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Verifying the UNIX Server Installation

How to:

After installing, verify that the software is functioning properly.

Procedure: How to Verify Server Installation

To verify that you have successfully installed, use the configuration that is created by the base installation. You can verify the installation by bringing up, checking, connecting to, testing, disconnecting from, and shutting down the server. (If you started the server as the last step of the installation procedure, skip ahead to Step 4.)

  1. Log on to your UNIX or Linux operating system using the iadmin ID.
  2. Start the server with the appropriate path to edastart and the -start option. For example, for a WebFOCUS Reporting Server, you would type:
    /home/iadmin/ibi/srv77/wfs/bin/edastart -start
  3. Check to ensure that the processes are up by specifying the -show option:
    /home/iadmin/ibi/srv77/wfs/bin/edastart -show
  4. Start the Web Console by starting a browser pointed at the server HTTP Listener port, which was specified during installation. The URL format is http://host:port. (The URL is also displayed at the end of the installation procedure.)

    For example, if default ports were used during installation, for:

    • A Full-Function Server, use http://host:8101.
    • A WebFOCUS Reporting Server, use http://host:8121.
    • A DataMigrator Server, use http://host:8117.
    • A Shared Application Server (for WebFOCUS Maintain), use http://host:8113.
  5. If the server is running in a secure mode, you will first see a logon screen. Log on using the iadmin ID used during server configuration. For information about server security, see Security Providers.

    The Web Console home page opens. The Home Page is arranged in a menu-like context for the various features it supports. Detailed use of the Web Console for configuration or general operation of the server is available by clicking Help in the left navigation menu and in the Server Administration manual.

  6. If the Web Console opens and displays application tree folders in the left pane, the server is working because it uses its own underlying data access and reporting technologies to visualize the application tree. The server may be further data tested (if desired).
  7. When you are done using the server, you can stop it using the Web Console by clicking the Stop option on the Web Console toolbar.
  8. If you experience any problems, examine the /home/iadmin/ibi/srv77/product_type/edaprint.log file.

Now that you have successfully verified your installation, you can:

  • Configure server security, as described in Security Providers.
  • Configure additional server properties, such as outbound communication nodes and adapter support, using the Web Console.

    For more information about using the Web Console and configuring outbound nodes, see the Server Administration manual.

    For more information about configuring adapter support, see the Adapter Administration manual. For information about which adapters are supported, see How to Determine Which Adapters Are Supported on UNIX.

    If you license WebFOCUS Active Technologies, you must register your Active Technologies license code with the server, as described in How to Content reference to: Register a License Code With the Server.

Procedure: How to Determine Which Adapters Are Supported on UNIX

For current information about which adapters are supported:

  1. Go to http://techsupport.informationbuilders.com.

    The Information Builders Technical Support home page opens.

  2. In the Quick Links section on the right side of the page, click Supported Systems/Adapters.

    The Supported Systems and Adapters page opens.

  3. Click the link for the server release you want.

    The Supported Systems and Adapters page for that release opens.

  4. Click the link for your platform.

    The support chart for that platform opens.

Procedure: How to Register a License Code With the Server

If you license WebFOCUS Active Technologies or any other feature requiring a separate license, you must register its license code with the server before using the feature.

  1. On the Web Console Workspace page, select License from the ribbon.
  2. In the navigation pane, right-click Workspace and click License, then License again.

    The License Management pane opens.

  3. Type the license code in the field for the applicable feature.
  4. Click Save and Restart Server.

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