To finalize configuration of the server
application, a
repository administrator must perform the steps in the topics in this
section.
If you installed IBM® Rational® Asset Manager manually
and did not configure the server using the server setup application,
perform the steps in the topics in this section and then perform the
steps in the topics in the section entitled "Mandatory configuration."
Deploying and configuring application files by using the server setup application
The server setup application is a browser-based web application
for IBM WebSphere® Application Server that
helps you deploy the other IBM Rational Asset Manager applications
and configure the database, security, performance, and repository
settings. You can use the server setup application to later modify
these settings instead of using the Administration pages within Rational Asset Manager web
client.
Configuring email settings
Set up the location of the SMTP server and information
to use for sending email messages to users. This information is used
to send email messages for user subscriptions and other notifications.
Configuring SMS settings
To send SMS asset notifications to cell phones, you must
set up the mobile phone carriers to receive the messages.
Tuning the performance of Rational Asset Manager
The performance of IBM Rational Asset Manager heavily
depends on how you tune your application server, database, web server,
caching proxy, load balancer, and operating system. This section provides
guidelines for how to tune these systems and Rational Asset Manager.
Although it is not possible to cover every setting, this is a starting
point for driving high user loads on Rational Asset Manager.
MIME types on the application server
When you open or download a file, the MIME type of a file
is retrieved from the application server. Most application servers,
including WebSphere Application Server and
Tomcat, are configured with default MIME types. Some common file formats
are missing from the typical defaults for these application servers. If
a MIME type is not set for a particular file extension, artifacts
and attachments with that extension might open with the wrong program
or might be saved with an incorrect file extension.