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Integrating ServletExec 4.1.1 or 4.2 with ArcIMS

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Installation Steps:

  1. Install ServletExec
  2. Install ArcIMS
  3. Configure ServletExec
  4. Use Diagnostic Tool to Test Installation
  5. Virtual Directories on Apache

Note:
These instructions apply only to ServletExec 4.1.1 or 4.2 with ArcIMS 4.0.1, using Apache web server (v. 1.3.12, 1.3.14, 1.3.19, or 1.3.20) on the Windows operating system.
Also note that Apache 1.3.26 on Windows is also supported if you use ServletExec 4.2 or the ServletExec 4.1.1 installer that is found on the ArcIMS 4.0.1 CD (ServletExec_AS_411a.exe). That particular 4.1.1 installer is not available on the New Atlanta Website. It is a special version of the SE 4.1.1 installer that was created especially for ESRI, which looks for the Apache 1.3.26 registry entries in addition to the earlier versions listed above.
Instructions for integrating other versions of ServletExec and ArcIMS can be found here.

The instructions at this website are provided by New Atlanta Communications.
In addition to these instructions, ESRI provides its own steps for installation and configuration of ServletExec and ArcIMS.
For ServletExec 4.1.1 AS for Apache on Windows and ArcIMS 4.0.1 click here.
A listing of all such ESRI knowledge base articles can be found here.


 
Prior to Installation:

Before installing ServletExec version 4.1.1 or 4.2 you must first install the Java 2 SDK, Standard Edition version 1.4.0 (this is the version of JDK recommended by ESRI for use with ArcIMS 4.0.1). The SDK/JDK 1.4.0 can be freely downloaded from Sun's Website.


 Note: Another term for JDK is SDK (Software Development Kit).

ESRI also requires that the installed copy of ServletExec be a fully enabled/licensed* one prior to running ArcIMS. (An unlicensed copy of ServletExec will not be sufficient for running ArcIMS.)

*You may fully enable your free copy of ServletExec by:
  1. Entering the key that you receive when you purchase a ServletExec license.
  2. Obtaining a 30-day evaluation key for free, and entering it.
In either case, the key (registration number) is entered in your browser via the Administration tool which is included with ServletExec.
See step 'b' below for specific information explaining how to enter your key after you have installed and tested ServletExec.

Before installing ServletExec with Apache, you should stop the Apache web server.

Installing ServletExec:

Follow the ServletExec Installation Guide as the installation wizard guides you through the installation process.

Choose 'yes' when prompted by the ServletExec AS installer to allow the installer to update httpd.conf for you.

After installing ServletExec with the Apache web server you should do the following:

  1. start up the Apache web server.
  2. open a browser window and access http://<hostname*>/ to verify that your web server is still able to serve you a simple static html page. If it cannot, then something is wrong with your web server. Diagnose and fix that before continuing.
  3. start up your ServletExec instance by running the StartServletExec.bat batch file from a command window or by starting the ServletExec Service (if you chose to install ServletExec as a Windows service during the SE AS installation.

To verify the ServletExec installation was successful:

a. Open a browser window and type:

http://<hostname*>/servlet/TestServlet

If you see the TestServlet Output screen, your install was successful and you may continue. If you don?t see this screen, something is wrong. Carefully review the ServletExec Installation Guide and the FAQs at this website to make sure all installation steps have completed properly.
One specific FAQ that may be of general assistance in this case is:
FAQ #9
If that FAQ does not help you to solve the problem, then please send an email describing the problem along with any relevant data such ServletExec.log output to ESRI Support

b. To fully enable/license ServletExec type in your browser:

http://<hostname*>/servlet/admin

c. Access the license & security page, and in the License key box, paste in your license code and click Enter License Key. (Typing the key in manually can be error prone)

d. Close ServletExec Admin (your browser window).

<hostname*> is the name of the computer on which the HTTP Web Server (Apache) is installed.
If your browser is running on the same machine as your Web Server, then localhost or 127.0.0.1 will usually work here.


 
 
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