Configuring the Remote services application on Apache Tomcat

Configure the users and Java™ options for the remote services on an Apache Tomcat server by using these steps.

Before you begin

You must install Apache Tomcat, Rational® Publishing Engine, and the Remote services application, and then deploy it before you can configure the users and the Java options.

Optional: Configuring the Monitor & Control component on a different server from the remote document generation

The document generation service uses the Monitor & Control component deployed with it automatically. To use the default Monitor & Control component, no additional configuration is required and you can continue to the next step. To use a different Monitor & Control component on another server or port than the document generation, configure these Java option flags to configure the login credentials.

Procedure

  1. Stop the deployed Remote services application. In the Applications section, locate the rpews.war application row and click Stop.
  2. Set the Java options:
    1. In the Apache Tomcat application files, right-click the startup file you use to start the server.
    2. Click Properties.
    3. Select the Java tab.
    4. In the Java options field, enter the following option:
      -Dcom.ibm.rational.rpews.url=http://server:port/rpews/
      -Dcom.ibm.rational.rpews.usr=rpe_client
      -Dcom.ibm.rational.rpews.pwd=password
    5. Click OK.
  3. Start the Remote services application. In the Applications section of the Apache Tomcat Manager, locate the rpews.war application row and click Start.

Results

After you complete the deployment, the Monitor & Control component administration console is available at: http://server:port/rpews/ui/monitor.html. See Managing document generation jobs in the Monitor & Control component for information on using the administration console.

What to do next

On the user computers, specify the URL of the Monitor & Control component for a remote server. See Setting the remote services preferences.


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