The MIMB Application Server can be started manually or automatically as follows:
o Windows
• On Windows, you must "Run as administrator" the %MM_HOME%\RestartApplicationServer.bat utility.
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On Windows operating systems, you can alternatively use the Windows
Services to control the Application Server by using the
%MM_HOME%\RestartApplicationService.bat utility instead. This utility will
create the Windows Service for the Application Server, if it was not
already created by previous execution of this utility or the Setup.bat utility.
At this point, you can simply use Windows Services to start, stop or restart the
Application Server automatically.
When running the Application
Server as a Windows Service, it is important to configure the user running such
service to have full access rights to the needed files and applications. For
example, the MIMB bridges involved in the metadata harvesting may need to invoke
the SDK of third-party software such as the COM based API of CA ERwin, or SAP
BusinessObjects Universe Designer.
In order to set such access rights, go to
the services manager of Windows, right-click on the Application Server
service. Then, go to the "Log On" tab to define an account by name under which
the service will run.
o Linux
• On Linux, you must "sudo" (as root) to execute the $MM_HOME/RestartApplicationServer.sh utility.
• On Linux, administrators can use the system daemon directories (e.g. /etc/init.d/ or /etc/systemd/) to control the Application Server (either using the RestartApplicationServer.sh utility or directly controlling the tomcat server in the home directory).
The final initialization steps of the setup are performed over the web browser as follows:
1. Connection
Connecting to the server on Windows can be simply achieved by opening the
Metadata Management link in the home directory. In
all cases, you can connect to the server using your internet browser to open by
default: http://localhost:|variable=MIMM-Port19980/MM. Note that
the default port of this URL number may have been changed by the Setup utility in the section Server Installation and
Configuration.
2. Database
Define the
connection to the previously created database (in the above steps), by providing
the database type, user, password, and URL (JDBC connection). If you are using
the PostgreSQL database bundled with the software package for Windows, then all
these parameters should be already preset. Press the Test
Connection button to verify proper database connectivity. Finally, when
pressing the Save button, the Application Server will create all
the necessary tables in the database.
3. License
Click on
the Download License Information link to obtain the
obtained your HostInfo.xml file that should be sent
with your license request. Warning: Make sure you are NOT connected to any VPN
during that step, then your license will work independently of your VPN
connection. After you have received your MM.lic
license file, browse for it and click on the Save
License button. Alternatively, the host info file can be generated
at the Windows command line using $MM_HOME/bin/HostFileGen.sh, or HostFileGen.bat on Windows. This will generate your HostInfo.xml file (in the bin directory) that should be
sent with your license request. After you have received your MM.lic license file, copy it to $MM_HOME/conf/MM.lic and restart the application server.
4. Login
Login as
"Administrator" with password "Administrator". Note that you should change that
password later in the application by going to: MANAGE >
Users.