Specifying the server path

Configure the location of the server application.

About this task

The server path is stored in the manifest file of each asset to indicate where it is stored. The default value is what the application estimates the value should be, but you might need to change it. The value should be set to the URL that a user would use to access the application, which might be a web server or proxy server. In a clustered server environment, it may be necessary to provide the URL to the primary server. If you use IPV6, use the IPV6 hostname; an IPV6 address will not work.

Procedure

  1. Log in to the web application.
  2. Click Administration.
  3. Click Configuration.
  4. On the Configuration page, locate the Web Server Path section.
  5. If you are not operating in a cluster, select Use default and confirm that the location in the Path text field is correct. It should be the same as the URL and context root in the address bar of the browser. If you are operating in a cluster, clear the Use default check box and type the URL and context root for the primary server in the Path text field.
    Note: If you are accessing the application from a browser located on the server itself, the host name of the URL in the address bar will be localhost. If you want the default value to be set to your IP or host name address, you can access the web application from a remote machine. When you do this, the default URL will include the IP address or host name you are using to access Rational® Asset Manager.
  6. Click Save.

Results

Changing the server path will initiate a background process that can be very time consuming if you have a lot of assets in the repository. For every asset in the repository, the process updates the server URL in the database record for the asset and in a metadata file in the asset. The repository should not be used until this background process is finished.

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