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Compute Server Configuration Tool
EASA provides the Compute Server Configuration Tool, which is located at: EASA > Administrator > Configure > Compute Servers
Click on the 'compute server configuration' link on the above page to start the Compute Server Configuration Tool. An application window should appear like the one shown below.
Toolbars
Two toolbars are provided in the 'Compute Server Configuration Tool' near the top of the window. These toolbars provide you with buttons that perform most of the object manipulations that you will need to configure Compute Servers. A description of each button is provided in the table below.
Additional buttons will appear to the right of either the 'Sibling Objects' marker or the 'Child Objects' marker depending on the object selected in the tree. These dependent buttons are used for adding child objects (i.e. a level lower on the Tree) or sibling objects (ie. at the same level). The icons for these buttons will be provided in tables found in the following sections.
| Toolbar buttons for Compute Server Configuration Tool | ||
|---|---|---|
| Icon | Name | Function |
 | Save Configuration | Saves current compute server configuration. |
 | Undo | Undo last action. Multiple undo’s allowed. |
 | Redo | Redo last action. Multiple redo’s allowed. |
 | Refresh | Refresh Tree and re-read files |
 | Find | Find specified text in object names and parameter values [CTRL-f] |
 | Check for Errors | Checks configuration for errors |
 | Delete | Delete the selected object from the tree. [DELETE] |
 | Copy | Copy the selected object on the tree. [CTRL-c] |
 | Cut | Cut the selected object from the tree. [CTRL-x] |
 | Paste as Child | Paste a copied or cut object as a child to the selected object below it on the Tree. [CTRL-v] |
 | Paste as Sibling | Paste a copied or cut object as a sibling to the selected object below it on the Tree. [CTRL-b] |
 | Export Object | Save selected object and its child objects to a file. |
 | Import Object | Import an object from a file. |
 | Sibling Objects | Activate all sibling objects that can be added. |
 | Child Objects | Activate all child objects that can be added. |
Objects
The Compute Server Configuration Tool uses a hierarchical tree, known as the Configuration Tree, in its graphical user interface (GUI). The Configuration Tree has six main branches:
- SERVER PROCESSING LIST
- SOFTWARE LIST
- ENVIRONMENT LIST
- LICENSING
- EXCEL SERVER TYPES (optional child to the top CONFIGURE object)
- COMPUTE SERVER LIST
Items on the various branches of the Tree are called 'objects'. Objects contain parameters that determine the functionality and behavior of the object. To add and configure new Compute Servers, we modify the Configuration Tree.
We:
- Edit the parameters of existing objects
- Add new objects and set the object parameters
- Delete irrelevant objects
List of Objects
EXCEL SERVER TYPES
 EXCEL SERVER TYPES |
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|---|---|
| EXCEL SERVER TYPES | A label for a group of Excel Servers designated for a specific task. |
SERVER PROCESSING LIST
 SERVER PROCESSING LIST |
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|---|---|---|
 CUSTOM SERVER PROCESSING | Configure Compute Servers using communication approaches not covered under DEFAULT SERVER PROCESSING. | |
| CUSTOM PROCESSING | Execute custom written Java code. | |
| EXCEL SERVER PROCESSING | Define all preset functionality to properly communicate with Excel Server service. | |
 SERVER PROCESSING | Specify system commands to manipulate the file system and execute commands on the Compute Server. | |
 SSH SERVER PROCESSING | Define all preset functionality to properly communicate with SSH server. | |
 WEB SERVICE SERVER PROCESSING | Define all preset functionality to properly communicate with Compute Server service. | |
| DEFAULT SERVER PROCESSING | Default objects set up within the EASA software | |
| web service windows |
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| web service linux |
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| windows 2000 to windows |
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| windows nt to windows |
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| easa server |
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| easa server nt |
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| easa server linux |
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| easa server linux (fedora) |
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| windows to unix csh |
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| linux to linux |
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| default excel server processing |
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SOFTWARE LIST
 SOFTWARE LIST |
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| DEMO | Default Software object | |
| SOFTWARE | Define a software component for EASA. | |
 USE LICENSE | Supply licenses used by the software components. | |
ENIVORONMENT LIST
 ENVIRONMENT LIST |
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|---|---|---|
| ENVIRONMENT | Define a group of environment variables. | |
| ENVIRONMENT VARIABLE | Define Environment Variables | |
LICENSING
| LICENSING |
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|---|---|---|
| LICENSE TYPE LIST | A container for LICENSE TYPE objects | |
| licenses for easa only | The default license | |
| LICENSE TYPE | Define a type of license | |
| LICENSE LIST | Contains LICENSE child objects | |
| LICENSE | Represent the different software licenses to be managed by EASA | |
COMPUTE SERVER LIST
| COMPUTE SERVER LIST |
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|---|---|---|
| COMPUTE SERVER | Specify a computer to be used as Compute Server | |
| EXCEL SERVER | Specify a computer to be used as Excel Server | |
| LOCAL COMPUTE SERVER | Specify a Compute Server to be hosted on the EASA Server | |
| LOCAL EXCEL SERVER | Define an Excel Server to be hosted on the EASA Server | |