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1 \subsection{Configuring and Running the Artifact-Server}
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3 This section describes the possibilities to configure the
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4 artifact-server. The following properties do affect mostly technical
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5 funtions of the server.
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7 This section describes the possibilities in a kind of a reference
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8 manual. Information for the process of installing and integration can be
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9 found in the Administration Manual of the GNV-System (FIXME reference).
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10 The following elements are covered here:
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12 \begin{lstlisting}
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13 artifact-database
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14 |-- geo-backend # pointing to database connection, SQL configuration
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15 |-- rest-server # port, listen addresses
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16 |-- database # internal database storing artifacts
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17 |-- ehcache # pointing to cache configuration
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18 |-- cleaner # time of cleanups FIXME
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19 `-- export-secret # signing project files
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20 \end{lstlisting}
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22 \paragraph*{geo-backend}
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23 {\em Function}: The geo-backend encapsulates the logic for accessing the database
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24 backend. At this time, the use of ESRI ArcSDE 9.3.1 is supported.
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26 At least, the following options for configuring the element {\tt
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27 geo-backend} are required:
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29 \begin{itemize}
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30 \item {\tt backend-configuration}: path to the file defining the
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31 connection properties to the database backend, preconfigured to {\tt
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32 arcsdeconnection.properties}. Normally, just the
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33 connection parameters have to de adapted. Further information can be
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34 found in the file itself.
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36 \item {\tt query-configuration}: path to the file listing a SQL
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37 statements, preconfigured to {\tt queries.txt}. Further information can be
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38 found at FIXME.
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39 \end{itemize}
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42 \paragraph*{rest-server}
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43 {\em Function}: The REST-Server needs a HTTP binding configured via:
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45 \begin{itemize}
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46 \item {\tt port}: port the server should listen on. Preconfigured on
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47 8181.
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48 \item {\tt listen}: for security reason the accessibility can be
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49 limited. The parameter needs an IP-address or a hostname.
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50 Accessibility to the entire network can be done by
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51 removing/commenting out of the element.
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52 \end{itemize}
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55 \paragraph*{database}
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56 {\em Function}: The internal database of the system for storing
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57 artifacts representing a parameterisation of a client session. So fare,
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58 the filebased database H2 is supported. Connecting to other backends can
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59 be provided.
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61 \begin{itemize}
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62 \item {\tt user}: database user for connecting to the
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63 artifact-database. In new installations "SA" is used.
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64 \item {\tt password}: password of the database user for
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65 authentification.
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66 \item {\tt url}: Connection URL to the database-files.
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67 In the preconfiguration, they are written to
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68 \verb| ${artifacts.config.dir}/../artifactdb|
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69 \end{itemize}
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72 \paragraph*{ehcache}
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73 {\em Function}: The cache for storing result sets of the database. The
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74 configuration in {\tt ehcache.xml} should not been adapted. Changing has
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75 at least consequence to the system requirements.
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77 \begin{itemize}
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78 \item {\tt configuration}: the path to the configuration file.
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79 Preconfigured: \verb+${artifacts.config.dir}/ehcache.xml+
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80 \end{itemize}
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83 \paragraph*{cleaner}
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84 {\em Function}: Process for cleaning up the artifact-database. Artifacts
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85 have a time-to-life. Died artifacts need to be removed. Changing the
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86 interval has consequences to the size of the database.
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88 \begin{itemize}
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89 \item {\tt sleep-time}: Time interval in milliseconds between 2
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90 checks. Preconfigured: 60000 (1 minute)
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91 \end{itemize}
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94 \paragraph*{export-secret}
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95 {\em Function}: Signature for signing project files that were created by
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96 the artifact-server instance. Before reading a projectfile the server
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97 checks the file against that signature/check sum.
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99 {\bf Be aware, changing the signature of updating the source code of
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100 artifacts will prevent of using existing project-files.}
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102 For setting up the secret, c.f. the tips in the admin manual.
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