As an alternative to enabling the Web Start feature on the Management Server, you can install the Web Start Server on a separate server or network drive.
The Web Start package can also be put on a network drive. The path to the Web Start files, including the drive letter, must be the same for all administrators who use that particular version of
the installation package. If network drive paths can vary, consider putting the package on a web server instead.
Important: You must delete the existing Web Start files and
install a new Web Start package according to these instructions each time you upgrade the SMC.
Steps
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Browse to the webstart directory of the installation .zip file.
On the installation DVD, browse to .
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Copy all files and all directories from the webstart directory to the directory where you want the Web Start files to be served.
CAUTION:
The Web Start installation creates an index.html file in the installation directory, overwriting and existing index.html file. We strongly recommend creating a
directory for the Web Start files.
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On the command line, change to the directory where the Web Start files are on your server.
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Run the Web Start setup script and as a parameter, enter the URL or the path of the directory where the Web Start files are stored on your server:
- Windows: cscript webstart_setup.vbs <web start directory>
- Linux: Run webstart_setup.sh <web start directory>
| Installation on |
Example Web Start directory |
| Web server |
http://www.example.com/webstart/ |
| Network drive |
file://localhost/c:/webstart/ |
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If necessary, change the configuration of the web server to return the appropriate MIME type for .jnlp files (application/x-java-jnlp-file).
For instructions on configuring the MIME type, see the documentation for your web server.
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Delete the webstart_setup.vbs and webstart_setup.sh files from the directory.
For security reasons, do not leave script files in the same directory as the generated Web Start files and other shared client files.