Config Tool Activities

Applies to:
This Article applies to Enterprise Portal 7.0. For more information, visit the Portal and Collaboration
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Summary
This article describes a few of the activities in Config Tool.
Author: Anil Dichpally
Company: Intelligroup Asia Pvt Ltd
Created on: 23 September 2009

Author Bio

Anil Dichpally is working as Senior Consultant in Intelligroup Asia Pvt Ltd, Hyderabad. He has
worked on EP, KM and collaboration, Webdyn pro Programming and Java Technologies. He is
SDN Moderator for Portal, KM & C and Searching Utilities areas. . He has completed his M.C.A
from Osmania University. .

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Table of Contents
Introduction ................................................................................................................................................... 3
Features ....................................................................................................................................................... 3
Difference Between Config Tool and Visual Admin ........................................................................................ 3
Starting Config Tool: ..................................................................................................................................... 4
To Check the Heap Size in Config Tool: ........................................................................................................ 9
Reset Password: ......................................................................................................................................... 11
UME and LDAP Data: ................................................................................................................................. 11
HTTP Service Settings: ............................................................................................................................... 15
HTTP Trace: ............................................................................................................................................... 16
Content Length: .......................................................................................................................................... 16
Related Content .......................................................................................................................................... 17
Disclaimer and Liability Notice ..................................................................................................................... 18

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Introduction
The settings of the Java Virtual Machine of SAP Web AS Java can only be maintained with the Config Tool.
The Config Tool is called on the host where the database of the SAP Web AS Java is running. Authentication
is performed using the log on to the operating system of the host
but Visual admin we can do remotely.

Features
We have to restart SAP Web AS Java so that changes take effect. Incase we are dealing with Visual
Administrator than we need not restart SAP Web AS Java
No user/password required to log into Config Tool.
Config Tool can only be executed locally on the Java Central Instance

Difference Between Config Tool and Visual Admin

Config Tool Visual Administrator

Config Tool Path: Visual Admin Path:

usr/sap/<sid>/<instance>/j2ee/configtool/configtool.bat usr/sap/<sid>/instance/j2ee/admin/go.bat

We need to restart after changes done. It works dynamically---restart not

required.

Database is not required to start Config Tool. Database should be up and running.

Config Tool you are able to add and configure SAP It is graphical user interface (GUI) that
J2EE Engine 6.20 cluster elements. enables administration of the whole
cluster, of the cluster nodes, and all
modules running on them.

With the help of config tool we are enabling the With the help of this tool you can able to
modification of service or manager module properties. login & logout from the server. It gives
Config Tool enables you to run the server in remote you all the details regarding different
debug mode. services running in your SAP server.

For more in detail difference between, check the below links

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Starting Config Tool:

1. Log on to the server where SAP Web AS Java is running.
2. Start the Config Tool for your SAP Web AS Java.
a) Call the Windows Explorer and navigate to the directory
C:\usr\sap\<SID>\<Instance>\j2ee\configtool,
Where <SID> stands for the name of your SAP Web AS.
b) Select the configtool.bat file.
c) The Config Tool starts. This can take a moment.
3. Check whether the Config Tool displays the data for your SAP Web AS Java
system and reload the current settings from the DB.
a) Choose Connect to DB in the Config Tool menu.
b) In the newly opened window, check whether the name of your SAP
Web AS is in the System Name field. If the name of the second SAP Web AS that is running on the
same host appears there or elsewhere in the window, return to task 2 or ask your instructor for help.
c) Once you have reached this screen and the correct details are shown, Choose Load.

If the default database setting is set as No it displays the information as: Select Load button to connect to the
database.

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Select Cluster data -- Global server configuration list the managers and services information.

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To Check the Heap Size in Config Tool:

1) Select the VM Settings by selecting a dispatcher or server node of the instance in the window of the
left of the Config Tool.
2) The VM parameters with their settings then appear in the window on the right. The runtime
parameters are on the General tab page.
3) The Bootstrap tab page contains the settings for the start process. The Java Home parameter sets in
the file system where the SDK resides. You can also change the Max heap size parameter with the arrow
keys. Max heap size is referred.
4) Save the settings in the database by choosing Apply settings.
5) The below screenshots related with Cluster Instance ID

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Reset Password:
To reset the password: If the Administrator Password is locked then choose the cluster tab select the
Secure Store – choose the admin/password/SID Key and set the value – choose ADD button and save the
data .Restart the server.

UME and LDAP Data:

1) To Configure the LDAP server – choose configtool .bat
2) Select the Data Source Configuration file .xml.
3) Set the appropriate connection data related to LDAP Source ID
a) LDAP Server Type
b) Server name
c) Server Port
d) User name
e) Password
4) Set the User Path/ Account Path/ Group Path

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HTTP Service Settings:

Keep Alive Timeout: Under Global dispatcher Configuration -> Services -> Maintain the parameters related
to HTTP Service.
You can also reset the maintained vales to the default values or to the global settings. Select a parameter
under the local settings (such as the Keep Alive Timeout parameter).
Restore to Default and Restore to global are not active.
With Restore to Default, you can delete the entry under Custom Value.
For the local settings. Keep Alive Timeout now has the value 15 (unlike the global value, for which the
Custom value 30 is maintained).
If you choose Restore to global, the entire entry is deleted from the local settings. The global settings are
now used for this parameter again. Keep Alive Timeout parameter, the value 30 is now maintained for Global
properties, Custom value.

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HTTP Trace:
This parameter can be set to disabled/enabled and restore to all defaults and save.

Content Length:
The Maximum size of the Content length can be set and it can restore to the default or restore to all.

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Related Content
http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nwce10/helpdata/en/6f/258b2ef17d45a4afa45a00309a6a33/content.htm
http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw04/helpdata/EN/e8/f48b33f9a3423c9e688dfa56330e79/frameset.htm
http://docs.sun.com/app/docs/doc/819-0698/installconfig-53?a=view
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