name of the enterprise server to use for security services
• JDBJ Database Configuration -> JDBj Bootstrap Datasource - Configure this section to point to the location of the system tables (e.g. System - 812). You can find these values in the JDE.INI of a development client.
• JDBJ Database Configuration -> JDBC Drivers - If you are using the SQL2005 or DB2/UDB on Itanium you may need to change the default JDBC driver
• JDBJ Database Configuration -> JDBj Bootstrap Session -> Bootstrap Environment - Specify a valid environment that will be used to determine the location of various system tables through OCM
• JDBJ Database Configuration -> Oracle Database Settings -> File Contents - If you are using an Oracle database cut and paste the contents of the TNSNAMES.ORA that the server should use.
• JDBJ Database Configuration -> JDBj Spec Datasource - If you define your serialized objects tables (F989998 and F989999) in a particular datasource rather than using OCM to determine their location complete this section
• Web Runtime -> Web Runtime -> Pathcodes - Specify a single pathcode to use for this server. Note it must be surrounded by parenthesis and single quotes, such as ('DV812')
• Web Runtime -> Web Runtime -> Default Environment - Specify the default environment to display in the login form

There are many other options that may be configured; however, these are the core values I always configure. Properly configuring the server group once significantly simplifies the new creation of servers at a later time.

One last note: when a new server group is created the template configuration is copied from the default server group. Configuring the default server group prior to creating additional server groups means you don't have to reconfigure these items for each new group unless a change to these particular settings is required.