Sun Java System Application Server 9.1 Installation Guide

Modifying the Installation Configuration File

You can modify the installation configuration file by editing the variables and values described in the following table. This table has four columns showing variable names, valid values (if applicable), contents, and comments.

Table 1–1 Installation Configuration File Variables

Variable Name 

Valid Values (If Applicable) 

Content 

Comments 

Build ID

 

The string of characters following the distribution in the STATE_BEGIN and STATE_END sections. This value is automatically generated. 

No need to alter this value unless installing a different distribution file than the one that produced the configuration file. To find the build ID, enter distribution_filename -id at the command prompt.

defaultInstallDirectory

 

Default installation directory path. 

 

currentInstallDirectory

 

Selected absolute installation directory path. 

 

JDK_LOCATION

 

Selected JDK installation directory path. 

This entry is needed only for distributions that do not contain a bundled JDK. 

INST_ASADMIN_USERNAME

 

Administrator user name for initial server instance. 

 

INST_MASTER_PASSWORD

 

SSL certificate database password for asadmin operations.

This entry is obfuscated by default. 

See also: ADMIN_PASSWORD_ENCRYPTED.

INST_ASADMIN_PASSWORD

 

Administrator password for initial server instance. 

This entry is obfuscated by default. 

See also:ADMIN_PASSWORD_ENCRYPTED.

INST_ASADMIN_PORT

0 - 65535 

Administration server port number for initial server instance. 

Default value is 4848. 

INST_ASWEB_PORT

0 - 65535 

HTTP port number for initial server instance. 

Default value is 8080. 

INST_HTTPS_PORT

0 - 65535 

HTTPS port number for initial server instance. 

Default value is 8081.  

STORE_ADMIN_AUTH

TRUE, FALSE 

Whether to create admin authentication user preference file. 

 

ADMIN_PASSWORD_ENCRYPTED

TRUE, FALSE 

Obfuscated admin password flag. 

In the initial statefile created by the product installer, this flag is set to TRUE, since the admin password value is obfuscated for security reasons. 

To override the value for admin password, enter INST_ASADMIN_PASSWORD value in clear text and set this flag to FALSE to enable silent installation to process it correctly.

INST_JMS_PORT

0 - 65535 

JMS port number for initial server instance. 

If the configuration file does not include this entry, default value of 7676 is used. 

INST_ORB_PORT

0 - 65535 

ORB port number for initial server instance. 

If the configuration file does not include this entry, default value of 3700 is used. 

INST_ORB_SSL_PORT

0 - 65535 

Secure ORB port number for initial server instance. 

If the configuration file does not include this entry, default value of 3820 is used. 

INST_ORB_MUTUALAUTH_PORT

0 - 65535 

Mutual authentication ORB port number for initial server instance. 

If the configuration file does not include this entry, default value of 3920 is used. 

INST_JMX_PORT

0 - 65535 

JMX port number for initial server instance. 

If the configuration file does not include this entry, default value of 8686 is used. 

CREATE_DESKTOP_SHORTCUT

TRUE, FALSE 

Whether to create autodeploy folder desktop shortcut. 

Valid for Windows platforms only and is disregarded otherwise. 

UPDATE_PATH

TRUE, FALSE 

Whether to update PATH environment variable to include Application Server bin directory.

Valid only for Windows platforms and is disregarded otherwise. 

If this entry is not present, default value of FALSE is used. 

CREATE_WINDOWS_SERVICE

TRUE, FALSE 

Whether to create the server as a Windows service. 

Valid for Windows platforms only and is disregarded otherwise. 

SELECTED_ADDONS

JBI 

Add-ons selected for installation. If no add-ons are selected, the value is blank. 

Valid for Java EE SDK SOA Starter Kit Preview installations only and is disregarded otherwise. 

CREATE_DAS

TRUE, FALSE 

Creates a DAS if set to TRUE. The default domain is named domain1 and is created under default domain-root-dir.

Equivalent to selecting "Domain Administration Server" component in component selection panel. 

CREATE_NA

TRUE, FALSE 

Creates a node agent if set to TRUE. The default node agent would be named agent1 and is created under default node agents root.

Equivalent to selecting "Application Server Node Agent" component in component selection panel. 

WEBSERVER_INSTALL_DIR

A valid, read-writable directory location. 

Installation directory of a supported Web server. 

Used only when the load balancing plug-in component is selected for installation. 

WEBSERVER_INSTANCE_DIR

A valid read-writable directory location. 

Instance directory of selected web server where the load balancing plug-in will be configured. 

Used when load balancing plug-in component is selected to be installed on Sun Java System Web Server. Not applicable for other web servers. 

PLUGIN_TYPE

Sun ONE Web Server, Apache HTTP Server, or Microsoft IIS Web Server.

Type of web server on which the load balancing plug-in will be installed/configured. 

Used only when the load balancing plug-in component is selected for installation. 

PLUGIN_CERTIFICATE_FILE

A valid path to a certificate file. 

 

Used only when Apache HTTP Server is selected for load balancing plug-in installation. Not supported or is ignored for other web servers.