Renaming Mid Tier

To update the configuration with the Mid Tier Configuration Tool

1. Use the following URL to open the Mid Tier Configuration Tool: http://midTierServerName:8080/arsys/shared/config/config.jsp.
   The system prompts you for a password to open the Mid Tier Configuration Tool.
2. Update the AR Server Settings.
   1. Click AR Server Settings.
      
   2. Add the new AR System server.
   3. For name resolution, register newServerName in the new environment, and delete the existing servers (if any) in the host file or DNS.
3. Update the General Settings.
   1. Click General Settings.
      
   2. Update the following fields with the new AR System server name:
      • Preference Server(s)
      • Data Visualization Module Server(s)
      • Homepage Server
      • Authentication Server (if you want the Mid Tier to use a specific authentication server)
4. Click AR Server Settings, and delete the old AR System server name.
5. Update the Report Settings.
   1. Click Report Settings.
      
   2. Make sure that the Report Working Directory field is pointing to the correct directory.

Cleaning up files in the Mid Tier

1. After you rename the server for the Mid Tier, stop the Java Virtual Machine (JVM) on which the Mid Tier is running.
2. Delete all the contents of the midTierInstallationFolder/cache folder and midTierInstallationFolder/cachetemp folder (if it exists).
3. Delete the viewStats.dat and viewStats.dat.bak files if they exist under midTierInstallationFolder/WEB-INF/classes folder.
4. In you are using the prefetchConfig.xml file in midTierInstallationFolder/WEB-INF/classes folder to precache forms, update the server-name element to the new server name.
5. Start the JVM Mid Tier.
6. Delete the browser's temporary internet files.