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Administration Guide
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This guide leads you through tasks designed to optimize the performance of the application you are running on the Netscape Application Server.
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Contents
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Introduction
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Part 1
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Getting Started
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Chapter 1
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About Netscape Application Server Architecture
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What is Middleware?
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HTML and OCL Application Clients
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HTML Clients
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OCL Clients
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AppLogics and the Server
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Server Administration
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Application Administration
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About the Database
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The Administrative, Executive, Java, and C++ Servers
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The Administrative Server
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The Executive Server
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The Java Server and C++ Server
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System-Level Services
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Application-Level Services
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Chapter 2
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Using the Administrator and Sample Applications
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About the Netscape Application Server Administrator
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Starting the Administrator
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Starting a Netscape Application Server
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Configuring the Sample Applications
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About Configuring Sample Applications
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Configuring the Sample Applications for UNIX
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Configuring the Sample Applications for Windows NT
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Part 2
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Administering a Single Netscape Application Server
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Chapter 3
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Managing Applications on a Single Server
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About Managing Applications on a Single Server
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About Upgrading Applications
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About Application Root Directories
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Upgrading an Application
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Disabling an AppLogic Object
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Stopping a Server or a Process
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Enabling an AppLogic Object
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Enabling Session (Sticky) Load Balancing
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Specifying Application Root Directories
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Chapter 4
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Monitoring a Netscape Application Server
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About Monitoring the Netscape Application Server
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About the Process Attributes
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Monitoring a Process Attribute
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Changing a Process Data Plot
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Removing a Process Data Plot
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About Event Notification
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About the Events for Which You Can Receive Notification
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Configuring Email Notification for an Event
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Chapter 5
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Logging Server Messages
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About Logging Server Messages
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About Logging
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About HTTP Web Server Logging
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Logging Messages
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Logging Web Server Requests
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Chapter 6
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Securing Applications
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About Security
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About User Authentication
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About Role Authentication
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About Access Control List Authorization
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About AppLogic Access Authorization
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Implementing User Authentication
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Creating a User
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Creating a Group
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Modifying a User or Group
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Implementing Role Authentication
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Creating a Role
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Modifying a Role
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Implementing Access Control List Authorization
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Creating an Access Control List
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Modifying an Access Control List
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Implementing AppLogic Access Authentication
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Modifying AppLogic Access Verification
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Chapter 7
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Increasing Fault Tolerance and Server Resources
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About Increasing Fault Tolerance and Server Resources
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About Adding and Tuning Java Server and C++ Server Processes
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Adding a Java Server or C++ Server
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Adjusting the Restart Option of the Administrative Server
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Adjusting the Number of Request Threads
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Chapter 8
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Configuring the Web Connector Plug-In
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About the Web Connector Plug-In
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About Configuring the Web Connector Plug-In
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Configuring Web Plug-In for Web Server Logging
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Mapping HTTP Variables to Database Fields
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Adding HTTP Variables to the Log
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Configuring Cookie and Hidden Field Usage
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Configuring a CGI Flag for CGI Requests
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Changing the Web Connector Port Number
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Specifying HTTP Variables for Input to AppLogic Objects
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Manually Configuring a Web Server
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Configuring a Netscape Web Server
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Configuring a Microsoft Web Server
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Part 3
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Administering Multiple Netscape Application Servers
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Chapter 9
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Installing and Configuring Multiple Servers
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About Administering Multiple Netscape Application Servers
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About the Web Connector in a Multiple-Server Enterprise
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About Distributed Data Synchronization and Load Balancing
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About Multicast Communication
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Installing Multiple Netscape Application Servers
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Configuring a Distributed Data Synchronization Environment
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Specifying the Netscape Application Server to Which the Web Server Connects
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Specifying the Netscape Application Server Responsible for Logging
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Administering Multiple Netscape Application Servers
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Registering a Netscape Application Server
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Deleting a Server
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Creating a Group
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Adding a Server to a Group
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Removing a Server from a Group
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Applying Settings from One Server to Another
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Changing the Administrative Multicast Address
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Chapter 10
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Managing Applications on Multiple Servers
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About Administering Applications on Multiple Servers
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About Hosting Applications Locally on Multiple Servers
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About Hosting Partitioned Applications on Multiple Servers
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About Hosting and Deploying Applications for Load Balancing
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About Changing Attributes of Distributed AppLogic Objects
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Deploying an Application
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Choosing a Deployment Method
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Using the kdeploy Command to Deploy a Project
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Using the kdeploy Command to Download a Project
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Using Netscape Application Server Administrator to Deploy an Application
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Partitioning an Application
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Deploying Access Control Lists
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Changing the Distribution Level for an AppLogic Object
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Chapter 11
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Balancing User-Request Loads
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About Load Balancing
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How Load Balancing Works
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How Servers Exchange Load Balancing Information
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Requirements for Load Balancing
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About the Load Balancer Plug-in
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About Session (Sticky) Load Balancing
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When to Use Sticky Load Balancing
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Adjusting Load Balancing Weight Factors
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Adjusting Weight Factors for Server Load Criteria
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Adjusting Weight Factors for AppLogic Performance Criteria
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Adjusting Update and Broadcast Intervals
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Changing the Multicast Host Address for Load Balancing
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Chapter 12
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Working with Databases
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About Working with Databases
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About Database Drivers
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About Database Connectivity Parameters
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Adjusting Database Connection Timeout
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Adjusting Asynchronous Thread Parameters
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Adjusting Result Set Buffering Parameters
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Adjusting Database Cache Parameters
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Chapter 13
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Managing Distributed Data Synchronization
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About Distributed Data Synchronization
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How Failover Keeps Data Accessible
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What is a Cluster?
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Data Synchronization is Optional
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Synchronization Server Roles
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How a Cluster Communicates
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General Steps for Managing Clusters
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How Sync Server Priority Affects a Cluster
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Modifying the Default Cluster for Fast Cluster Set Up
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Cluster Tasks Through the GUI
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About the Default cluster
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Start with a Sync Server
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Editing the Registry Keys for the Default Cluster
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Defining One or More Clusters
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Mapping the Synchronizer to the Cluster
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To map the synchronizer to a cluster, follow these steps.
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Copying Cluster Definitions Between Servers
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Using Netscape Application Server Administrator to Configure Clusters
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Using Netscape Application Server Administrator to Configure Clusters
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Chapter 14
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Additional Administration Tasks
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Increasing the Maximum Allowed Processes for a Server
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Updating the Installation Key
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Configuring IP Addresses from the Command Line
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Uninstalling Netscape Application Server from UNIX
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Uninstalling Netscape Application Server from Windows NT
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Part 4
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Troubleshooting Typical Problems
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Appendix A
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Troubleshooting
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Troubleshooting Tips
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Using Debugging Parameters in the Registry to Troubleshoot Errors
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Index
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