Configuring WMS connector for Apache with Tomcat

If you chose to install the WMS 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 manually configure Apache with Tomcat for the WMS Connector:

  1. Locate the file wmsconnector.war in the <ArcIMS install directory>\ArcIMS\Connectors\wms_connector directory. This is the WAR file you will deploy.

 

  1. Verify that the services Apache 2 and Apache Tomcat are running.

 

  1. Copy the file wmsconnector.war from <ArcIMS install directory>\ArcIMS\connectors\wms_connector directory to <Tomcat installation location>\webapps.

 

  1. The .war file will deploy itself and a "wmsconnector" directory will appear. If a wmsconnector directory does not appear, stop and restart the Apache Tomcat service.  

 

  1. If using mod_jk2, edit the workers2.properties file in <Apache Installation Directory>\conf and add the following lines at the end of the file (if they are not already present):

[uri:/wmsconnector/*]

info=ArcIMS WMS Connector webapp

 

If using mod_jk, modify the httpd.conf file. Go to Start > Programs > Apache HTTP Server 2.0.x > Configure Apache Server > Edit the Apache httpd.conf Configuration File. Scroll to the bottom of the file and add the following lines:

JkMount /wmsconnector ajp13

JkMount /wmsconnector/* ajp13

Save and close this file.

 

  1. Start the services in the following order:

a. Start Apache Tomcat

b. Start Apache2

 

  1. Ensure that a folder appears in the webapps directory called “wmsconnector”.

 

When you deploy the WAR file, the servlet engine expands the WAR file. The default location is <servlet install directory>\webapps\wmsconnector.

 

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