Purpose

Create a new instance of PAS for OpenEdge by running from /bin directory of the PAS for OpenEdge installation ( $CATALINA_HOME/bin/tcman.sh create) or using pasman create.

Syntax

tcman.sh create [general_options][-f][–p port_num] [-P port_num] 
   [-s port_num] [-j port_num] [-m uid:pwd][-N instance_alias] 
   [-U user_id ] [–G group_id] [-Z {dev | prod | pas}] base_path [abl-app-name]

Parameters

general_options
Specify one or more of the general TCMAN options. Run tcman.sh help create to see which general options are appropriate.
–f
Copy all deployed web application archives (.war files) from $CATALINA_HOME to the new instance.
–p port_num
Specify the TCP port that listens for HTTP messages. The default is 8080.
–P port_num
Specify the TCP port that listens for HTTPS messages. The default is 8443.
–s port_num
Specify the TCP port to use to stop an instance. On Windows systems, you must specify a shutdown port. On Linux, shutdown ports are optional.
–j port_num
Specify the TCP port that listens for AJP13 messages (an Apache protocol for handling requests from a web server to an application server). The default is 8009.
-m uid:pwd
Specify a user name and password that will be required to access Tomcat container-level security, which includes the manager and oemanager web applications. Replaces the defaults (tomcat:tomcat) in /conf/tomcat-users.xml.
–N instance_alias
Specify an alias for the instance. If you do not specify an alias, the instance name will be the name of the directory where the instance is created.
Note: All instances are automatically registered for tracking when they are created. However, for tracking to function, the instance name must not contain spaces or any of the following characters: "[ . # | ] $ ? + = { / , }"
–U user_id
Specify the user-id of the owner of all the files and directories of the instance. The default is the user-id of the current process. –G must be specified if you use this option.
–G group_id
Specify the group-id of the owner of all the files and directories of the instance. The default is the group-id of the current process. –U must be specified if you use this option.
-Z {dev | prod | pas}
Specify the initial configuration of an instance:
  • dev—Creates an instance with enabled transports and a ROOT web application intended for use with a development license implementing no security features.
  • prod—Creates an instance with disabled transports and a ROOT web application as the first step in securing an instance for use with a production license.
  • pas—Creates an instance and replaces the required ROOT.war file with a custom ROOT.war file containing a web application that responds to any request with a 400 "bad request". This replacement secures the ROOT web application and serves as a blank canvas for your ABL applications. Before starting the instance, you must deploy an ABL application.

    For more information about the replacement ROOT.war file, see the noaccess.README file included in the $CATALINA_HOME/extras/noaccess.war file.

Note: Instances created with the dev option are not intended for use in production. Instances created using prod and pas options require additional configuration to create a secure production server.
base_path
Specify the path name where you will create the instance.
abl-app-name
Optional abl application name.

Example

To create an development instance acme3 in the acme directory:

pasman create -p 8503 -P 8603 -s 8703 -Z dev acme/acme3
server instance acme3 create at acme/acme3