Manually Generating a Plug-in

Occasionally, you may to manually generate the web server plug-in. The most common error that requires manual plug-in generation is the "HTTP 404" when trying to access the software. This section briefly explains how to manually generate the plug-in.

  1. Log in to the WebSphere Application Server Administration Console for your profile.

  2. Select Server Types > Web Servers.

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  3. Check the box next to the web server definition.

  4. Click the Generate Plug-in button.

  5. Click the Propagate Plug-in button.

  6. Log off of the Admin Console.

Note: Federated (Clustered) Web Servers. If you are using WebSphere Application Server and running JD Edwards EnterpriseOne as part of a federated (or clustered) web server, you may need to regenerate the WebSphere global plugin configuration after deploying the newest tools release. This is required when new servlets have been added to the tools release you are deploying. To update (regenerate) plugins, refer to the following procedure.

To update (regenerate) and propagate the global web server plugin configuration:

  1. Log on to the Deployment Manager Administration Console using the Dmgr01 profile.

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  2. Expand the Environment node and select Update global Web server plug-in configuration.

  3. Review the content in the right-hand pane and note the location of the plug-in file in the description. For example, the description might say:

    The global plugin-cfg.xml file is placed in the %was_profile_home%/config/cells directory.

  4. Click the OK button.