Netscape Application Server--Index

Administration Guide
Overview Guide
Installation Guide


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Access Control dialog box 99 Access Control Lists (ACLs) creating 94 described 81 modifying 96 Access Control List tab 94, 97 ACL. See Access Control List. ActiveX 17 Add Plot dialog box 56 Add Process dialog box 105 Add Server dialog box 145 Add User or Group dialog box 95, 98 Administrative Server described 21 in failover 204 restart option 106 administrator username 79 Advanced Settings tab 187 AgentToken 119 All Registered Servers list 226, 227, 232, 233 applets 17 applications deploying 155 distributed 135 event logging 66 installing 39 security 77 upgrading 40 applications, administering installation 38 overview 19, 37 upgrading 38 Application tool AppLogic object access authentication 99 changing application root directory 49 disabling AppLogic object 41 enabling AppLogic object 45 enabling sticky load balancing 47 AppLogic Criteria tab 185 AppLogic objects access authentication 82, 98 C++, and C++ Server 22 calculating performance 175 described 18 disabling 40 enabling 45 HTTP input variables 113 HTTP variables as input 121 Java, and Java Server 22 performance criteria 185 ASCII message format 67 asynchronous processing service 23 asynchronous queries 197
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backups maximum for cluster 230, 235 backups, maximum for cluster 217, 221 broadcast communication 133 broadcast interval described 177 setting 186 business logic 18 bytes sent and received, monitoring 53
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C++ clients 17 C++ Server 22 adding and tuning 102 in failover 204 process attributes 54 stopping 43 CGI flag configuring 118 described 112 changing 228, 234 charts. See plots. client independent processing service 24 clients described 15 HTML 15 Open Client Library (OCL) 17 Cluster Name drop-down box 226, 232 ClusterName registry key 137, 209, 223, 224 clusters adding servers 225, 231 creating 218, 219 defining multiple 218 described 205, 209 example 211 managing, in general 209, 224, 230 mapping to synchronizer 222 modifying Default cluster 213, 217 removing servers 227, 233 Clusters registry key 209, 216, 218, 224 configuration asynchronous query threads 197 copying from server to server 146 database connection caching 200 database connection timeout 195 distributed data synchronization 136 Netscape Application Server 101 result set buffering 198 Web connector 112, 131, 137 Configuration tool adding Java Server 104 adding servers to a cluster 225, 231 adjusting request threads 108 changing server priority 228, 234 configuring clusters 224, 230 creating server groups 144 deleting a server 143 modifying server groups 145 modifying the number of backups 230, 235 overview 27 registering a server 142 removing server from group 146 removing servers from a cluster 227, 233 restart option 106 starting Netscape Application Server 27 stopping server 43 CONTENT_LENGTH 71 CONTENT_TYPE 71 cookies configuring 117 disabling 118 enabling 118 copying configuration between servers 146 CPU load 53
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data access service 19 database connections caching 195, 200 caching service 23 described 18 management by Netscape Application Server 20 monitoring 54 parameters 193 timeout 195 database drivers configuration 30, 31 described 192 databases mapping fields to HTTP variables 113 Netscape Application Server message log 69 queries 20 role in an application 20 transactions 20 troubleshooting 248 users and roles 79 Web server message log 70 working with 191 Database tool configuring asynchronous query threads 197 configuring database caching 200 configuring result set buffering 198 configuring timeout 196 data synchronization configuration 132, 136 described 204 setting server priority 218, 222 data synchronization service 23 DB2 20 debugging 67, 248 developer responsibilities AppLogic object development 18 deploying applications 39, 40 logging messages 66 result set buffering 194 roles 80 security 78 upgrading applications 38 user database 79 Developer system password 39 directories 39 See also root directories. disk input and output 53 distributed data synchronization. See clusters. dsedit 30, 31, 33, 34 DWORD editor dialog box 139
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email email service 24 event notification 59, 61 enterprise computing 14 error messages from applications 67 from services 66 eventlog 69 event logging choosing message destination 68 described 66 enabling 72 message format 67 setting message types 74 to console 68 to database 68, 69 to file 68 to system log 68 event notification 59 Events tool 61 evtcategory field 69 evtstring field 69 evttime field 69 evttype field 69 Executive Server 22 process attributes 52 stopping 43
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failover 21, 23, 204 failure recovery service 21, 23 fault tolerance 101 forms 15
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Global Directory Service (GDS) 79 group. See server groups, user groups. GUI controls 17 GXCONN 208 GXPortNum 139 .GXR file 81, 82
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hidden fields configuring 117 disabling 118 enabling 118 Host 140 HTML clients 15 streaming service 24 HTTP_ACCEPT 71 HTTP_CONNECTION 71 HTTP_HOST 71 HTTP_REFERER 71, 121 HTTP_USER_AGENT 71 HTTP Log tab 75 HTTP variables adding to log 115 creating 122 input to AppLogic objects 113, 121 mapping to database fields 114 using in logging 70 in Web server requests 113
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IIS 126 information messages 66 Informix 20 installation key 239 IP Addresses configuring from the command line 239 ISAPI 71 isAuthorized( ) 78, 81
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Java clients 17 Java Server 22 adding and tuning 102 adding more 104 in failover 204 process attributes 54 stopping 43
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kdemo username 79 kdeploy command 155 Key 239 KIVA Application Administrator interface 247 kivasoft.dat 34 kreg 224 kregedit configuring CGI requests 118 configuring cookies 117 configuring hidden fields 117 configuring HTTP variables 114, 115, 121 configuring maximum processes 238 configuring multicast communication 189 configuring Web connector 138 configuring Web connector port 120 configuring Web server requests 140 coniguring distributed data synchronization 136 creating a cluster 219, 222 modifying installation key 239 redefining a cluster 215 ksample datasource 32, 34
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ListenPort 120 load_ifmx.bat 34 load_ifmx.sh 32 load_mssql.bat 34 load_mssql.sh 32 load_ora.bat 33 load_ora.sh 32 load_syb.bat 33 load balancing 23, 47, 131, 132 See also sticky load balancing. broadcast interval 177 calculating loads 175 described 173 effect on user requests 137 installing multiple Netscape Application Servers 134 and multicast communication 134 plug-in 180 prerequisites 179 setting weight factors 183, 185 update interval 177 Load Balancing tool configuring broadcast interval 187 configuring update interval 187 configuring weight factors 183, 185 log( ) 66 Log_db2.sql 69, 70 Log_ifmx.sql 69, 70 Log_mssql.sql 69, 70 Log_ora.sql 69, 70 Log_syb.sql 69, 70 logging 23 See also event logging. application events 66 HTTP variables 115 Web server requests 112, 140 Logging tool 65, 72, 75 loginSession( ) 78 logoutSession( ) 80 logtime field 71
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MaxBackups adding registry key 221 described 206, 209 modifying value 217 MaxEngines 238 MaxHops 217, 221 MCastHost 148, 189 MCastPort 148, 189 memory thrash 53 messages console 68 event logging 66 format 67 logging 72 setting types to log 74 types 66 Microsoft Internet Information Server 122, 126 Microsoft SQL Server 20 Modify Access Control List dialog box 97 Modify User dialog box modifying a role 93 modifying a user 88 monitoring process attributes 55 Monitor tool 52, 55, 57, 58 multicast communication 133 configuring 189 configuring address 147
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NAS Adminstrator See Netscape Application Server Administrator. native drivers 192 Netscape Application Builder 38 Netscape Application Server See also services. administration, overview 19 architecture, described 13, 21 configuring 101 data access service 18 deleting 143 described 13, 14, 18 grouping 143, 144, 145 installing multiple 135 monitoring 52 multiple server environment 129 registering 141 request handling 19 starting 27 stopping 43 uninstalling 244 Netscape Application Server Administrator described 25 starting 27 Netscape Enterprise Web Server 122 New Access Control List dialog box 95 New Group dialog box creating a server group 144 creating a user group 86 New Permission dialog box 96, 98 New User dialog box 84, 91 NoCookie 118 NSAPI 71
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OCL clients benefits and drawbacks 17 described 17 distribution considerations 18 ODBC 20 database drivers 192 Data Source Manager 31, 34 datasources, configuring on NT 31 datasources, configuring on UNIX 30 troubleshooting 248 odbc.ini 32 Open Client Library. See OCL. Open Database Connectivity. See ODBC. Oracle 20 Oracle Name Server 33 Oracle Network Manager 30, 31, 34
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passwords 78 PATH_INFO 71 plots creating 55 deleting 58 modifying 57 plug-ins load balancer 180 Web connector 122 Poll for Event dialog box 62 Port 140 port number for Web connector configuring 120 described 113 presentation logic 15 primary synchronization server. See Sync Primaries priority data synchronization, described 206 effects on synchronization cluster 210 not assigned to Sync Local 208 synchronization range 218, 222 process attributes 52 monitoring 55 processes adding 102 configuring threads for 103 increasing maximum allowed 237 Project Manager 38, 39, 40 projects deploying 157 downloading 161 promotion Sync Alternate to Sync Backup 206 Sync Backup to Sync Primary 206 protocol management 23
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queries asynchronous 197 behavior 20 buffering result sets 194 monitoring 54 troubleshooting query files 248 query files 49
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regedit 138, 140, 147 editing registry on NT 219 edit registry on NT 215 Register Netscape Application Server dialog box 142 registry 79, 80, 114 debugging parameters 248 REMOTE_ADDR 71 removing expired nodes 217, 220 REQUEST_METHOD 71 request manager 22 requests 19 average response time 53 caching service 23 CGI, configuring 118 current number 53 number received 53 stopping 44 threads, adjusting number 107 and Web servers 16 restart option 106 result caching, number of entries 53 result sets buffering 194, 198 caching service 24 role-based security, described 79 roles creating 89 described 79 modifying 91 root directories described 39 specifying 49
S
sample applications 28 configuring on UNIX 29, 32 configuring on Windows NT 30, 33 security 77 AppLogic access 82 cookies 117 hidden fields 117 implementing users 82 role-based, described 79 user-based, described 78 users 78 Security tool creating ACLs 94 creating a group 85 creating a role 90 creating a user 83 described 78 modifying ACLs 96 modifying a role 92 modifying users and groups 87 SERVER_PROTOCOL 71 server groups creating 144 described 143 server load criteria, configuring 183 Server Load tab 183 Server Log tab 73 servers changing priority 228, 234 services asynchronous processing 23 client-independent processing 24 data access 19 database connection caching 23 data synchronization 23 email 24 failure recovery 21, 23 HTML streaming 24 load balancing 23 logging 23 protocol manager 23 request manager 22, 23 result caching 23 result-set caching 24 state and session management 24 template management 24 time and event messaging 24 transaction management 24 sessions, load balancing. See sticky load balancing. shutdown See also stopping. SQL Enterprise Manager 31, 34 starting Netscape Application Server 27 Netscape Application Server Administrator 27 state and session management 24 sticky load balancing 47 stopping Netscape Application Server processes 43 String editor dialog box 115 Sybase 20 sybinit 30, 31, 33, 34 Sync Alternates described 206 promotion to Sync Backup 206 start order in cluster 210 Sync Backups described 206 promotion to Sync Primary 206 start order in cluster 210 synchronization, data. See clusters. Sync Locals described 207 remove from own key 214 SyncPersChunkSz 216, 220 Sync Primaries described 206 start order in cluster 209 Sync Servers described 206 SyncServers registry key adding to registry 221 contents 209, 217 to define Sync Server 206 to find IP address 215 SyncTimerInterval 217, 220
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template management service 24 Template root directory 39 templates root directory 49 troubleshooting 248 threads for asynchronous queries 197 configuring availability 103 database connections 193 monitoring 53 performance impact 102 single-threaded environment 103 user requests, adjusting number 107 time and event messaging service 24 tnsnames.ora 33, 34 transaction management service 24 transactions description 20 monitoring 54 troubleshooting 247
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uninstalling Netscape Application Server 242, 244 UNIX 29, 69, 70 update interval described 177 setting 186 user groups 81 creating 85 deleting 89 modifying 87 users administrator 79 authentication 78 creating 83 deleting 89 kdemo 79 modifying 87 Users and Groups tab creating a group 86 creating a role 90 creating a user 84 modifying a role 92 modifying users and groups 88
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warning messages 66 Web applications 15 Web connector configuring 112, 137 described 70 in multiple-NAS environment 130 port number, configuring 120 Web servers configuring for Web connector 122 event logging 70, 74 role in NAS system 16 wide area network (WAN) 133 Windows NT 30