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Installation and configuration of the Web EEC Server

The Web EEC Server used is Apache Tomcat. It can be downloaded from http://tomcat.apache.org/ in various versions.

The following versions are approved for the Web EEC:

Apart from the regular program version, which is started conventionally, there is also a Windows Service Installer, which installs Tomcat as a Windows system service, and also provides an installation wizard.

After the successful installation, the configuration of the Tomcat web server starts.

  1. To avoid port conflicts with the EEC Server, a value different from the default 8080 must be entered for the HTTP1.1 Connector Port if the Tomcat web server and the EEC Server are to be installed on the same host.
  2. Confirm your input with [Next >].

  1. Enter the installed version of the Java Virtual Machine.
  2. Confirm your input with [Next >].

  1. Enter the folder for the installation of the Tomcat server.
  2. Complete the installation with [Install].

You must start the Tomcat Monitor to configure the Tomcat web server:

  1. Right-click the symbol of the Tomcat Monitor on the taskbar.
  2. Select Configure from the popup menu.

The Tomcat Monitor opens.

  1. Open the Java tab.
  2. Select the Java Virtual Machine (for the current version see Software requirements and approvals).

Note:

After each update of the Java installation, the Tomcat Monitor has to be opened again, to customize the path to the vm.dll to the update.

  1. Add the following lines to the end of Java Options:
  2. -Dorg.eclipse.rap.workbenchAutostart=false
    -Dorg.osgi.framework.os.name=win
  3. Confirm your input with [OK].