Configure access to a remote spell checker

Configure access to run spell checker on a remote server.

To configure access to a remote spell checker server, perform the following configuration task:

1. Locate the SpellCheckConfig.properties file in the following directory on the portal server:

   UNIX: profile_root/PortalServer/config/com/ibm/wps/odc/spellchecker/util/

   • i5/OS: profile_root/PortalServer/config/com/ibm/wps/odc/spellchecker/util/

2. Update the SpellCheckConfig.properties file with the remote server information:

   • RemoteHost=remote server host name

   • RemotePort=remote server port number

   • Remote=true

   • SpellCheck_Remote_Context=/remote_context_root/spellcheck

   • SpellCheck_Context=/local_context_root/spellcheck

     The remote_context_root is the context root of the spell checker service being hosted on the remote server.

     The local_context_root is the context root of the portal server accessing the remote server.

   Alternatively, define the following parameters related to the remote server in the profile_root/ConfigEngine/properties/wkplc.properties file:

   • Set SpellCheckHost to the name of the remote spell checking host

   • Set SpellCheckPort to the remote spell checking port number

   Run the following command from the directory profile_root/ConfigEngine:

   • Windows: ConfigEngine.bat delegate-spell-checking -DWasPassword=password

     UNIX: ConfigEngine.sh delegate-spell-checking -DWasPassword=password

   • i5/OS: ConfigEngine.sh delegate-spell-checking -DWasPassword=password

   To determine the remote server port number:

   1. Log in to the administrative console using this URL: http://<remote server name>:10001/ibm/console.

   2. Depending on your version of WAS, click the appropriate option:

      • For WAS v6.1:

        Click Servers > Application server > server1.

      • For WAS v7:

        Click Servers > Server Types > WebSphere appservers > server1.

   3. Click Ports.

   4. Locate the port listed for the parameter WC_defaulthost.

      This is the remote server port number.

3. Save the changes.

4. Restart the server.

If the portal server is securely protected using SSL, then the remote spell checker must be configured to use SSL as well. The RemotePort must be set to the secure SSL port on the remote appserver that is hosting the spell checker service. The remote server must import the portal server's client certificate into its SSL configuration repertoire's truststore and into the cacerts file found under the /AppServer/java/jre/lib/security directory on the remote server. The portal server must also import the remote server's client certificate into its SSL configuration repertoire's truststore and into the cacerts file found under the /AppServer/java/jre/lib/security directory on the portal server.

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