Setting JVM Properties

Now you need to specify custom JVM properties for your installation. These settings vary for the WebTop and the WebDashboard.

  1. Under Servers / Server Types on the left side of the console, click WebSphere application servers.
  2. On the right side of the console, click server1.
  3. In the Server Infrastructure area on the right side of the console, expand Java and Process Management.
  4. Click Process definition.
  5. In the Additional Properties area, click Java Virtual Machine.
  6. In the Additional Properties area, click Custom properties.
  7. Click New.
  8. In the Name text box, type one of the following entries based on the application you are configuring:

    • fiper.webtop.parmfile

    • fiper.webdashboard.parmfile

  9. In the Value text box, enter one of the following paths based on the application you are configuring, then click OK:

    • <see_install_dir>\config\webtop.properties

    • <see_install_dir>\config\webdashboard.properties

    On Linux, use a forward slash "/" in the entry (instead of a back slash "\").

  10. Click New.
  11. In the Name text box, type the following entry:

    fiper.system.configpath

  12. In the Value text box, enter the following path, then click OK:

    <see_install_dir>/config

    where <see_install_dir> is the base directory of your installation.

    On Windows, use a back slash "\" in the entry (instead of a forward slash "/").

  13. Click New.
  14. In the Name text box, type the following entry:

    fiper.system.installpath

  15. In the Value text box, type the path to the one of the following subdirectories of your SIMULIA Execution Engine installation (depending on your operating system), then click OK:
    • Windows 64-bit: <see_install_dir>\win_b64
    • Linux 64-bit: <see_install_dir>/linux_a64

    where <see_install_dir> is the base directory of your installation.

  16. Click New.
  17. In the Name text box, type the following entry: 

    client.encoding.override

  18. In the Value text box, type the following entry: 

    UTF-8

  19. Click OK.
  20. Perform one of the following actions, based on your installation choices:

    • If you are installing the WebTop/WebDashboard on a different machine than the SIMULIA Execution Engine, continue to Editing the Properties File.

    • If you are installing the WebTop/WebDashboard and the SIMULIA Execution Engine on the same physical machine but in a different WebSphere profile, perform the following steps:

      1. Click New.

      2. In the Name text box, type the following entry:

        com.ibm.websphere.orb.uniqueServerName

      3. In the Value text box, type true.
      4. Click OK.