Modifying the Server Project Parameters
You can edit the Server project parameters to modify the port number, or languages. It also allows you to secure the Client/Server Communication and the Web Server communication. After you modify the Server Communication and/or the Web Server Communication to Secured or Unsecured, a new expander, Project Shares, becomes available. It allows you to share project folder with added Windows users.
Use this procedure to modify the System name of the linked HDB. Alternatively, you can also link another HDB (for example, a new HDB, which is not linked to any project) if the System name of the project is changed.
Use this procedure to modify the System name of the linked HDB. Alternatively, you can also link another HDB (for example, a new HDB, which is not linked to any project) if the System name of the project is changed.
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- At least one project is available under the Projects root folder and it is Stopped.
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- You have changed a System account user after project creation and it is not the same as the Process monitor user. Consequently, in the Communication Security expander of the Project Settings tab, the Process monitor user displays in red.
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- In the SMC tree, select Projects > [project].
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- The Pmon (Process monitor) user is synched with the System account user.
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- Some fields of the Server Project Information and Communication Security expanders are enabled.
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- The Distribution participant check box is enabled.
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- In the Server Project Information expander proceed as follows:
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- Edit the port numbers for the Pmon, Data, Event, HDB Reader according to the given range. Ensure that no two port numbers are same for a project and also that they are not the same as those of another started project on the server.
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- Edit the project language in the Language drop-down list. (This is allowed only when you log on to edit the StartSMC.bat file with the /librarian switch or you start the SMC by clicking the StartSMCEngineering.bat file that already contains the /librarian switch.) For more information, see Tips for Configuring and Editing Project Languages.
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- Edit the project language to be used as default language by Server components for producing language-dependent contents. For example, if you set De-de as a default language, in Journaling, the date/time fields are printed in the default date and time format for De-de in the Region and Language dialog box of Windows.
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- From the Linked HDB drop-down list, select a database.
NOTE: You should link an HDB to only one project. Linking an HDB to multiple projects is not recommended.
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- Select the Encrypted check box to encrypt the communication between a project and the HDB.
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- Enable the distribution by selecting the Distribution participant check box and entering a unique Dist port number.
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- From the Communication Security expander, edit the Server communication details including the following:
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- Communication: Modify the client/server communication mode by selecting one of the following:
Stand-alone: (default) Indicates that no communication is possible between Server and the client/FEP project linked to it.
Secured: (recommended) When selected, it enables a secure communication between Client and the Server project. After selecting the Secured type, you need to configure the Proxy port, Certificate type and the root, host certificates. For .pem file certificates, an additional host key certificate is required. For more information, see tips.
Unsecured: When selected, it allows you to set up an unsecured communication (without certificates) between the server and client/FEP project.
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- Proxy port is enabled only when you change the default Stand-alone client/server communication mode to Secured. The default proxy port number is 5678.
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- Certificate type is enabled only when you change the client/server communication type to Secured. By default the Root certificate and Host certificate fields display the default root and host certificates. You can modify the default Certificate type Windows store to File (.pem) based. Note that you must provide the root and host certificates depending on the Certificate type.
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- (Optional and required only when you want to enable Web communication between the CCom port and IIS) In the Communication Security expander, provide the Web Server Communication details as follows:
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- From the Web Communication drop-down list, select one of the following:
Disabled: (default) indicates that no communication is possible between the CCom port and Web server (IIS). If the Web Server Communication is disabled, the Web/Windows App Client will not work.
Unsecured: (in red) When selected, the Web communication between the CCom port and Web Server (IIS) is enabled, but it is unsecured (without certificates).
Secured: (recommended) When selected, the Web Communication mode is Secured with certificates. In this case, you must configure a host certificate in the Host certificate field that gets enabled. For more information, see tips.
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- (Optional and required only when the Communication mode is Unsecured or Secured) Type or configure the CCom port number using the spin control buttons. The CCom port number displays in red if the Web Server Communication mode is set as Unsecured.
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- (Required only when you selected Web Communication as Secured ) Click Browse and select a Host/Self-signed certificate for CCom port using the Select Certificate dialog box. By default it displays the host certificate which is set as default.
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- The port numbers are changed, the default project language is edited. The default Server Communication mode and the Web Server Communication mode are edited.
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- (Optional and is available only when the Web communication or Client/Server communication mode is Secured or Unsecured) In the Project Shares expander, provide the details as follows:
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- Select the Share Project check box to share project folder of the current project. This automatically sets the Share name as the Project name.
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- (Optional) Type in the Share name to change the default name. Once saved, this name cannot be edited. This name is appended to the shared project path, which is set when you save.
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- Click Add to add a user/user group using the Select User or Group dialog box to the list of Group or user names. Click Remove to remove a user/user group from the list.
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- (Optional and required only when you have enabled the distribution and want to configure the distribution partner projects from the same Server or another Server) Open the Distribution Participants expander and configure the distribution by adding the distribution partner project in Automatic mode or Manual mode.
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- (Optional and required only when you have added the distribution partner project using Automatic or Manual mode) Open the Distribution Connection expander and proceed as follows:
a. Edit the default Distribution Connection type (
) by changing it to (
) or (
). For more information, see Changing the Distribution Connection Type.
b. Type in the Partner Dist Port of the selected distribution partner project.
c. Type in the Partner Proxy Port (only in case when the selected partner project is Secured with certificates).
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- If you have changed the Security settings including the Server Communication mode, Proxy port, Certificate type and so on, a message displays indicating you that you must align the Client/FEP Project linked with this modified Server Project.
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- If you have changed the Security settings including the Web Communication mode, CCom port, or a CCom Host certificate, a message displays indicating you that you must align the Web applications on Client/FEP linked with this modified Server Project. Otherwise the Web application will point to the previously configured Web Server Communication settings of the configured project and you will not be able to connect to the Server project.
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- For an already shared project, if you change the Web Communication mode to Disabled and the Client/Server Communication mode to Stand-alone, the project share as well as the user/user groups will be removed and a message will display indicating this.
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- A confirmation message displays if the linked HDB is already linked to another project.
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- A message displays if the linked HDB’s system name does not match with the associated project’s system name. Click Yes to modify the linked history database’s system name.
If you click No, the Linked HDB state displays as System name mismatch with the project.
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- The Linked HDB state is updated to Connected.
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- The Profiles expander displays the Base and extension modules profiles of the Originator, as well as of all the configured distribution partner projects.
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