Task B: Configure Server Settings

If you need to make changes to any of the following, make the changes to the appropriate config file or environment variable, as required:

Java Settings

You must set the JAVA_HOME environment variable to the root directory of your Java installation.

Windows

To set the JAVA_HOME environment variable:

1. Right click My Computer and select Properties.
2. On the Advanced tab, select Environment Variables, and then add or edit JAVA_HOME to point to where the Java JDK installation is located, for example, C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.8.0.

UNIX

To set the JAVA_HOME environment variable, if the Java installation is located in java-install-dir:

• Korn and bash shells: 
   export JAVA_HOME=java-install-dir;
   export PATH=$JAVA_HOME/bin:$PATH
• Bourne shell: 
   JAVA_HOME=java-install-dir; 
   export JAVA_HOME; PATH=$JAVA_HOME/bin:$PATH; export PATH
• C shell: 
   setenv JAVA_HOME java-install-dir; 
   setenv PATH $JAVA_HOME/bin:$PATH; 
   export PATH=$JAVA_HOME/bin:$PATH

Data Directory

The data directory is the location of volatile files used by the application server, such as server properties and configuration. For more information, see Running Managers With a Different Data Directory.

Port Changes

By default, the Manager uses HTTP on port 8000 for messaging, port 8080 for the web-based Administration Tool, and port 8005 for Tomcat management. You can change any of these locations by editing the server.xml file in the DS_DATA/conf directory.

For more information, see Changing the HTTP Ports.

HTTPS

By default, all communication takes place over HTTP; you can configure the Manager to use HTTPS instead.

For more information, see Configuring SSL.

Default File Handle Limit

If you are installing a Manager on a UNIX system and plan to run a large grid, you might need to increase the default limit for the number of open file handles. The default on most UNIX systems is 1024, which is insufficient for a busy grid. In Linux, this is done in the /etc/security/limits.conf file.