This section describes how to manually install the glass
box agent on a WebLogic Service/Daemon server.
About this task
When AppScan® is installed, the files needed for installing the server agent are
saved in a dedicated folder on your machine. To perform this task
you will need access to this folder, and to your application server.
Procedure
- Open ...\Program Files\IBM\AppScan Standard\Glass
box
The absolute path will depend on
where you installed AppScan.
- Locate
GB_Java_Manual_Setup.zip and copy
it to your web server. - Extract the contents of this folder to your preferred location
on the web server.
- Define a username and password for the agent (only English
characters and numbers can be used):
- Deploy GBootStrap web application:
- Log in to the WebLogic Administration Console. The default
location is
http://<server_name>:<port_number>/console/
- In the Domain Structure pane,
click Deployments, then click Install
- In the Path field, type in the
path to GBootStrap.war, then click Next
- Select the Install this deployment as an
application radio button, then click Next
Note: If the Install option is disabled (grayed out),
you may need to change the Lock & Edit mode setting to enable
it.
- Verify that the text in the Name field is GBootStrap
- Click Finish, then click Save
- In the Domain Structure pane,
click Deployments, and verify that GBootStrap has been added, and that it has a green checkmark
icon in the Health column.
- Shut down the WebLogic service.
- Configure WebLogic to use the glass box agent by locating
the registry key
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\<WEBLOGIC_SERVICE> and editing the value of CmdLine to include -javaagent:<path_to_gbAgent.jar>/gbAgent.jar - Restart the service.
