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This page describes how to configure Microsoft's IIS web server and  such that IIS forwards requests on to , and responds back to the user.

 is written in Java, and needs a Java Application Server (servlet container) to run. As IIS does not provide services of a Java Application Server, it is not possible to deploy  directly into IIS. It is possible, however, to configure IIS to proxy requests for  to an application server where  is deployed. If you are not using the standalone  distribution with Tomcat, please consult your application server's documentation to determine whether it is possible to integrate with IIS and how to achieve it. Also note that this is a guideline on how enable the interaction between  and IIS.

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  • Stop Tomcat. 
  • In a text editor open FREVVO_HOME/tomcat/conf/server.xml 
  • Ensure that the AJP Connector is enabled by uncommenting out the section.   
  • Specify a value for the secret attribute (recommended) or if you are using the connector on a trusted network you can set secretRequired="false" instead. 
    • If you are using the recommended boncode connector, when you set the secret attribute you also need to set the RequestSecret attribute in the boncode connector file, BonCodeAJP13.settings, to the same value. (Refer to this article for additional details and troubleshooting.)
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<Connector port="8009" protocol="AJP/1.3" redirectPort="8443"
maxHttpHeaderSize="32768"
useBodyEncodingForURI="true" 
tomcatAuthentication="false" / 
               useBodyEncodingForURI="true" tomcatAuthentication="false"
               address="YOUR_TOMCAT_IP_ADDRESS" secret="YOUR_TOMCAT_AJP_SECRET"/>
  • Start Tomcat
  • Check that the configured AJP port is enabled and listening for requests. On a windows command prompt:

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  • Download the connector project from: BonCode Connector website. Click on the link to download the latest version.
  • To avoid multiple issues with using the zip file content, unblock the package before unzipping. Simply right click on the zip file and click “Unblock” on the “General” tab:

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Troubleshooting

  1. If you see an access error like the one below,  make sure that the Application Pool Identity (the security account set for the Application Pool) also has write permissions to C:\WINDOWS\Microsoft.NET directory.

    1. To check the currently set identity, open IIS and right click on your Application Pool, then click on the Identity tab:
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    2. Then in your Windows explorer, right click on C:\WINDOWS\Microsoft.NET directory and click on Properties. Check if the identity user set of your Application Pool has the ‘write’ permissions for this directory. If not, then add the user permissions.
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    3. Test the configuration again by browsing http://localhost:port/frevvo/web/login 

Troubleshooting

2. Customers using LDAP SSO that see a "Value update failed" or "Update control failed" error intermittently occur on forms should reconfigure the AJP (IIS to Tomcat) connector with these settings to resolve the error:

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