Apache Tomcat not listed in Central Configuration Manager

server administration XI Server Discussion
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Hi,

I got BO XI R2 installed on one of my servers.
I have also got Apache Tomcat installed on the server.

However, i do not see the Apache tomcat server listed in the Central Configuration Manager list.

Have i missed anything during BO setup?
Please asisst me in getting this as i am unable to login to CMS (i believe this is related).

Thanks
Tushar Chhapia

Tushar Chhapia :india: (BOB member since 2009-07-01)

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Was Tomcat installation part of your BO installation or did you skip it because you already had Tomcat running?

vinod_menon :india: (BOB member since 2007-04-09)

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Hi Vinod,

I am not aware of the installation process.
Can you elaborate your question?

Is it required somewhere during BO installation to mention Tomcat as the web server or do we have to mention it after the installation?

Or is it like Tomcat (or any other web server) comes as a part of BO setup?

Thanks for your prompt reply.

Regards
Tushar Chhapia

Tushar Chhapia :india: (BOB member since 2009-07-01)

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While installing BOXI R2 Enterprise, you have the option to either include the database server (MySQL Server) and web server (Tomcat) installations from the BO bundle. You can either opt for this or un check options for either or both of these depending on how you have planned your BO environment. You need to check with whoever is it who performed the installation.

vinod_menon :india: (BOB member since 2007-04-09)

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Thanks a ton Vinod … i will touch base with the person who got BO installed.

Tushar Chhapia :india: (BOB member since 2009-07-01)

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One more point … is it possible to install web server (in my case Tomcat) separately after the installation and then map it with the BO?

I am asking this because as per your last post, i need to reinstall BO to get thing working.

Your help is really appreciated.

Tushar Chhapia :india: (BOB member since 2009-07-01)

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Tushar,

Though I have not done this myself, I guess this is very much possible. If you autoplay the BO installation CD, you get an option like Repair Installation. Follow this and you can get Tomcat to be installed, configured with the existing BO installation, separately. Try this and do let me know the result.

vinod_menon :india: (BOB member since 2007-04-09)

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One other option may be that Tomcat was already installed before XI got installed. In that case Tomcat will be listed in the Windows services listing (check that) but not in the CCM because it is named differently in the Windows Registry. I found an old kbase on solving that issue:

Symptom
Upon reinstallation of BusinessObjects Enterprise XI running Apache Tomcat, or upon reinstallation of Tomcat from a source other than the Enterprise XI CD, the Apache Tomcat server no longer appears in the Central Configuration Manager (CCM).

To resolve this perform the following steps:

  1. Go to Start > Run and type “regedit”.

  2. Go to HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Services, look for ‘apache’ or ‘tomcat’, and rename it to “BOBJTomcat”.

  3. Ensure that the ImagePath value matches the new name “path to tomcat5.exe” //RS//BOBJTomcat

Open the CCM and Apache Tomcat will be displayed in the server list.

Orange :netherlands: (BOB member since 2006-09-18)

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Good tipp orange.

To all the others, is there any advantage of Tmocat being displayed in the CCM? I do not think so.

By the way, the version of Tomcat which is delivered should not be used any more (too old).

ChristianDahlke (BOB member since 2007-07-16)

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Is there any advantage for having Tomcat in the CCM in stead of the one listed in Windows Services?

No, other than the ease of being able to restart all the relevant BO services in one go using the CCM. But you could easily create a batch script to do the same thing.

Other than that - no real benefit.

Orange :netherlands: (BOB member since 2006-09-18)