Assigning resources

In order to run multiple OpenOffice.org server processes on a single computer the following resources must be assigned to every OpenOffice.org server:

• Perform a network installation of OpenOffice.org. Basically, this can be done by running setup.exe with the "-net" option. Refer to the OpenOffice.org installation guide for more information. Advantage of a network installation is that it greatly reduces the amount of disk space needed for each user.
• Create a unique (local) user profile for each ITP/Document Processor. Each user profile must have the following rights:
  • (Network) access to any documents and printers that might be accessed.
  • The Log on as a Service right on the computer(s) where the OpenOffice.org server is started. Refer to chapter Assigning Log on as a Service right for more information.
• Perform an OpenOffice.org workstation installation for each new user. This can be done by logging on as this user and starting OpenOffice.org setup.exe in the installation folder of the network installation on your server (i.e., not the original setup program). Then follow the workstation installation instructions as described in the OpenOffice.org installation guide.
• For each user; start up OpenOffice.org, perform the registration (i.e., avoid Remind me later), and disable quickstart (if applicable). If for some reason the program group for the user could not be created, start up program\soffice.exe in the installation folder of the network install.
• Extend the privileges of the account of the ITP/Document Processor itself. It must at least have the following rights:
  • Act as part of the operating system
  • Replace a process level token

  These rights are needed by the ITP/Document Processor so that it is allowed to start up OpenOffice.org support using a different account than its own.

• Configure ITP/Server so that each ITP/Document Processor uses one of the new accounts for driving OpenOffice.org. Each of these accounts will have to use a unique network port. This will be explained below. Domain user profiles and network ports can be reused on different computers since the OpenOffice.org servers are only accessed locally.

Configuring ITP/Server

By default ITP/Server will start a single OpenOffice.org server on every computer using the ITP/Server user profile and port 8100. To change this behavior, create a file ITPOOo_Control.ini in the ITP/Server configuration folder (in the config folder of the ITPWORK folder of your ITP/Server installation).

In this file create the following section for every ITP/Document Processor:

[ITPDP (xxx) #n]

Port=nnnn

User=uuuu

Password=pppp

Domain=dddd

Where:

xxx Name of the ITP/Server installation.

n Number of the DP.

nnnn Portnumber that is assigned to this OpenOffice.org server.

uuuu User profile.

pppp Password.

dddd Microsoft Windows domain or '.' for a local user profile.

The name of the section is the name of the ITP/Document Processor, where the '[' and ']' have been replaced with '(' resp. ')'.

If there is no section for a ITP/Document Processor the settings are read from the Default section.