How the Operating System Is Configured in the GE Digital APM Testing Environment

GE Digital APM Server Roles and Features

The following server roles and features are installed on all instances of the GE Digital APM Server in the GE Digital APM test environment.

Tip: Roles and features can be added via the Add Roles and Features Wizard on a Windows Server machine. To add roles and features, in Server Manager, on the Manage menu, select Add Roles and Features to open the wizard. Select role-based or feature based installation, select the GE Digital APM Server from the server pool, and then continue through the wizard.

In the Server Roles section:

  • Application Server
  • Web Server (IIS), and all features

In the Features section:

  • .NET Framework 4.5 Features
    • .NET Framework 4.5
    • WCF Services
      • TCP Port Sharing
  • Message Queuing
    • Message Queuing Services
  • SMTP Server, and all features
  • Windows Process Activation Service
    • Process Model
    • Configuration APIs

In the Role Services section for the Application Server:

  • .NET Framework 4.5
  • COM+ Network Access
  • Distributed Transactions (clear the WS-Atomic check box)
    • Incoming Network Transactions
    • Outgoing Network Transactions
  • TCP Port Sharing
  • Web Server (IIS) Support, and all features
  • Windows Process Activation Service Support
    • HTTP Activation, and all features
    • Message Queuing Activation, and all features
    • Named Pipes Activation, and all features
    • TCP Activation, and all features

In the Role Services section for the Web Server Role (IIS):

  • Web Server
    • Common HTTP Features (clear the WebDAV Publishing check box)
      • Default Document
      • Directory Browsing
      • HTTP Errors
      • Static Content
      • HTTP Redirection
    • Health and Diagnostics (clear the Custom Logging check box)
      • HTTP Logging
      • Logging Tools
      • ODBC Logging
      • Request Monitor
      • Tracing
    • Performance
      • Static Content Compression
      • Dynamic Content Compression
    • Security (clear the Centralized SSL Certificate Support check box)
      • Request Filtering
      • Basic Authentication
      • Client Certificate Mapping Authentication
      • Digest Authentication
      • IIS Client Certificate Mapping Authentication
      • IP and Domain Restrictions
      • URL Authorization
      • Windows Authentication
    • Application Development (clear the .NET Extensibility 3.5, ASP .NET 3.5, CGI, and Server Side Includes check boxes)
      • .NET Extensibility 4.5
      • Application Initialization
      • ASP
      • ASP.NET 4.5
      • ISAPI Extensions
      • ISAPI Filters
      • WebSocket Protocol
  • Management Tools
    • IIS Management Console
    • IIS 6 Management Compatibility
      • IIS 6 Metabase Compatibility
      • IIS 6 Management Console
      • IIS 6 Scripting Tools, and all features
      • IIS 6 WMI Compatibility
    • IIS Management Scripts and Tools
    • Management Service

Set the Local DTC Property Settings

About this task

Note: The following settings apply to all GE Digital APM Server instances (both dedicated and supporting), regardless of whether they point to an Oracle or SQL Server Database Server machine.

Procedure

  1. On the machine that will contain the GE Digital APM Server instance, in the Server Manager, on the Tools menu, select Component Services.

    The Component Services window appears.

  2. On the left side of the window, expand the Component Services node, then expand the Computers node, and then expand the My Computer node.
  3. Expand the Distributed Transaction Coordinator node, and then select the Local DTC node.
  4. In the window, in the toolbar, select (the Properties button).
    Tip: Alternatively, you can right-click the Local DTC node, and then select Properties.

    The Local DTC Properties window appears, displaying the Tracing section.

  5. Select the Security tab.

    The Security section appears.

  6. In the Security Settings subsection:
    1. Select the Network DTC Access check box, and clear the following check boxes:
      • Allow Remote Clients
      • Allow Remote Administration
    2. In the Transaction Manager Communication section, select the following options:
      • Allow Inbound
      • Allow Outbound
      • Incoming Caller Authentication Required

    The Security Setting subsection should now display the selected settings seen in the following image.

  7. Select Apply.

    A message appears, asking if you want to proceed.

  8. Select Yes.

    A message appears, indicating that the MSDTC service was restarted.

  9. Select OK, and then, on the Local DTC Properties window, select OK.

    The Local DTC Properties window closes, and your settings are saved.

What to do next

About the Operating System in the GE Digital APM Test Environment

The GE Digital APM test environment uses the 64-bit version of Windows Server 2012 R2 for all instances of the GE Digital APM Server (both dedicated and supporting). The operating system is not distributed by GE Digital APM and must be obtained from another vendor. Providing instructions on installing the operating system exceeds the scope of this documentation, but this documentation does provide guidelines on how the operating system in the GE Digital APM test environment is configured. We recommend that you configure your system to match the configuration used in the GE Digital APM test environment.

To configure your system to match the GE Digital APM test environment, on the machine that will server as the GE Digital APM Server machine, configure GE Digital APM Server roles and features and set the local DTC property settings. Note that, if installed, WebDAV must be disabled prior to installing the GE Digital APM Server and Add-ons software.