After you install and configure IBM® Business Process Manager, you
can use the Process Server Settings page in the administrative console
to change the IBM Process Server settings that are used for connecting
to the Process Center.
Before you begin
Restriction: The BPMAuthor role must point to
the same user in both the Process Center and the Process Server and
must have the same password.
About this task
Use the following procedure to customize the Process Server
connection settings:
For example, you can complete the following
tasks:
- Modify the environment type of the Process Server.
- Change the Process Server from a Process Center-connected server
(online server) to an offline server.
- Modify the connection properties to enable Process Server to connect
to a different Process Center.
Procedure
To customize the settings that are used by Process Server
to connect to a Process Center, complete the following steps.
- Log into the administrative console.
- If your environment has not yet been started, start the
environment by following the instructions in the topic "Starting and
stopping your environment."
- In the tree view, select . The
Process Server Settings page opens.
- In the Environment name field, specify
the name by which the server or cluster will be known to a Process
Center user.
- In the Environment type drop-down
list, select the environment type for the Process Server that you
are configuring.
The environment type specifies whether
the Process Server will be used for development, test, staging, or
production. For example, you could select Test if
load testing will be performed on the server. Or you could select Staging if
the server is to be used as a temporary location to host changes before
putting the changes into production. You might also select Staging if
the Process Server that you are configuring will be accessed and used
to review content and new functionality.
- If you are configuring an offline server, select Use
server offline.
An offline server is a Process
Server that is not connected to the Process Center. Offline servers
can still be used when deploying snapshots of process applications.
However, the method for deploying process applications to an offline
Process Server differs from the method for deploying process applications
to an online Process Server.
- In the Protocol drop-down list,
select either http:// or https:// as
the connection protocol to the Process Center. Configure a full URL
path by selecting http:// or https:// and
then setting the host and port.
In an environment with
a load balancer or proxy server between the browser and the Process
Server services, make sure that what you designate here matches the
browser URL for accessing the Process Center.
- In the Host name or virtual host in a load-balanced
environment field, specify the host or virtual host that
the Process Server needs to communicate with Process Center. Use a
fully qualified host name.
In an environment with a
load balancer or proxy server between the Process Server and the Process
Center services, make sure that what you designate here matches the
URL for accessing the Process Center.
Note: Ensure that you specify
the host name instead of localhost for the server
name when you configure the Process Server. This is required when
you are using Process Designer remotely.
- In the Port field, specify the port
number of the Process Center.
In an environment with
a load balancer or proxy server between the Process Server and the
Process Center, make sure that what you designate here matches the
URL for accessing the Process Center.
- In the Context root prefix field,
specify the prefix of the default context root for the Process Center
(if any). The prefix value requires a leading forward slash (/). Leave
this field blank if no context root prefix is set for the Process
Center.
- In the User name field, specify
a valid user name that exists on the Process Center. The Process Server
will connect to Process Center as this user.
An authentication
alias will be created using this user name and password. The authentication
alias will be automatically mapped to the ProcessCenterUser role.
The user name and password of the ProcessCenterUser for Process Server
must be the same as the user name and password of the ProcessCenterUser
for Process Center.
- In the Password and Confirm
Password fields, specify the password of the user.
- Save your changes and restart Process Server.
Results
The settings that are used to connect the Process Server to
Process Center are now customized and the same changes are applied
to the custom nodes.