Web Server Variables

Table 1.
Variable	Description
IP Address of the Virtual Unit	Virtual IP address, for information only. Address cannot be changed as it is defined when the virtual unit is created.
Use Windows Authentication for Database Connections	Specify whether Windows authentication should be used for database connections. The selection is on by default, and we recommend using it. With Windows authentication, you can leave database password fields empty. If you de select the option, SQL logon is used, and you must enter database user name and password for each database connection, and they are saved in registry and log files as plain text.
Website Name	For information only, cannot be edited. The value is the virtual unit’s name.
Log File Directory of the Virtual Unit	Software running in the virtual unit uses this directory for their log files
Configuration Database Server Address or Name	This is the address used by the applications to access the database.
Configuration Database Name	The name of the Configuration Database
Configuration Database User Name	When Windows authentication is used, enter here the domain account in format domain\user that is used to access the Configuration database. When Windows authentication is not used, enter the SQL logon name. Added in 2002
Configuration Database Password	When Windows authentication is used, this should be left empty. Note that this will be visible in plain text in some files and in Windows registry. Added in 2002.
Default Time Zone	Choose the default time zone from the list.
TCP Port Number for HTTP	The default value is 80.
TCP Port Number for HTTPS	Note that you must use IIS Manager to finalize HTTPS configuration (to set up server certificate).
Use Group Managed Service Account (gMSA)	Select whether to use Group Managed Service Account for running web-related processes. If this option is checked, the password cannot be entered but an automatically created 120 characters long password is used. For more information, see Installation Guide > Group Managed Service Accounts (gMSA). Added in SP09.
Windows User Account for Running Web-Related Processes	This account is used to run some processes related to this software package. It can be a local Windows account or a domain account, or, as of SP09, a Group Managed Service Account. Enter in format `domain\user`.
Password of Windows User Account for Running Web-Related Processes	Note that system does not save this password and you might be required to enter it again during updates and upgrades. If the checkbox Use Group Managed Service Account (gMSA) is checked, this field is disabled.
Product Documentation Website	Give the website address that provides application help in Help button. It is the VU address where the Product Documentation package has been installed. The default address is the <Website VU> with subnet /doc.

IP Address of the Virtual Unit

Virtual IP address, for information only. Address cannot be changed as it is defined when the virtual unit is created.

Use Windows Authentication for Database Connections

Specify whether Windows authentication should be used for database connections. The selection is on by default, and we recommend using it. With Windows authentication, you can leave database password fields empty. If you de select the option, SQL logon is used, and you must enter database user name and password for each database connection, and they are saved in registry and log files as plain text.

Website Name

For information only, cannot be edited. The value is the virtual unit’s name.

Log File Directory of the Virtual Unit

Software running in the virtual unit uses this directory for their log files

Configuration Database Server Address or Name

This is the address used by the applications to access the database.

Configuration Database Name

The name of the Configuration Database

Configuration Database User Name

When Windows authentication is used, enter here the domain account in format domain\user that is used to access the Configuration database. When Windows authentication is not used, enter the SQL logon name. Added in 2002

Configuration Database Password

When Windows authentication is used, this should be left empty. Note that this will be visible in plain text in some files and in Windows registry. Added in 2002.

Default Time Zone

Choose the default time zone from the list.

TCP Port Number for HTTP

The default value is 80.

TCP Port Number for HTTPS

Note that you must use IIS Manager to finalize HTTPS configuration (to set up server certificate).

Use Group Managed Service Account (gMSA)

Select whether to use Group Managed Service Account for running web-related processes. If this option is checked, the password cannot be entered but an automatically created 120 characters long password is used. For more information, see Installation Guide > Group Managed Service Accounts (gMSA). Added in SP09.

Windows User Account for Running Web-Related Processes

This account is used to run some processes related to this software package. It can be a local Windows account or a domain account, or, as of SP09, a Group Managed Service Account. Enter in format domain\user.

Password of Windows User Account for Running Web-Related Processes

Note that system does not save this password and you might be required to enter it again during updates and upgrades. If the checkbox Use Group Managed Service Account (gMSA) is checked, this field is disabled.

Product Documentation Website

Give the website address that provides application help in Help button. It is the VU address where the Product Documentation package has been installed. The default address is the <Website VU> with subnet /doc.