Configuring WFS connector with Websphere 6

If you chose to install the WFS connector and you completed the Web server-servlet engine configuration in the post installation setup, these manual steps will have automatically been completed for you.

 

IMPORTANT: For supported versions of Web server-servlet engines, visit http://support.esri.com, select software > ArcIMS > System Requirements

 

Follow these steps to configure WebSphere for the WFS Connector:

  1. Locate the file wfsconnector.war in the <ArcIMS install directory>\ArcIMS\Connectors\wfs_connector directory. This is the WAR file you will deploy. The war file will be expanded into a wfsconnector directory located in <ArcIMS Installation Directory>\ArcIMS\Connectors\wfs_connector

 

  1. In Notepad, open <WebSphere Installation directory>\AppServer\profiles\default\config\cells\<servername>Node01Cell\nodes\webserver1_node\servers\webserver1\plugin-cfg.xml.

 

  1. Underneath the tag “<UriGroup Name="default_host_server1_<servername>Node01_Cluster_URIs">” add the following text:

<Uri Name=”/wfsconnector/*” />

<Uri Name=”/wfsconnector” />

Save and close the file

 

  1. Open a Web browser and navigate to http://localhost:9060/ibm/console and login.

 

  1. In the left panel expand the Applications directory and click Install New Application.

 

  1. In the right panel, for the local path, browse to <WFS war file location>\wfsconnector.war.  Under the context root, type “/wfsconnector” and click Next.

 

  1. At the Generate Default Bindings screen click Next.

 

  1. At the Application Security Warnings screen, click Continue.

 

  1. At the Install New Application screen, click Next.

 

  1. At the Map Modules to Application Servers screen, again check the box next to wfsconnector.war and click Next.

 

  1. At the Map Virtual Hosts for Web Modules screen, check the box next to wfs and click Next.

 

  1. At the Summary screen, click Finish.

 

  1. At the Installing screen, click the link labeled Save to Master Configuration and when the next screen loads, click Save.

 

  1. In the left panel, click Enterprise Applications.

 

  1.  In the right panel, check the box next to wfsconnector.war and click Start.

 

  1. Stop and start IBM HTTP Server

 

  1. Stop and start WebSphere

 

  1. To verify that the WFS Connector was configured successfully, in a Web browser go to http://<hostname>/wfsconnector

 

The WFS Connector requires that the WAR file be expanded.

 

When you deploy the WAR file, the servlet engine expands the WAR file. The default location is <servlet install directory>\AppServer\profiles\default\installedApps\<machine_name>Node01Cell \wfsconnector.war.ear\wfsconnector.war

 

To complete configuration of the WFS connector, you must verify that the connector was successfully installed.