Adding an application server

Install and configure an application server to connect to the primary servers in your RICOH ProcessDirector environment using NFS-mapped drives.
  1. Install an application server on a Windows system in your network. See Installing application servers on Windows computers
  2. After RICOH ProcessDirector, in Windows Server install Client for NFS and restart the system. For more information see Add roles and features to Windows Server.
  3. Create a file in a text editor and paste these lines:
    Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\ClientForNFS\CurrentVersion\Default]
"AnonymousGID"=dword:00007eca
"AnonymousUID"=dword:00007ec9
  4. Close the file and save it as nfs.reg.
  5. Double-click the file to install the keys in the registry.
  6. After the installation is complete, go to the shared file server system and export both primary1aiw and primary2aiw directories.
    1. Open /etc/exports in a file editor and add these lines:
      /mpaiw/primary1aiw application-server-hostname(rw,no_root_squash,
sync,no_subtree_check,crossmnt)
/
/mpaiw/primary2aiw application-server-hostname(rw,
no_root_squash,sync,no_subtree_check,crossmnt)

      where application-server-hostname is the host name of the application server.

  7. Go to the application server and map both \mpaiw\primary1aiw and \mpaiw\primary2aiw folder as network drives.
  8. Log in to RICOH ProcessDirector on the UI server
  9. Go to Administration ⇒ Objects ⇒ Servers and add the application server.
  10. Set two environment variables with the letters selected for both lead and alternate primary servers. Open a command line as administrator and type:
    setx PRIMARY1AIWDATA "drive-letter:\aiw1" /M
setx PRIMARY2AIWDATA "drive-letter:\aiw1" /M

    where drive-letter is the letter you assigned for the mapped drive.

  11. Set the AIWDATA environment variable to the same drive letter and directory as you set for the active primary server. Open a command line as administrator and type: 
    setx AIWDATA "drive-letter:\aiw1" /M
  12. Verify if the AIWDATA environment variable was correctly set. Type:
    echo %AIWDATA%
  13. Optional: Verify if the %PRIMARY1AIWDATA% and %PRIMARY2AIWDATA% environment variables are correctly set. Type: 
    echo %PRIMARY1AIWDATA%
    echo %PRIMARY2AIWDATA%
  14. Start the application server. Use the Start application server link in the RICOH ProcessDirector start menu folder.
  15. Verify if the application server is connected:
    1. Log in to RICOH ProcessDirector.
    2. Go to Administration ⇒ Objects ⇒ Servers and verify the application server is connected.
    If it is not connected, reboot the RICOH ProcessDirector system and retry step 14.
Parent topic: Preparing a Windows application server