Job Management Partner 1/Software Distribution Setup Guide

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10.6.2 Setting the Web server (for Microsoft Internet Information Services 7.0)

This subsection describes the required settings and provides notes about using Microsoft Internet Information Services 7.0 when Asset Information Manager Subset is installed.

Organization of this subsection
(1) Installing the role services
(2) Creating an application pool
(3) Setting an application (virtual directory)
(4) Setting ISAPI restrictions
(5) Setting ISAPI filters
(6) Setting the handler mappings
(7) Setting directory browsing
(8) Adding a site for Asset Information Manager Subset
(9) Notes on creating a site

(1) Installing the role services

When you use Microsoft Internet Information Services 7.0, you must install the role services appropriate to your purpose.

To install role services for Microsoft Internet Information Services 7.0:

  1. From Server Manager, choose Roles, and then Add Roles Service.
    A dialog box for selecting role services is displayed.
  2. Select the role services suitable for the purpose, and then click the Next button.
    A dialog box for confirming the installation options is displayed.
    The following table lists and describes the role services that can be selected when the Asset Information Manager Subset server and the WSUS server are configured.

    Table 10-7 Role services that can be selected when the Asset Information Manager Subset server and the WSUS server are configured

    Item Role service AIM Subset# server WSUS server
    Common HTTP Features Static Content S S
    Default Document R --
    Directory Browse S --
    HTTP Errors R R
    Application Development ASP.NET -- S
    ISAPI Extensions S --
    ISAPI Filters S --
    Performance Static Content Compression R --
    IIS Management Console S S
    IIS 6 Management Compatibility IIS 6 Metabase Compatibility S S

    Legend:
    S: Role service must be selected.
    R: Selection of the role service is recommended.
    --: Not applicable.

    #: AIM Subset: Asset Information Manager Subset


  3. Make sure that the role services selected in step 2 are displayed, and then click the Install button.
    When installation is completed, a dialog box indicating the installation result is displayed.
  4. Click the Close button.

(2) Creating an application pool

You use the settings described here to associate an existing application pool with the virtual directory for Asset Information Manager Subset. These settings are not required when you create a new application pool from the Asset Information Manager Subset setup.

To set Application pool using Internet Information Service Manager:

  1. Start Internet Information Service Manager.
  2. Select Application pool for Asset Information Manager Subset.
  3. From the Action menu, choose Add Application Pool.
    The Add Application Pool dialog box appears.
  4. In Name, enter a desired application pool name, set Managed pipeline mode to Classic, then click the OK button.
    The characters =, :, and , cannot be used in the application pool ID. If any of these characters is used, the application pool ID will not be displayed in the combo box in the Virtual Directory Settings dialog box.
  5. Select the created application pool, and then from the Action menu, choose Advanced Settings.
    The Advanced Settings dialog box appears
  6. Specify the necessary settings, and then click the OK button.
    In the Advanced Settings dialog box, specify the settings as shown below. The other items may be set to their defaults.
    General
    Queue Length: 4000
    Enable 32-Bit Applications: True (applicable only in the case of a 64-bit version of Windows Server 2012, or Windows Server 2008 (x64))
    Process Model
    Identity: LocalSystem
    Ping Enabled: False
    Idle Time-out (minutes): 0
    Rapid-Fail Protection
    Enabled: False
    Recycling
    Isapi Reported Unhealthy: True
    Manual Recycle: True
    Specific Time: True
    Application Pool Configuration Changed: True
    Request Limit Exceeded: True
    Disable Recycling for Configuration Changes: True
    Regular Time Interval (minutes): 0
  7. From the Action menu, choose Recycling.
    The Edit Application Pool Recycling Settings dialog box appears.
  8. Clear all the recycle condition check boxes and then click the Next button.
  9. Of the recycle events that are to be logged, select the check boxes for the recycle events that are to be logged during recycling of application pools, then click the Finish button.
    It is recommended that you select all the enabled check boxes. If there is any recycle event that is not to be logged during recycling of application pools, clear its check box, and then click the Finish button.
  10. Restart the World Wide Web Publishing Service.

Note that a Web site that recycles worker processes must not be created in the virtual directory specified in Web site in the Virtual Directory Settings dialog box.

(3) Setting an application (virtual directory)

If you added the IIS 6 Metabase Compatibility role service after you installed Asset Information Manager Subset, you must set the application (virtual directory) with Internet Information Service Manager.

To create a new application (virtual directory):

  1. From the Asset Information Manager Subset server's Sites, right-click Default Web Site, then choose Add Application.
    The Add Application dialog box appears.
  2. Click the Select button to specify the application pool that has been created in Application Pools.
  3. In Physical path, specify the virtual directory of the Asset Information Manager Subset server, then click the OK button.
    The default virtual directory of the Asset Information Manager Subset server is Asset-Information-Manager-Subset-installation-folder\wwwroot.

The following describes how to change the settings when the application (virtual directory) already exists:

  1. From the Asset Information Manager Subset server's Sites, choose Default Web Site, jp1asset, then choose Advanced Settings.
    The Advanced Settings dialog box appears.
  2. Specify the created application pool in Application Pools and the virtual directory of the Asset Information Manager Subset server in Physical path, then click the OK button.
    The default virtual directory of the Asset Information Manager Subset server is Asset-Information-Manager-Subset-installation-folder\wwwroot.

(4) Setting ISAPI restrictions

If you added the IIS 6 Metabase Compatibility and ISAPI Extensions role services after you installed Asset Information Manager Subset, you must set ISAPI restrictions with Internet Information Service Manager.

To set ISAPI restrictions:

  1. Select the Asset Information Manager Subset server and then choose ISAPI and CGI Restrictions.
  2. From the Action menu, choose Add.
    The Add ISAPI or CGI Restriction dialog box appears.
  3. In ISAPI or CGI path, specify the file path, select the Allow extension path to execute check box, then click the OK button.
    In ISAPI or CGI path, specify the path to each of the following files, which are stored in the virtual directory of the Asset Information Manager Subset server:
    • jamwscript.dll
    • bin\jamlogin.dll
    • jamenter.dll
    • jamfile.dll
    • jamhtmlfile.dll
    Add all these files by repeating steps 1 through 3 for each file.
    The default virtual directory of the Asset Information Manager Subset server is Asset-Information-Manager-Subset-installation-folder\wwwroot.

(5) Setting ISAPI filters

If you added the IIS 6 Metabase Compatibility and ISAPI Filters role services after you installed Asset Information Manager Subset, you must set ISAPI filters with Internet Information Service Manager.

To set ISAPI filters:

  1. From the Asset Information Manager Subset server's Sites, choose Default Web Site, then choose ISAPI Filters.
  2. From the Action menu, choose Add.
    The Add ISAPI Filter dialog box appears.
  3. In Executable, specify the file path, and then click the OK button.
    In Executable, specify the path to bin\jamssessionfilter.dll that is stored in the Asset Information Manager Subset installation folder.
    There is no need to change Filter name.

(6) Setting the handler mappings

If you added the IIS 6 Metabase Compatibility role service after you installed Asset Information Manager Subset, you must set the handler mappings with Internet Information Service Manager.

To set the handler mappings:

  1. From the Asset Information Manager Subset server's Sites, choose Default Web Site, jp1asset, and then choose Handler Mappings.
  2. From the Action menu, choose Edit Feature Permissions.
    The Edit Feature Permissions dialog box appears.
  3. Select all check boxes (Read, Script, and Execute), and then click the OK button.

(7) Setting directory browsing

If you added the IIS 6 Metabase Compatibility and Directory Browse role services after you installed Asset Information Manager Subset, you must set directory browsing with Internet Information Service Manager.

To set directory browsing:

  1. From the Asset Information Manager Subset server's Sites, choose Default Web Site, jp1asset, log, and then choose Directory Browse.
  2. From the Action menu, choose enable.

(8) Adding a site for Asset Information Manager Subset

When Microsoft Internet Information Services 7.0 is used, in order to use Asset Information Manager Subset from Microsoft Internet Explorer, you must add a site for Asset Information Manager Subset.

To add the Asset Information Manager Subset site:

  1. In Microsoft Internet Explorer, choose Tools and then choose Internet Options.
    The Internet Options dialog box opens.
  2. On the Security page, select the Local intranet icon, and then click the Sites button.
  3. In the displayed dialog box, add the Asset Information Manager Subset site and click the Close button.

(9) Notes on creating a site

For notes on installing Asset Information Manager Subset on a 64-bit OS, see 10.11(1) Notes on installing Asset Information Manager Subset on a 64-bit OS.