Cognos ReportNetTM Installation and Configuration Guide

Chapter 7: Advanced Configuration Options
Enable SSL for WebLogic
28. For WebLogic 6.1, configure a new Web application using the following settings:
• name = p2pd
• path = WebLogic_location/wlserver6.1/config/ReportNet/applications/p2pd
Note: WebLogic 7.0 automatically creates a Web application.
29. Set the reload period for the Web application to -1.
30. Add the server to the targets, and then apply the changes.
31. Stop and then restart the WebLogic Application Server associated with the ReportNet
domain.
32. If ReportNet was previously configured to use Tomcat, you must unregister the associated
dispatcher (p. 86).
If the Web server is configured (p. 34) and started, the configuration is complete and you can
now test ReportNet.
You must complete the following additional configuration to enable SSL.
Steps
1. Configure WebLogic to use SSL.
This will generate an SSL server certificate.
For more information, refer to the WebLogic documentation.
2. Copy the CA certificate to the crn_location/bin directory and rename the file to ca.cer.
This file must be Base-64 encoded X.509 format.
3. From the crn_location/bin directory:
• On UNIX, type:
ThirdPartyCertificateTool.sh -T -i -r ca.cer -k
../configuration/signkeypair/jCAKeystore -p password
• On Windows, type:
ThirdPartyCertificateTool.bat -T -i -r ca.cer -k
../configuration/signkeypair/jCAKeystore -p password
Important: You must type jCAKeystore as the name of the certificate authority key store.
This ensures that ReportNet trusts the certificate authority that generated the server
certificate.
Configuring ReportNet to Use a Customized WebLogic Application Server
To help you configure ReportNet in a customized application server environment, we suggest
that you review the steps for configuring a default WebLogic environment (p. 81) to obtain a
general understanding of the requirements. To configure a customized environment, you must
design a configuration process that is appropriate for your environment.
Use the following checklist to ensure that the configuration process you design achieves the
required results
❑ Create a new domain for ReportNet.
❑ Add environment variable information to the WebLogic configuration files.
❑ Generate an XML registry in WebLogic.
❑ Package ReportNet into a war file that you will install in the WebLogic environment.
❑ Modify the startWebLogic file.
❑ Configure the WebLogic web application.
❑ If required, enable SSL.
For more information about working with WebLogic, see the documentation included with the
WebLogic installation.
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