The web application server runs Business Objects web applications such as InfoView, the Central Management Console (CMC), and custom web applications. Use the "Select Web Application Server" screen to choose to:
· Install and/or deploy to a Java web application server, such as the Tomcat web application server included with BusinessObjects Enterprise.
· Install and deploy to the IIS web application server installed as part of your Windows operating system.
If you are using the 64-bit version of IIS 7, you must ensure that:
ASP.NET is enabled.
The advanced IIS setting Enable 32-bit
Applications is set to "True".
The advanced IIS setting .NET Application
Pool is set to "Classic" mode.
If the IIS Web Application Server
option is not selectable, ensure that ASP.NET v1.1 and IIS are both
installed.
To configure a Java web application server for BusinessObjects Enterprise you will need the web application server administrator account name and password, as well as the listener port number.
1. To use a Java web application server, select Java Web Application Server and choose one of the following options:
· Install Tomcat application server and deploy to it. This will automatically install and configure Tomcat.
· Automatically deploy to a pre-installed Web Application Server. This will prompt you to enter the configuration and authentication information on the next screen.
2. To use the IIS web application server included as part of your Windows operating system, choose IIS Web Application Server, then select the website to use for deployment from the drop-down list.
3. Click
Next.
Depending on your selection, you can now proceed to either configure your
web application server, or start the installation process.
The "Configure Tomcat" screen displays during installation if you choose to install Tomcat as the web application server for your BusinessObjects Enterprise installation. Use this screen to configure Tomcat.
1. Accept the default values or specify new port numbers for Connection port, Shutdown port, and Redirect port.
2. Click Next to continue with the installation.
If the port numbers you specified are in use, a warning message is displayed.
To continue you will have to specify unused and valid port numbers.
The "Start Installation" screen is displayed.
The "Configure Web Application Server" screen displays during installation after you specify an existing server in the "Select Web Application Server" screen. To
properly install web components on your web application server, you must provide
specific configuration information about your existing web application server.
The setup program may not provide the option to perform an automatic deployment
of web applications to a supported web application server. Under these
circumstances, web applications must be deployed manually, or with the wdeploy command-line tool.
For information on how to deploy web applications manually or with
thew deploy tool, see the SAP BusinessObjects Enterprise Web Application
Deployment Guide.
1. Select your existing web application server from the drop-down list of web application server types.
2. Click
Next to continue with the installation.
The following table summarizes the information required for supported web
application servers.
| Web Application Server | Information Required for Installation |
|---|---|
| Tomcat 5.5 | · Server Instance: Name of the current web application server instance (for example “localhost”). · Service Name: Name of the Windows service if the application server will be installed as a windows service (for example “Tomcat5”). · Application Server Installation Directory: The directory where the web application server is installed (for example C:\wdeploy\appserver\Tomcat5520). |
| Weblogic10 | · Port: Administration port of the application server(for example “7001”). · Username: User name with administration rights to the application server. · Password: Password for account with administration rights to the application server. · Server Instance: Name of the current web application server instance (for example “mserver1”). · Application Server Domain Root Directory: The WebLogic domain root directory (for example C:\bea\weblogic10\user_projects\domains\base_domain). |
| WebSphere6.1 | · SOAP Port: The SOAP Connector Port of the application server (for example “8880”). · Username: User name with administration rights to the WebSphere application server. · Password: Password for account with administration rights to the application server. · Server Instance: Name of the current web application server instance (for example “server1”). · Virtual Host: The virtual host to which the application must be bound. · Admin is Secure?: Select this option to enable security requiring administrative access credentials to the application.
· Application Server Installation Directory: The directory where the web application server is installed (for example C:\ProgramFiles\IBM\WebSphere\AppServer). |
Oracle Application Server 10g R3 |
· Admin is Secure?: Select this option to use Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) encryption for authentication.
· Port: Administration port of the application server (for example “6003”). This should be the request port of the <notification-server> element in the opmn.xml file. · Username: User with administration rights to the application server. · Password: Password for account with administration rights to the application server. · Server Instance: Name of the Oracle Application Server application server instance (for example “home”). · Server Name: Name of the target application server (for example, “myserver.domain.com”). · Group Id: Name of the server group to which the target application belongs (for example "Default_group"). · Application Server Installation Directory: The directory where the web application server is installed (for example C:\product\10.1.3\OracleAS_1). |
The "Start Installation"
screen is displayed.
Remember your credentials for the web application server as they
may be required to install add-ons such as ProcessTracker or additional
language packs.