Sharing processing extensions between multiple servers

If you want to put all processing extensions in a single location, you can override the default processing extensions directory for each Job Server and Page Server. First, copy your processing extensions to a shared directory on a network drive that is accessible to all of the Job Servers and Page Servers. Map (or mount) the network drive from each Job Server and Page Server machine.

Note:    If you are running servers on both Windows and on UNIX, you must copy a .dll and an .so version of every processing extension into the shared directory. In addition, the shared network drive must be visible to Windows and to UNIX machines (through Samba or some other file-sharing system).

Finally, change each server's command line to modify the default processing extensions directory. Do this by adding "-report_ProcessExtPath <absolute path>" to the command line. Replace <absolute path> with the path to the new folder, using whichever path convention is appropriate for the operating system that the server is running on (for example, M:\code\extensions, /home/shared/code/extensions, and so on).

The procedure for making this modification depends upon your operating system:

• On Windows, use the Crystal Configuration Manager to stop the Job Server/Page Server. Then open the server's Properties to modify the command line. Start the server again when you have finished.
• On UNIX, run ccm.sh to the Job Server/Page Server. Then edit ccm.config to modify the server's command line. Start the server again when you have finished. For reference, see the Crystal Enterprise Administrator's Guide.