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Introducing Progress Application Server for OpenEdge : Creating a PAS for OpenEdge instance
 

Creating a PAS for OpenEdge instance

OpenEdge Management and OpenEdge Explorer provide a sample PAS for OpenEdge instance (oepas1) with a default configuration. Each new instance of PAS for OpenEdge that you create uses the same default configuration, which you can edit.
OpenEdge Management monitors the PAS for OpenEdge installation and automatically creates resources if you use the TCMAN command to create a new PAS for OpenEdge instance. TCMAN is a command-line utility for managing and administering PAS for OpenEdge.
To create a PAS for OpenEdge instance:
1. Click Resources > New > Progress Application Server in the OpenEdge Management console menu. .
The Create new Progress Application Server page appears.
2. Do the following:
Field
Description
AdminServer
Select an AdminServer for the PAS for OpenEdge instance.
If you have created multiple remote AdminServers in OpenEdge Management or OpenEdge Explorer (Options > Remote AdminServers), this field is displayed for you to select an AdminServer.
Instance name
Specify a name for the PAS for OpenEdge instance. This is a mandatory field.
Note: The PAS for OpenEdge instance name is case-sensitive. It can include any character except periods (.) or square brackets ([ ]). The name must be unique among all configured PAS for OpenEdge names.
Location
Select the location of the PAS for OpenEdge instance depending on these choices:
*Local: OpenEdge Management has access to the machine in which PAS for OpenEdge runs through an AdminServer. PAS for OpenEdge may be running either through a remote AdminServer or through an AdminServer in the same location as OpenEdge Management.
*Remote: The PAS for OpenEdge instance is in a different location than OpenEdge Management, that is, the instance exists in a location without an AdminServer. When you select the location as Remote, you cannot not use OpenEdge Management to start or stop a PAS for OpenEdge instance.
OpenEdge Management monitors only the local installation of new PAS for OpenEdge instances. If you have installed PAS for OpenEdge as a stand-alone product and have not installed an OpenEdge product that includes an AdminServer, select Remote to monitor the instance.
The OpenEdge manager web application, oemanager, must be installed on PAS for OpenEdge for you to use the PAS for OpenEdge instance from a remote location.
URL
Specify the URL of the PAS for OpenEdge instance if PAS for OpenEdge is running remotely. The format of the URL must be http(s)://<server>:<port>/oemanager.
Note: For a local instance, OpenEdge Management or OpenEdge Explorer constructs the URL using localhost and port for secure communication. If you want to use HTTP to monitor the instance, you must specify the URL manually. For using secure communication, you must install all the required certificates at $DLC/certs.
No host verification for SSL
Select the check box if you do not want to validate the hostname in the URL of the PAS for OpenEdge instance that is enabled for secure communication.
Instance directory
Specify the name of the directory in which the PAS for OpenEdge instance resides. This is an optional field.
Note: If you don’t provide the name of the instance directory, the PAS for OpenEdge instance is created in the working directory set during OpenEdge installation. The name of the instance is used as the name of the directory where the PAS for OpenEdge installation is created. The directory must not already exist (either when provided, or when using the default location).
HTTP port
Specify an unused port number associated with the PAS for OpenEdge's HTTP. By default, this is set to 8080.
Note: Each new PAS for OpenEdge instance that you create uses the default configuration. However, the port number must be unique for each PAS for OpenEdge instance for the instance to operate properly. If you specify a port number that is used by another PAS for OpenEdge instance, you are prompted to confirm whether you want to use the port number.
HTTPS port
Specify an unused port number associated with the PAS for OpenEdge's HTTPS. By default, this is set to 8443.
Note: If you specify a port number that is used by another PAS for OpenEdge instance, you are prompted to confirm whether you want to use the port number.
Shutdown port
Specify an unused port number for shutdown. If you are creating a PAS for OpenEdge instance on a Windows machine, this is a mandatory field.
Note: If you specify a port number that is used by another PAS for OpenEdge instance, you are prompted to confirm whether you want to use the port number.
Autostart
Set the Autostart option to automatically start PAS for OpenEdge every time you start the AdminServer.
Tomcat manager login
Specify the login ID of the Tomcat Web application that hosts the PAS for OpenEdge instance. If you are using the Tomcat Web server shipped with OpenEdge, then the default login ID tomcat.
You can also specify your own login ID other than the default ID, and it is stored in the tomcat-users.xml file.
Tomcat manager password
Specify the password of the Tomcat Web application that hosts the PAS for OpenEdge instance. If you are using the Tomcat Web server shipped with OpenEdge, then the default password is tomcat.
You can also specify your own login password other than the default password, and it is stored in the tomcat-users.xml file.
OpenEdge manager authentication
Specify how the OpenEdge manager be authenticated:
*Use Tomcat manager username and password: Select this option to use Tomcat manager authentication information for OpenEdge manager. By default, this option is selected.
*Login to OpenEdge Manager with username and password: Select this option to specify OpenEdge manager login ID and password.
OpenEdge manager login
Specify the login ID of OpenEdge manager used for administering the PAS for OpenEdge instance.
OpenEdge manager password
Specify the password of OpenEdge manager used for administering the PAS for OpenEdge instance.
Install Progress Application Server OpenEdge manager web application
Select the check box if you want to install an additional OpenEdge ABL Manager Web application that is not installed with the default installation.
Note: This option must be selected if you want to manage the OpenEdge ABL applications of the PAS for OpenEdge instance.
Install Tomcat manager web application
Select the check box if you want to install the additional Tomcat manager web application WAR files that are not installed with the default installation. By default, this check box is selected.
3. Click Save to complete creating the PAS for OpenEdge instance.
The PAS for OpenEdge instance is listed along with other resource instances on the Resources page.