Configuration files

The following describes the Service Manager Server, web tier, and Windows Client configuration files.

Server configuration files

The following table describes the server configuration files.

File Location Description

sm.ini

<SM server installation>/RUN

This file contains the default values for all servlet parameters.

sm.cfg

<SM server installation>/RUN

This is a batch file that is executed at system startup.

Enter all servlet and background process startup commands in this file. The Service Manager load balancer is started unless a hardware load balancer is used.

Configuration parameters set in the sm.ini file can be overwritten by this file.

udp.xml or udpcluster.xml

<SM server installation>/RUN

This is the configuration file for JGroups.

It is strongly recommended to not modify this file, unless advised by Software Support. Parameters designated for configuration can be specified by system configuration parameters in the sm.ini file.

lwssofmconf.xml

<SM server installation>/RUN

This is the file for configuring LW-SSO in the Service Manager server.

Web tier configuration files

The following table describes the web tier configuration files.

File Location Description

web.xml

<context>/WEB-INF

Basic configuration file for the web tier.

For more information, see Enter a parameter in the web.xml file.

webtier.properties

Depending on whether the customize-folder parameter is specified in the web.xml file:

  • If specified: <customize-folder>/config
  • If not specified: <context>/WEB-INF

This file overrides web.xml parameters, such as for custom web client branding.

For more information, see the following topics:

log4j.properties

Location as specified by the log.properties parameter in the web.xml or webtier.properties file.

Default: <context>/WEB-INF

This file configures log parameters for the web tier.

For more information, see the following topics:

Windows client configuration files

You cannot edit Windows client configuration files directly; instead, you need to use the Window > Preferences menu options in the Windows client application.

The Windows client stores the Windows client configuration in multiple files in the following directory:

%USERPROFILE%\ServiceManager\workspace

Related topics

Web client

Windows client

Running traces on the Service Manager web client

Web parameter: log.properties

Web parameter: customize-folder

Configure LW-SSO in the Service Manager server

Enter a parameter in the web.xml file

Enter a parameter in the webtier.properties files