Registry

The URL specified by the RMIServerURL key is entered in the form of <computer name>:<port number> (e.g. RMIServerURL=mypc.mycompany.com:17500). The two entries RMILeaseValue and RMICheckInterval configure regular checks of the RMI connection in milliseconds and should only be modified in exceptional cases.
The entry RMIHandshakeTimeout indicates in milliseconds the duration that an RMI client waits for the response of an RMI server before it throws an exception in case of a failed connection and aborts the connection. The setting globally applies to the RMI communication between all PPM components of all clients.

By removing the entry from the file or setting the value to less than 0 you can restore the standard Java behavior. If you set the value to 0, no timeout at all occurs. We recommend a value of 15 minutes (=900000ms) for limiting the time for failed connections.
The UseSSL key determines if an uncrypted protocol with the value false is used for RMI data transfer of the PPM system, or the Secure Socket Layer (SSL) protocol with the value true. Additional SSL encryption settings are specified in the SSL_settings.properties file.

If you assign the value https-proxy to the key UseSSL the system attempts to transfer the data in encrypted form via an https proxy. For detailed information, please refer to the chapter Data transfer using HTTPS tunneling. In addition to the setting UseSSL=https-proxy, you can use EnableRMITracing=true to output diagnostic error messages on the Java console.

The CorbaServerURL key specifies the URL for the Corba registry server in the form of <computer name>:<port number>.

The CorbaServerActivationPort key specifies the port that can be used to transfer the runtime information and control instructions for Corba objects.

Both the RMI and Corba registry servers start their services under the specified port and IP addressed assigned by the DNS system to the specified computer name.

PPM client servers that have been started create RMI objects, and if necessary, Corba objects, and register these objects in the registry servers with the port numbers that were specified in the client-specific settings files RMIServer_settings.properties and Corba_settings.properties.

If you have installed multiple network cards in your PPM server computer, specify the IP address of the desired network card (in whose network the PPM system should be available) instead of the computer name.

The PPM user interface started in the Web browser uses a copy of the Registry_settings.properties file in the directory <installation directory>\ppmmashzone\server\bin\work\data_ppm\web\config (under Unix, the corresponding directory) of the Web server and establishes a connection to the specified URL.