BOSaNOVA Web Initial Configuration
** BOSaNOVA Web Server and Client are NOW supported on Vista **
BOSaNOVA Web won't stay running on V5R3 OS400.
If BOSaNOVA Web server v5.3X does not start
over iSeries V5R3, please follow the steps to analyze the problem:
1. Run BNWLIC, and get the iSeries serial number from it.
2. Run the server in interactive mode:
CHGCURDIR BNWbserver
JAVA CLASS(com.bos.Servers.RunServers) PARM('SN=XXXXXXX') CLASSPATH('./:./servers.zip:./iaik_jce_full.jar:./iaik_ssl.jar:./bsjdvntg.zip')
3. Java version is printed at the Java shell console, is it 1.4.X ?
4. If yes, is the following Java exception printed at the consol:
java.lang.ExceptionInInitializerError...
Caused by: java.lang.SecurityException: Cannot set up certs for trusted CAs:
java.lang.SecurityException: Cannot verify jar:file
/QIBM/ProdData/Java400/jdk14/lib/security/local_policy.jar!/
If the answers to the above checklist is yes, than to cure the problem do the
following:
1. Login to iSeries with QSECOFR
2. Copy local_policy.jar from BNWbserver\ext dir to the location that is
specified at the Java console (location might vary from system to system), at
the above sample, it's:
/QIBM/ProdData/Java400/jdk14/lib/security/
I get the BOSaNOVA Web login box but there is a big X in the upper left hand corner.
The PC does not have MS Java installed, which does not come with XP. Need to install program and then you can run the MS Java applet. MS Java download, click here.
What are the standard ports BOSaNOVA Web uses?
HTTP ports are 8080 and 4443 for SSL and 4444 for SSL with certificate. Proxy ports are 3334 and 7773 for SSL.
Installed BOSaNOVA Web but it does not show up as a service.
The command to set the service is:
Mkserv startall.exe
Run it from the BOSaNOVA Web server location
Reboot the server to see the service in services.
1.Copy the following folders from the old Server's BOSaNOVA Web (Jadvantage) subdirectory and paste them into the new Server's BOSaNOVA Web subdirectory:
2.Copy the following files from the old Server's BOSaNOVA Web root directory and paste them into the new Server's BOSaNOVA Web root directory.
If you find there are some files that don't exist on the old server, don't worry about it, some didn't exist.
When upgrading an OS400 V5R2 to i5OS V5R3, the IBM Java environment might not be ready to run the BOSaNOVA Web server. The Java security libraries are not always installed and adapted. To analyze and fix the problem:
1. Get the Server Java console lines, either from its batch JOBLOG, or by running it in interactive mode.
2. Search for any of the following texts at the Java console:
· “SecurityException: Cannot set up certs for trusted Cas”
· “ExceptionInInitializerError”
· “javax.crypto.Cipher”
· “Jurisdiction policy files are not signed by trusted signers”
If any of those were found, it means that the IBM Java encryption libraries are not installed properly.
Until V5R2 the modules 5722-ACx were not free of charge. For a V5R3 systems, 5722-AC3 (Client Encryption library) is free of charge. 5722-AC2 and 5722-AC3 cannot be installed at the same time.
To support encryption for i5OS V5R3, please follow these steps:
1. Uninstall 5722-JC1 and d5722-JV1.
2. Install 5722-AC3 together with 5722-JC1, d5722-JV1 and the necessary cum and group PTFs.
The IBM technical information was analyzed and gathered by Wolfgang Greulich.
How do I start BOSaNOVA Web in interactive mode on the iSeries?
On the AS/400 command line type CHGCURDIR followed by the path and directory name where the BOSaNOVA Web server is installed, for example:
CHGCURDIR BNWbserver
Type java and press enter - complete screen as example below:
Please note that the Parameters field needs to be the serial number of the iSeries where this is being started and all entries are case sensitive.
*NOTE: The Bosanova Web directory is too long for the field. Enter as much of the path as will fit, place your cursor on the last letter; press F10 - complete the path.
IE 7 has issues with certificated created by Jadvantage Versions.
Internet Explorer 7 works with SSL certificates in different way than previous Explorer versions. Although the certificate is legal and up to date in the Server, you may receive a warning error in start up user page. For example:
To resolve the warning message you will have to access the user configuration page:
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Choose the SSL option, and follow the steps to install the server certificate locally on user's PC. If you have more then one user, you have to do this process locally on every PC. After finishing, restart your web browser. The warning message will disappear and a certificate will be placed in Internet Explorer content options in category Certificates » Trusted Root Certification Authorities. |
Are there any special instructions to install BNW on a Vista PC?
To install on Vista, the steps below must be followed:
For server installation:
Log in to Vista as the main administrator
Select controlPanel -> User Accounts
Select turn on the option - User Accounts Control On or Off
Deselect "user User Account Control (UAC) to help protect your computer" checkbox
Restart the Computer
Open Internet Explorer
Select Tools -> Internet Options
Select security label
Mark "trusted sites" and press the sites button
Choose the server address as trusted site (for example: http//abc123)
Press the add button and make certain that the name you typed is inserted into "Web Sites" list
If the checkbox below is checked, uncheck it
Press OK and begin the installation procedure
At the end of the process you can reactivate the UAC - the server is ready
The BNW server must be at version 6.36 to install 6.4. Call tech support at 866-864-5250 for download instructions.