There are multiple ways in which you can install WorldServer, depending on the environment on which you plan to install it. After the installation, you must also make various configurations to ensure that WorldServer is running properly.
Before you begin
- Make sure that you are familiar with the information in the "Before installing WorldServer" section and that the environment on which you want to install WorldServer meets the requirements outlined there.
- Set up the WorldServer database and populate the schema. You can create either a Microsoft SQL Server database or an Oracle database.
Tip: To create one or more dedicated WorldServer application machines in a clustered mode, first install WorldServer on each of the machines using the standard WorldServer installation instructions, but do not create a separate WorldServer database for each installation. Clustered systems use a shared database.
Procedure
- Install WorldServer on the WorldServer application server machine.
You can install
WorldServer either on Windows or on Linux.
Note: If you also plan to use the
WorldServer Report Center, make sure you install
WorldServer on an application server machine whose hostname does not contain
"_" (underscore). Due to a known issue, Internet Explorer will not work in conjunction with Report Center if the machine's hostname contains an underscore. Alternatively, you can use another browser.
Moreover, after installing WorldServer with the installer, you can find details about the status of the installation in the wsInstallation.log file, which is available at C:\Program Files\Idiom\WorldServer\IdiomLogs. This is particularly useful in the case of unsuccessful installations.
- Deploy the WorldServer Web application onto the application server.
Note: If you are installing WorldServer on Windows by using the WorldServer installer, this step is performed automatically during the installation.
- Configure the WorldServer .properties files to finish setting up your application server deployment.
Before using
WorldServer, you must configure the following properties:
ws.api.url (in the WS_CONFIG\ws folder, in the ui.properties file)
ws.legacy.url (in the WS_CONFIG\ws folder, in the ui.properties file)
navigation.panel.url (in the WS_CONFIG\ws-legacy folder, in the general.properties file)
Important: Make sure that you configure these properties to fully qualified domain names (not to
localhost) and access
WorldServer only using these domain names. For further information about other configurations and properties, see
Configurations in WorldServer, especially
Delta configuration.
- Configure the security settings.
Important: For maximum security, configure these settings so that external users always access WorldServer via HTTPS.
- Start WorldServer and verify the installation.