Project Portal uses distribution apache from Red Hat. It is installed when installing the infra RPM. The web server is configured during the installation process. Project Portal does not provide tools for reconfiguring the web server — it must be done manually if necessary.
You can run more than one Project Portal server simultaneously provided that there is enough memory and they do not try to use the same IP address and port number.
The basic configuration for accessing the Project Portal web server are configured first.
The installation script verifies that it knows the host name of your web server computer. In most situations, the host name of the computer can be automatically determined. If your server has several network interfaces (real or virtual) you can specify here which one Project Portal will listen to. You should nevertheless check the answer carefully.
The default host name should be complete with the domain name. If the domain is missing or the default is in other ways inaccurate, you will have to type the host name in yourself. You can also give an alias host name known to the name servers.
What is the host name of the Krono Web server to be used [default krono.company.com]? krono.company.com
Answer yes to the next question to use SSL-encrypted network traffic between Project Portal and browsers. The rest of the questions related to the SSL setup are asked at the end of the web server setup.
Do you want to use SSL (Secure Socket Layer) in all network traffic [yes]? yes
The email address of the web server administrator will be used as the contact address to the webmaster of the system.
What is the email address of your server administrator [default kronodoc@krono.company.com]? kronodoc@company.com
In most cases, the port number needs to be changed only when there is already another web server using the default port or when the connections must be made through a non-standard port because of security reasons.
The following port number must be larger than 1023 unless you start the web server as a root user.
Which port number do you want to use for Kronodoc [default 443]? 8088
Note that you are allowed to use a port number below 1024 only if you are going to start the web server as root. If you run the installation script as a regular user, you will be reminded of this.
In case the selected port is registered for use on some specific service, the installer asks to reconfirm if this is intended. The port number is checked against those listed in /etc/services and will trigger false alerts easily when not using the default port.
radan-http 8088/tcp # Radan HTTP
radan-http 8088/udp # Radan HTTP
According to /etc/services, port number 8088 may already be in use.
Do you still want to use it for Kronodoc [no]? yes
The network address the Project Portal server is bound to can be limited with this configuration. If only one installation on a specific port (for example, 443) on the server is necessary, the ALL option is safe. However, if it is necessary to run multiple Project Portal installations on the same server using the same port number but different IP addresses, then each must be bound to their own address only — otherwise there is a conflict and only one installation can be run at a time.
What network address should Kronodoc Web server listen [default krono.server.com; ALL for a port on all available interfaces; hostname:port for a specific port when using a proxy]? ALL
The number of Project Portal processes configured limits the number of Project Portal operations that can be run concurrently. This number can be used to fine tune system resource use. The optimum value depends on the number of simultaneous users and the system memory available. Memory usage of each process is dependent on the installation configuration. With default configuration, each process takes about 200MB of memory when initialized using 32-bit perl.
How many Kronodoc server processes do you want to run [default 7]? 3
To configure the Web server properly you need an SSL certificate.
If you cannot provide your own certificates at the time of the installation, the default Project Portal certificate files will be used. Unless the installation is for demo or test purposes, you need to obtain certificate file for your installation.
Signed certificate files may be manually installed afterward. If installed manually later, the files are recommended to be stored in the ssl folder under the user's home and linked to appropriate places from there. The certificates must be separately acquired and put into the installer directory.
Do you have your own SSL certificate files [no]? yesWhat is your certificate request file [nothing to use default files]? myserver.crtWhat is your signed certificate file [nothing to use default files]? myserver.keyWeb server successfully configured
Linking required binaries for linux/linux to installation in /home/kronodoc/pp2012_2
Installation path: /home/kronodoc/pp2012_2
Perl location: /opt/kronodoc/perl/kb5000/bin/perl
Linked applServer to kronodoc
Linked applServer to kronoconf
Linked applServer to kronomon
Skipping walkthru installation