Configuring Custom Installations

When using the custom install option certain files must be configured to allow Aras Innovator components to work together.

The Aras Innovator Server must know where the database is installed. For the system where Aras Innovator Server is installed, follow the steps outlined in section DB Connection.

The Database must point to the designated vault location. Use the following procedure to set up the vault:

1. Log in as administrator.

2. From the TOC, either click the search icon that appears when you hover over Vaults to access the Search grid or select Administration>File Handling>Vaults. The following menu appears:

   

   

   Figure 29.

3. Click Search Vaults. The Search grid appears.
4. Click . The Default vault appears in the Search grid.

5. Double-click Default to view the dialog box:

   

   

   Figure 30.

   
   The following information appears in the fields:

   1. Name: default (we are configuring the Default vault server)

   2. Vault UrlPattern: this is the IIS path to the VaultServer.aspx. By default, this path should be: $[HTTP_PREFIX_SERVER]$[HTTP_HOST_SERVER]$[HTTP_PORT_SERVER]$[HTTP_PATH_SERVER]/vault/vaultserver.aspx

      Note

      If the Vault Sever is installed on a separate machine than the Innovator Server, then the web alias may need to be hard coded:
      http://<servername>/<web_alias>/vault/VaultServer.aspx

   3. Vault Url – This field is updated automatically after the vault information is saved.
6. Click the Add Identities icon on the Replication Rule tab to specify who can create replication rules for the vault.
7. Click the Add Conversion Servers icon on the Conversion Server Priority tab to add another conversion server to the list.
8. Click the and buttons to save, and unclaim the file.

9. The Vault Server should have access to the Aras Innovator Server and Database Server – The vault server must know the location of the InnovatorServer.aspx. Here is how to configure it:

   1. Open the file vault.config. This file should be in the root of the installed directory for the Vault server, for example:C:\Program Files\Aras\Innovator\vault.config

   2. Change the key InnovatorServerUrl to point to the InnovatorServer.aspx. So, <add key="InnovatorServerUrl” value="$[HTTP_PREFIX_SERVER]$[HTTP_HOST_SERVER]$[HTTP_PORT_SERVER]$[HTTP_PATH_SERVER]/Server/innovatorserver.aspx” />

      becomes:

      <add key="InnovatorServerUrl” value="http://<servername>/<web_alias>/Server/innovatorserver.aspx” />