Updating properties files so web browsers use the HTTPS protocol and SSL ports

After you configure the web server for SSL, edit the properties files to ensure web browsers use the HTTPS protocol and SSL ports on the admin application server and all cluster members.

1. Log on to each IBM® OpenPages® with Watson™ application server as a user with administrative privileges.
2. Open a command prompt window by using the Run as Administrator option.
3. Go to the <OP_HOME>/aurora/conf directory.
4. Open the aurora.properties file in a text editor.
   1. Edit the following lines. Change http to https and change <port> to the SSL port number.

      application.url.path=http\://<server_name>\:<port>/openpages
      cognos.server=http\://<server_name>\:<port>/ibmcognos/cgi-bin/cognos.cgi
      logout.url.cognos=http\://<server_name>\:<port>/ibmcognos/cgi-bin
       cognos.cgi?b_action\=xts.run&m\=portal/logoff.xts&h_CAM_action\=logoff

      For example, in a load balanced environment, the application.url.path value is the fully qualified domain name of the load balancer and its port number.

   2. Save and close the file.
5. Open each server_name-OPNode#Server#-sosa.properties file in a text editor.
   1. Edit the following lines. Change http to https and change <port> to the SSL port number.

      application.url.path= http://<server>:\<port>/openpages

      Note: In a load-balanced environment, this value is the fully qualified domain name of the load balancer and port.
   2. Save and close the file.
6. Open each server_name-OPNode#Server#-server.properties in a text editor.
   1. Edit the following lines. Change the http to https and change <port> to the SSL port number.

      url.path.openpages=http\://<server>:<port>/openpages
      webclient.http.server.protocol=http
      webclient.http.server.port=<port>

   2. Save and close the file.
7. Restart all OpenPages application servers.
   For more information, see Starting and stopping servers.