Core Server and Clients

In this section:

This section provides detailed descriptions of new features for the core server and clients.


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Installation Support for SMTP and Windows Firewall

The server installation now supports optional settings for SMTP information on all platforms. The Windows installation also includes Firewall entries for the Microsoft Windows Firewall.


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Installation Support for Windows 8

The server installation for Windows now recognizes instances of Windows 8 and uses a Windows 8 paradigm. The installer creates an application group on the Windows 8 Start Panel and places a workspace-named icon under the application group.

Selecting the workspace-named icon will switch the Windows 8 Start Panel into Desktop mode, and open a Windows Explorer session displaying the icon selections that a traditional, pre-Windows 8 Start Menu would display.


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Updating Server Servlet Jars for a WebFOCUS Client Installation

How to:

An option to enable you to update WebFOCUS Servlet jar files for a WebFOCUS Client Installation is now available in the Web Console. The option, Refresh WF jar files, is available from the HTTP Listener menu.



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Procedure: How to Updating Server Servlet Jars
  1. Select Workspace from the main menu.
  2. Open the Special Services and Listeners folder.
  3. Right-click HTTP and select Refresh WF jar files, as shown in the following image.

    The Copy server related java components into WF installation directory pane opens.

  4. Enter a folder path in the Please select IBI_Repository_Root_Directory field or click the File Picker (...) and navigate to one, as shown in the following image.

    Note: The folder is typically webapps\webfocus\WEB-INF\lib under the WebFOCUS client installation directory.

  5. Click Refresh WF jar files.

Note: After copying the files, you will need to restart WebFOCUS and the Application Server.


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