Bootstrap File

The bootstrap file is an ASCII text file containing a single entry that specifies the location of the configuration directory for the specific Access Manager 7.1 instance. Each configured Access Manager 7.1 instance on a host server has a unique bootstrap file. When you run the Configurator, a bootstrap file is created with the following name for the specific Access Manager 7.1 instance:

user-home-directory/AccessManager/AMConfig_deployed-instance-server-path_deploy-uri

Where:

• user-home-directory is the home directory of the user who deployed the Access Manager instance from the WAR file.

• deployed-instance-server-path is the path of the deployed Access Manager instance.

• deploy-uri is the Access Manager server deployment URI.

Each time the Access Manager web container is restarted, the Access Manager instance accesses the single WAR bootstrap file to determine the location of its configuration data. If the single WAR bootstrap file is deleted, Access Manager displays the Configurator page instead of the login page, which allows you to reconfigure the Access Manager instance. The value in the bootstrap file is determined from the value you enter in the Configurator Configuration Directory field.