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"Comprehensive Guide to WebAdvisor Installation and Deployment"

This session covers the complete process of installing and configuring WebAdvisor, from assumptions to deployment. Jeff Butera from Hampshire College leads the discussion, emphasizing prerequisites such as having Apache ANT and Java set up correctly on your PC. Key topics include downloading necessary files, setting environment variables, configuring the application server, and creating WAR files for deployment. Attendees will learn critical steps in assessing server requirements and ensuring smooth operation, all tailored to facilitate a successful WebAdvisor integration.

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"Comprehensive Guide to WebAdvisor Installation and Deployment"

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  1. NERDug 2009 Session 10924 • WebAdvisor 101: From Soup to Nuts! • 7/30/2009 at 2:00pm Emerald Room • Jeff Butera • Hampshire College • jbutera@hampshire.edu

  2. Outline • Assumptions • Names • Places • ANT • Installing • Configuring • Deploying

  3. Assumptions • R18 Installed and running • SA Valet installed on a PC • Java installed on PC with SA Valet • Must have full Java SDK (dev kit) • JRE will NOT suffice for ant! • Must set JAVA_HOME environment variable

  4. Names (aka: Players) • ANT: open source from apache • WAR: web archive file • servlet: java component • deployment: location of source on PC

  5. Places (aka: servers) • Colleague Application: windows/*nix • Web Server: windows/*nix • SA Valet PC: windows • Tomcat • apache/servletexec • Sun Java server

  6. Installing ANT • http://ant.apache.org • Download (binary, if available) • Must also have java installed • Unzip • Must set PATH variable, eg: • ...;C:\Program Files\ant-1.7.1\bin

  7. WebAdvisor Installation • Download from Datatel • http://clients.datatel.com • Must have SysAdmin rights • Solution Updates • Software Downloads • WebAdvisor 3.1.4 (6/25/2009)

  8. WebAdvisor Installation

  9. WebAdvisor Installation

  10. WebAdvisor Installshield • Must have client ID/password to run • Place in ”typical” location, eg: C:\Datatel\WebAdvisor • Deployment directory • Use typical value, eg: WAMAIN • Files get placed into (need this for SA Valet!) C:\Datatel\WebAdvisor\WAMAIN

  11. Installed Files

  12. Configuration • Some config in UI, some in SA Valet • UI: UT – HLKM lookup 'XWMN' (add) • Desc: WAMAIN Servlet • Open in New Window: NO • Link Type: http/https • Target Server Addr: server.college.edu • Target Server Port: 80, 44,3 8080, 8443, etc • Target Server Path List: WebAdvisor • User Interfaces: WEB

  13. Configuration

  14. Configuration • UI: UT – SVCF lookup WAMAIN (add) • Desc: Servlet for WebAdvisor • URL Pattern: WebAdvisor • User Interface: WEB • Servlet Usage: Default • Root URL Hyperlink: XWMN

  15. Configuration

  16. Configuration • Detail to SVBP – Behavior Parameters • Max Report Tries: 3 • JavaScript Verification: NO (mult submit) • Autocomplete Enabled: NO (credit cards)

  17. Configuration

  18. Configuration • UI: UT – SVCF lookup WAMAINHELP (add) • Desc: Help Servlet for WebAdvisor • URL Pattern: HelpServlet • User Interface: WEB • Servlet Usage: Default • Root URL Hyperlink: XWMN • Save out, then go back to SVCF for WAMAIN • Add WAMAINHELP under Help Servlet

  19. Configuration

  20. Configuration • SA Valet – Right click on env name • Click ”Add New Web Server” • Give it a name

  21. Configuration • SA Valet - Right click on web server • Click ”Properties” • Deploy: C:\Datatel\WebAdvisor\WAMAIN

  22. Configuration

  23. Configuration • Right click on web server • Click ”Configure Global Parameters” • DMI Host: Colleague server (name/IP) • DMI Port: APP Listener port (in SA Valet) • App. Environment: name_rt • Secure Flag: Y/N (ssl)

  24. Configuration

  25. Configuration • Right click on web server • Click ”Configure Servlet Parameters” • Click ”WebAdvisor” • Serlet ID: WAMAIN • Servlet Mapping: /WebAdvisor

  26. Configuration

  27. Configuration • Right click on web server • Click ”Configure Servlet Parameters” • Click ”Help Servlet” • Serlet ID: WAMAINHELP • Servlet Mapping: /HelpServlet

  28. Configuration

  29. Configuration • Right click on web server • Click ”Update License Key” • Enter client ID/password • Will verify your license • Will write key and configuration to web.xml • Only needs to be done once • (Unless you delete deploy directory/web.xml)

  30. Configuration

  31. Configuration • Setup ”guest” user • Add a new PERSON record (NAE) for ”guest” • Add a username however you do this • Setup DRUS with • Opers Equiv: DMI_REG_GUEST • Security Classes: DMI_REG_GUEST

  32. Configuration • UT-SOD setup • Add username & PERSON ID • User Interface/Menu/Timeout • UI * null • WEB CORE-WBMAIN 600 • Security Classes • Build list like UI security • Do NOT list process ID instead of mnemonic!

  33. Configuration

  34. Configuration • WSPM setup: • Guest Users Opers: your SOD record • User Name Output Format (see help for options) • Default Menu Mnemonic: CORE-WBMAIN • Default Theme: ORIGINAL • Security Token Expires: 600 • Excessive Hook Threshold: 600

  35. Configuration

  36. Deploying • Need to build WAR file • Open DOS window (run cmd.exe) • Change into Deployment directory • cd C:\Datatel\WebAdvisor\WAMAIN • Run ANT • ant • Will take 5-10 seconds, build webadvisor.war

  37. Deploying

  38. Deploying • Need to deploy WAR file to web server • Different depending on • tomcat • apache/servlet exec • IIS/servlet exec • Sun Java Server (SunOne/iPlanet)

  39. Deploying

  40. Deploying

  41. Deploying

  42. Testing • Does it work? • Try accessing it! • http://address:port / path_list / url_pattern • Address: (UI) HLKM • Port: (UI) HLKM • Path list: (UI) HLKM + name of WAR file • Url pattern: (UI) SVCF + (SA) Servlet Properties https://thehub.hampshire.edu:8443/WebAdvisor/WebAdvisor

  43. All Done! • Comments? • Questions? • Complaints? Jeff Butera jeff@hampshire.edu

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