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Deploying Administration Console

Note: If you plan to deploy Administration Console on WebSphere 7.0, then refer to the instructions provided in appendix, "Deploying Administration Console on IBM WebSphere 7.0".

You need the file arcotadmin.war to deploy the Administration Console. This file is available at:

<install_location>\Arcot Systems\java\webapps\

Note: To manage AuthMinder Server by using Administration Console, ensure that Administration Console can access the system where AuthMinder Server is installed by its hostname.

To deploy Administration Console:

1. Deploy arcotadmin.war in the appropriate directory on the application server.

   Note: The deployment procedure depends on the application server that you are using. See your application server vendor documentation for detailed instructions.
   For example, in case of Apache Tomcat, you must deploy the WAR file at <APP_SERVER_HOME>\webapps\.

2. (For JBoss Only) Perform the following steps if you have deployed Administration Console on JBoss application server:
   1. Copy the Bouncy Castle JAR file (bcprov-jdk15-146.jar) from <install_location>\Arcot Systems\java\lib\ to the following location:

      <JBOSS_HOME>\common\lib
      

   2. Navigate to the following location:

      <JBOSS_HOME>\server\default\conf\
      

   3. Open jboss-log4j.xml file in a text editor.
   4. Add the following log configuration in the <log4j:configuration> section:

      <appender name="arcotadminlog" class="org.apache.log4j.RollingFileAppender">
      <errorHandler class="org.jboss.logging.util.OnlyOnceErrorHandler"></errorHandler>
      <param name="Threshold" value="INFO"/>
      <param name="MaxFileSize" value="10MB"/>
      <param name="MaxBackupIndex" value="100"/>
      <param name="Encoding" value="UTF-8"/>
      <param name="Append" value="true"/>
      <param name="File" value="${arcot.home}/logs/arcotadmin.log"/>
      <layout class="org.apache.log4j.PatternLayout">
      <param name="ConversionPattern" value="%d{yyyy-MM-dd hh:mm:ss,SSS z} : [%t] : %-5p : %-5c{3} : %m%n"/>
      </layout>
      <filter class="org.jboss.logging.filter.TCLMCFilter">
      <param name="AcceptOnMatch" value="true"/>
      <param name="DeployURL" value="arcotadmin.war"/>
      </filter>
      <!-- end the filter chain here -->
      <filter class="org.apache.log4j.varia.DenyAllFilter"></filter>
      </appender>
      

   5. Add the following log category:

      <category name="com.arcot">
      <priority value="INFO" />
      <appender-ref ref="arcotadminlog"></appender-ref>
      </category>
      

   6. Add the following category for cryptographic operations:

      <category name="com.arcot.crypto.impl.NCipherCrypter">
      <priority value="FATAL" />
      <appender-ref ref="arcotadminlog"></appender-ref>
      </category>
      

   7. Save and close the file.
   8. Take the backup of existing JBoss logging libraries. These library files are available at:

      <JBOSS_HOME>\lib
      

   9. Upgrade the JBoss logging libraries available at <JBOSS_HOME>\lib to version 2.1.1. The following table lists the JAR file names and the location from where you can download the files:

1. Ensure that the application is restarted.