Specifying instances in the ARS.INI file

The ARS.INI file contains information about a default instance named archive. Most customers will use the default instance for their first or only instance of Content Manager OnDemand.

Procedure

To specify the instance in the ARS.INI file, follow these steps:

  1. Log in to the server as the root user.
  2. Change to the /opt/IBM/ondemand/V10.5/config directory.
  3. Make a backup copy of the ARS.INI file provided by IBM®.
  4. Edit the ARS.INI file with a standard text editor such as vi.
  5. Most customers will use the default instance named ARCHIVE for their first or only instance of Content Manager OnDemand.
  6. Note for distributed library/object servers: Configure one copy of the ARS.INI file on each workstation that is part of the system. Verify that the information specified in the ARS.INI file is consistent on all workstations that are part of the instance. In addition:
    1. Ensure that the port number of the object server matches the port number of the library server.
    2. Verify that the HOST parameter on the object server must specify the host name alias, IP address, or fully qualified host name of the library server.
  7. Save the file and exit the text editor.
  8. You should control access to the ARS.INI file by changing the file permissions so that only the Content Manager OnDemand instance owner has read or write access to the file.