Beginning with JD Edwards EnterpriseOne Tools Release 8.97, a new tool called Server Manager is provided. This tool is a complete replacement for the JD Edwards EnterpriseOne legacy management and installation tools including internal components known as Server Administration Workbench (SAW), Server Management Console (SMC), and the InstallShield based installers previously used to install or upgrade JD Edwards EnterpriseOne servers. As a result, you should refer to the JD Edwards EnterpriseOne Server Manager Guide for details on installing and configuring all JD Edwards EnterpriseOne server products, with the exception of the JD Edwards EnterpriseOne Deployment Server, whose installation is described in this guide. This guide only contains reference information for functionality outside the Server Manager tool.
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Management of JD Edwards EnterpriseOne Tools Release 8.96 or earlier must be done using the existing tools. Server Manager cannot be used to manage any JD Edwards EnterpriseOne Tools Release prior to 8.97.The Server Manager tool provides:
Web Based System Management
You can securely access and manage your JD Edwards EnterpriseOne installation from anywhere using a standard web browser.
Remote Deployment and Upgrades
You can install, uninstall, and update your JD Edwards EnterpriseOne servers regardless of their physical location or platform.
Remote Operational Control
You can start and stop any of your JD Edwards EnterpriseOne servers, Oracle J2EE application servers, or supported third party J2EE application servers directly from the Management Console.
Secure Administrative Tasks
Server Manager permits you to specify which existing JD Edwards EnterpriseOne users have access to the Management Console control which JD Edwards EnterpriseOne servers the user may view, and specify which administrative tasks the user may perform on those servers.
Configuration Management
Server Manager provides a web-based interface for managing the configuration of all managed servers. The application presents each configuration item along with integrated help describing the configuration setting.
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Beginning with the availability of Server Manager, it is strongly advised that all changes to configuration files (such as jde.ini, jas.ini, jdbj.ini, jdelog.properties, etc.) for any JD Edwards EnterpriseOne server managed by Server Manager be accomplished using only the Management Console interface of Server Manager. In addition to providing usability improvements, using Server Manager reduces the risk of introducing configuration errors by providing dropdowns that contain only valid values where applicable. Further, the tool provides a useful audit history for any modifications made to configurations using Server Manager.Configuration Comparison
Use Server Manager to compare the configuration of two or more servers to identify configuration differences. You can compare configurations through the Management Console application regardless of the platform or location of the actual JD Edwards EnterpriseOne server. You can also compare individual servers with the default configuration of the corresponding server groups to which the servers belong.
Audit History
Server Manager maintains a history of changes made to the managed servers. This includes a history of each configuration change, each server start and stop, and each tools release update, including the user that performed the change or operation. The Management Console application provides mechanisms to query and view the audit history that is maintained.
Integrated EnterpriseOne Software Management
Use Server Manager to centrally maintain all your JD Edwards EnterpriseOne server tools releases, including the ability to copy the software to the remote server machines.
Logical Server Grouping
Server Manager allows you to group servers with a similar purpose. These groups can include any of the server types such as Enterprise Server, HTML Server, and so on. A default, or template, configuration is maintained for each server group.
Application Release Independence
Server Manager is delivered with JD Edwards EnterpriseOne Tools Release 8.97 and is compatible with any supported JD Edwards EnterpriseOne application release beginning with Application Release 8.9 through the currently supported release. No electronic software updates (ESUs) are required to support Server Manager.
Self-Contained Installation
The installation of Server Manager delivers all components that are required by the Management Console application. There are no third party requirements regardless of your existing or intended middleware topology (for example, WebLogic Server, Oracle Application Server, WebSphere Application Server, or no application server).
Tools Release Independence
Newer versions of the Server Manager application will continue to support the management of earlier tools releases back to JD Edwards EnterpriseOne Tools Release 8.97.