Configuration tab

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Last updated: Nov 02, 2018
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The configuration tab lists all the available runtime settings for the EDMsixServer and EDMsixAppServers



To manage the EDMsixServer configuration use the "Configuration" menu item or right click in the "Configuration" tab to either add, edit or delete a server configuration

Add a new configuration

To add a new runtime configuration click on the "Add new server configuration", this will open the "New runtime configuration" dialog:

  • Name: User-defined name of the configuration

    Firewall rules

    Make sure that there firewall on your system has the correct innbound and outbound rules for either the edmserver.exe and edmappserver.exe applications or their ports

  • Port: EDMsixServer port number

    Port number used by EDM

    The ports used for EDM depend on the given port number. The edmserver.exe application shall use the given port number and the edmappserver.exe will use the following port numbers .e.g. if you enter port number 9090 than the edmserver.exe will use this port number and the first edmappserver.exe will use port number 9091, the second will use 9092 etc..

  • Application server count: The number of running EDMsixAppServers
  • App server tmp directory: Temporary folder for all EDMsixAppServers.
  • EDM logon method: Different methods for login into the EDM system.
  • Server client files path: Path for client files on EDMsixServer side.
  • User creation method: How EDMsixServer will create EDM users.
  • Extended name character set: Additional legal characters that can be used inside EDMsixServer database.
  • Backup first start time: Defines day of week and time when the first backup will be done. Blank day of week means "today".
  • Backup interval: Defines backup interval in days, hours and minutes between backup process start (this interval doesn't count the time spent on backup).
  • Additional argument: The given string will be added to the EDMsixServer command line arguments without any modifications. As an example: -ae" EDM_SERVER_CLIENTS_FILES_PATH_UTF8_ENCODED=path".
  • Appserver additional arguments: The given string will be added to the EDMsixAppServer command line arguments without any modifications.

Edit existing configuration

To edit an existing EDMsixServer configuration, select the configuration from the list and click on the "Edit EDMsixServer configuration" menu item, this will open the "Edit EDMsixServer configuration":

Delete existing configuration

To delete a configuration, select the configuration item and click on the "Delete EDMsixServer configuration" menu item.