Upgrade Guide - Prolifics

Upgrading to JetNetService ComponentsService components reside on the server, and are used to map data between clientscreens and services. In a running application they are not visible to the user. Duringdevelopment, if you execute a debuggable server, service components can be viewedin Test mode, or you can test it like a client screen if you have a direct connection tothe database. They can be created using the screen wizard at the same time you createclient screens.JIFFor JetNet/Oracle Tuxedo applications, the JIF is a file that contains serviceinformation required by both the clients and servers of your application. A JIF iscreated and edited using the JIF editor and can be set in the environment usingSMTPJIF.For more information on the JIF and the JIF editor, refer to Chapter 25, “JIF Editor,”in Using the Editors.Administration UtilitiesPanther provides several utilities to configure and operate your three-tier application.For the Oracle Tuxedo middleware adapter, use utilities provided by Oracle Tuxedothat perform similar functions, such as tpadmin.! jetman, the JetNet manager, is an interactive utility that performs all thefunctions necessary to configure, boot, monitor, and shutdown JetNet and yourapplication's servers. jetman contains all the functionality of these utilities:rbconfig, rbboot,and rbshutdown.! rbboot is used to start JetNet and boot up your servers.! rbshutdown shuts down JetNet and your servers.! rbconfig provides an alternative method for creating a minimal JetNetconfiguration file.! rblisten allows application servers to run on multiple machines.! rb2asc converts a JetNet configuration file to ASCII and vice versa.Upgrade Guide 1-57