Configuring the Java plug-in server

Configure the Java plug-in server in the AR System Administration: Plugin Server Configuration form. The configuration is stored in the pluginsvr_config.xml file in the pluginsvr subdirectory of your Approval Server installation directory. This file should be in the same directory as the plug-in server JAR files and startup script. It must be in the classpath for the plug-in server. When you add a plug-in to the plug-in server configuration in the AR System Administration: Plugin Server Configuration form and save the form, the plug-in server loads the new plug-in after a configured delay. If you remove a plug-in server or make other configuration changes, use armonitor to stop and restart the plug-in server for it to process the changes.

Related topics

Creating-Java-plug-ins

Java-plug-in-server

Configuring-Java-plug-in-servers

The file encoding of the pluginsvr_config.xml file is UTF-8, which enables you to use localized plug-in names in the configuration file. If you modify the pluginsvr_config.xml file, save it as a Unicode file. Some text editors, such as Windows Notepad, save files as single-byte ANSI (ASCII) by default.

Tip

Install critical plug-ins, such as an LDAP plug-in that performs LDAP authentication, in separate plug-in servers. If multiple plug-ins are installed on a single server, problems with one plug-in might affect the use of the other plug-ins.

For descriptions, valid values, and default values for the Java plug-in server configuration options, see Configuring-Java-plug-in-servers. For configuration of the C-based plug-in server, arplugin, see Enabling-plug-ins.

The following table specifies the actions that you need to perform while using the plug-ins:

Action

Reference

Use multithread in the Java plug-in server to improve performance

Use Java plug-in server for dynamic plug-in loading

Use the C plug-in for dynamic plug-in loading

Check plug-in naming conventions

Restart the plug-in server

Override values from ar.cfg or ar.conf file to call a specific  AR System server

 

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