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sections are marked as green ``configured``, metacat can be accessed. |
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The configuration settings are grouped into five sections (Metacat Global |
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Properties, Authentication Configuraion, Skins Specific Properties, Database |
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Installation/Upgrade, Geoserver Configuration), each of which is listed with its
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current status (see table). |
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Properties, Authentication Configuration, Skins Specific Properties, Database
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Installation/Upgrade, Geoserver, DataONE, and Replication Configuration),
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each of which is listed with its current status (see table).
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Status Description |
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[unconfigured] The section has yet to be configured |
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[configured] The section has been configured. |
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[bypassed] Used only for the Geoserver configurations. The administrator
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can choose not to configure the Geoserver user/password.
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[bypassed] The administrator |
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can choose not to configure or skip the section.
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To the right of each configuration section is one of the following options: |
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Configure Now, Reconfigure Now, Configure Global Properties First, or |
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Version:X.X.X. If the option is linked (e.g., Configure Now or Reconfigure Now), |
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you can select the link to open the associated configuration settings and add
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or edit them, respectively. If the option is not linked (e.g., Configure Global
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you can select the link to open the associated configuration settings and edit them.
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If the option is not linked (e.g., Configure Global |
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Properties First), the settings cannot be specified until the global properties |
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are set. Once the global properties are configured, the option to configure this |
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section becomes available. The Version:X.X.X option is used only for the |
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For new installations or upgrades, click the "go to metacat" link that appears |
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after configuration is complete to go directly to Metacat. Note that Metacat |
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indexes at start-up time, so the initial start-up may take some time depending |
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on the amount of data in your database. If you are reconfiguring a running |
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on the amount of data in your database and wheter or not you have opted to regenerate the spatial cache. |
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If you are reconfiguring a running |
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version of Metacat, you must restart the Tomcat server for the changes to |
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take effect. |
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.. Note:: |
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Need to update this next figure! |
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.. figure:: images/screenshots/image019.png |
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Metacat Context The name of the deployed Metacat WAR file (minus the .war |
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extension). E.g., "knb" |
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Server Name The DNS name of the server hosting Metacat, not including |
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port numbers or the "http://" header.
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port numbers or the protocol ("http://").
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HTTP Port The non-secure port where Metacat will be available. |
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HTTP SSL Port The secure port where Metacat will be available. |
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Deploy Location The directory where the application is deployed. |
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Upgrading an existing database. |
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Additional upgrade tasks may also run after the database upgrade is complete. |
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For systems hosting large amounts of data, these upgrade routines can take time to complete. |
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It is important to let the process complete before using Metacat otherwise your deployment may become unstable. |
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Geoserver Configuration (Highly Recommended) |
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