Manage Lombardi Process Servers

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Manage Lombardi Process Servers

The Process Servers in your IBM Websphere Lombardi Edition configuration run instances of the Business Process Definitions (BPDs) created in the Designer in Lombardi Authoring Environment. In your development environment, the Process Center Server enables you to run processes as you build them. When you're ready, you can install and run those same processes on the Process Servers in your test and production environments. Since Process Servers play such a vital role in Lombardi, you should monitor their performance and ensure that all necessary set up and configuration is complete when you install and run test or production versions of your processes.
The following sections explain how to access the Process Admin Console to perform administrative tasks and also provide a list of the types of tasks that you can perform with links to detailed information and procedures.
The Process Admin Console enables you to manage the Process Servers in your runtime environments (e.g., staging, test, production) as well as the Process Center Server that is part of the Process Center as shown in Lombardi architecture.
Pathnames to configuration files and other resources in the following topics are specific to Process Servers installed in staging, test, and production environments. These pathnames are different when you are administering the Process Center Server. For example, the pathname to the Process Center Server's 100Custom.xml file is [Lombardi_home]/process-center/config/100Custom.xml. So, you can simply replace process-server with process-center to find the same files and resources for the Process Center Server.

Access the Process Admin console

To access the Process Admin console, perform one of the following actions:

Point your Web browser to: http://[host_name]:[port]/ProcessAdmin, providing the name of the host on which the server is installed and the port designated for the Process Server during Lombardi installation.
In the Process Center Console, go to the Servers area, select the server that you want to administer, and click the Configure link.
If you are working on a Windows host where the Process Server is installed, choose IBM WebSphere Lombardi Edition > Process Admin Console from your Start menu.

To log in to the Process Admin console, use the default account for Lombardi administrators:

Default administrative account Default password
tw_admin tw_admin

The following image and corresponding table show how to access the features of the Process Admin console:

1 When the Process Admin console starts, it displays the Server Admin capabilities. If you want to manage your installed applications, click the Installed Apps option.
2 The Process Admin console displays the name of the Process Server instance you are currently accessing.
3 Click an indicator next to a category to see the available options. For example, if you click the indicator next to User Management, Process Admin console displays the User Management and Group Management options.
4 You can perform actions, such as creating users, in the page displayed for each option chosen.

Understand administrative tasks

The following table describes the types of tasks that you can perform in the Process Admin console, with links to step-by-step procedures.

Task Description See...
Manage user accounts Although Lombardi includes several default accounts, it is likely that you will want to create additional accounts. You may also need to maintain the passwords and other aspects of your Lombardi accounts. The security overview and detailed procedures in the Manage Lombardi users section.
Manage installed applications When you install Lombardi processes on test and production servers, you may need to complete several administrative tasks to ensure that those processes run properly. For instance, you may need to add users to the participant groups that have been defined for a process. The Manage installed applications to determine which tasks apply to your servers and processes.
Monitoring Lombardi As part of Lombardi maintenance, you may need to analyze Process Server performance and view available logs to determine the source of performance or other problems. The list of tasks in Monitoring Lombardi servers section to determine how to best troubleshoot issues with Process Servers.
Maintain Lombardi Event Manager The Event Manager is the part of he Process Server that handles undercover agents and timer events in your BPDs. You can use the Process Admin Console to troubleshoot issues with undercover agents and timer events—for example, to determine why a process that was supposed to start automatically through an undercover agent is not starting. You can also configure blackout periods and manage Event Manager queues. The overview of Event Manager and detailed procedures in the Maintain Lombardi Event Manager section.
Manage Process Server caches and databases As part of Process Server maintenance, you may want to reset server caches or delete processes from the server's databases. The detailed procedures in the Manage Process Server caches and databases section.
Manage exposed process values (EPVs) Adjust specific variable values as constants, thereby affecting the flow of all running process instances, task assignments, and so on for particular processes. The procedure in the Manage exposed process values (EPVs) section.

Manage Lombardi users

Manage installed applications

Monitoring Lombardi servers

Maintain Lombardi Event Manager

Manage Process Server caches and databases

Manage exposed process values (EPVs)

Configure access to a secure WebSphere application server

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1	When the Process Admin console starts, it displays the Server Admin capabilities. If you want to manage your installed applications, click the Installed Apps option.
2	The Process Admin console displays the name of the Process Server instance you are currently accessing.
3	Click an indicator next to a category to see the available options. For example, if you click the indicator next to User Management, Process Admin console displays the User Management and Group Management options.
4	You can perform actions, such as creating users, in the page displayed for each option chosen.

Task	Description	See...
Manage user accounts	Although Lombardi includes several default accounts, it is likely that you will want to create additional accounts. You may also need to maintain the passwords and other aspects of your Lombardi accounts.	The security overview and detailed procedures in the Manage Lombardi users section.
Manage installed applications	When you install Lombardi processes on test and production servers, you may need to complete several administrative tasks to ensure that those processes run properly. For instance, you may need to add users to the participant groups that have been defined for a process.	The Manage installed applications to determine which tasks apply to your servers and processes.
Monitoring Lombardi	As part of Lombardi maintenance, you may need to analyze Process Server performance and view available logs to determine the source of performance or other problems.	The list of tasks in Monitoring Lombardi servers section to determine how to best troubleshoot issues with Process Servers.
Maintain Lombardi Event Manager	The Event Manager is the part of he Process Server that handles undercover agents and timer events in your BPDs. You can use the Process Admin Console to troubleshoot issues with undercover agents and timer events—for example, to determine why a process that was supposed to start automatically through an undercover agent is not starting. You can also configure blackout periods and manage Event Manager queues.	The overview of Event Manager and detailed procedures in the Maintain Lombardi Event Manager section.
Manage Process Server caches and databases	As part of Process Server maintenance, you may want to reset server caches or delete processes from the server's databases.	The detailed procedures in the Manage Process Server caches and databases section.
Manage exposed process values (EPVs)	Adjust specific variable values as constants, thereby affecting the flow of all running process instances, task assignments, and so on for particular processes.	The procedure in the Manage exposed process values (EPVs) section.