5.1 Considerations when configuring and deploying LiveCycle

5.1.1 General Considerations

  • You can override the default font for the Configuration Manager by adding the following JVM argument in [LiveCycle root]\ConfigurationManager\Bin\ConfigurationManager.bat (Windows) or [LiveCycle root]\ConfigurationManager\Bin\ConfigurationManager.sh (Linux, UNIX):

    -Dlcm.font.override=<FONT_FAMILY _NAME>

    For example:

    -Dlcm.font.override=SansSerif

    Restart the Configuration Manager after adding the JVM argument.

  • During configuration, you must provide the location of the JDBC drivers for your database. The Oracle, SQL Server, and DB2 drivers are in the [LiveCycle root]/lib/db/[database] directory. For MySQL, download and install the necessary JDBC drivers.

    If you have manually configured JBoss, the database drivers have to be downloaded and copied in the [appserver root]/server/<profile_name>/lib

  • Temporary directory: Do not specify a shared network directory as your temporary directory on cluster configurations. It is recommended to use local directory as a temporary directory.

  • Global Document Storage (GDS) directory: Specify the GDS directory that meets the requirements outlined in the Preparing to Install (Single Server or Server Cluster). For latest documentation, see http://www.adobe.com/go/learn_lc_documentation_10.

  • On cluster environments, several steps need to be performed manually in addition to the automatic configuration that Configuration Manager performs.

5.1.2 CLI versus GUI versions of Configuration Manager

This section describes the GUI version of Configuration Manager. For instructions about using the command line interface (CLI) version of Configuration Manager, see 10 Appendix - Configuration Manager Command Line Interface.

LiveCycle configuration task

Configuration Manager GUI

Configuration Manager CLI

Manual

Configure LiveCycle

Yes

Yes

No

Initialize LiveCycle database

Yes

Yes

No

Validate LiveCycle Server connection

Yes

Yes

No

Deploy LiveCycle components

Yes

Yes

No

Validate LiveCycle component deployment

Yes

Yes

Yes

Configure LiveCycle components

Yes

Yes

Yes

Import Samples

Yes

No

Yes

5.1.3 Considerations for JBoss application server

The Configure Application Server, Validate Application Server Configuration, and Deploy LiveCycle EARs tasks are not available for JBoss.

You must configure JBoss and deploy the LiveCycle EARs manually as described in the Deploying LiveCycle to JBoss.

5.1.4 Considerations while configuring LiveCycle Server Clusters

  • You cannot configure settings for IPv6-based clusters using Configuration Manager.

  • It is recommended that you have local server fonts and customer fonts directories at the same path on each node in the cluster. Having shared fonts directories instead of local fonts directories may cause performance issues.

5.1.5 Set the date, time, and time zone

Setting the date, time, and time zone on all servers connected to your LiveCycle environment will ensure that time-dependent modules, such as Adobe® LiveCycle® Digital Signatures 10 and Reader Extensions 10, function correctly. For example, if a signature appears to have been created in the future, it will not validate.

Servers that require synchronization are database servers, LDAP servers, HTTP servers and J2EE servers.

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