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An initial configuration of the data supplier for J2EE-based systems is performed by the SAP installation tool SAPinst when you install the J2EE Engine. However, if you want to change the default settings, or if you have installed the J2EE Engine in a different way, you can use the J2EE administration tool, the Visual Administrator, to configure the data supplier manually.

Prerequisites

  1. The SLD server is running.

  2. You are logged on to the Visual Administrator of the J2EE Engine as an administrator.

Procedure

  1. In the Visual Administrator, choose   Cluster   Server   Services   SLD Data Supplier   Runtime   HTTP Settings  .

  2. Enter the required data for the HTTP connection from the SLD Data Supplier service to the SLD as follows:

    1. In the Host field, enter the name of the host where the SLD bridge runs. If the central SLD is running on the current J2EE Engine, enter localhost.

    2. In the Port field, specify the HTTP standard access port of the SLD.

    3. In the User field, specify a J2EE user that already exists on the host where the SLD bridge runs. This user must be assigned to the DataSupplierLD security role. The J2EE user must be specific for this J2EE Engine and must not be used on another J2EE Engine.

    4. In the Password field, enter the user password.

  3. If you want to use HTTPS for the connection from the SLD Data Supplier service to the SLD, select the Use HTTPS? indicator.

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    In this case also make sure that in the Port field, you specify the HTTPS port.

    The Trust Store field is now enabled.

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    A trust store contains the root certificates of the trusted roots and checks the authenticity of a received server certificate. The default setting for the trust store is TrustedCAs. If necessary, you can change this setting. For a list of available trust stores, choose   Cluster   Server   Services   Key Storage   Runtime   Views  .

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    Both the sending and the receiving J2EE Engines must be configured for Secure Socket Layer (SSL) connections before you can use HTTPS. For more information, see Configuring the Use of SSL on the J2EE Engine.

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  4. Save your entries.

    If an error occurs, an error message appears. If your entries have been saved successfully, the connection data is saved in encrypted form in the secure store in the database.

  5. If you want to test your settings by sending data to the SLD, choose Trigger data transfer to System Landscape Directory (SLD).

  6. To apply the new configuration immediately, restart the SLD Data Supplier service as follows:

    1. Click SLD Data Supplierwith the secondary mouse button and then choose Stop.

    2. When the service has been stopped, click SLD Data Supplier with the secondary mouse button again, and then choose Start.

    The service is restarted within a few seconds, and the first data transfer to the SLD takes place after two minutes.

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    If you do not restart the SLD Data Supplier service, the settings are refreshed automatically after a certain time interval, provided that the J2EE Engine is not restarted. For details about the time interval and the status of the last data transfer, see Information About the SLD Data Supplier Service in the Visual Administrator.

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