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Release Notes for Instant ASP (iASP)
Version 1.0.9 - October 2000


Copyright (c) 1999 by Halcyon Software, Inc. All Rights Reserved. iASP is a trademark of Halcyon Software. Other brands and their products are trademarks of their respective holders.



SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS:
Instant ASP requires Java Development Kit (JDK) 1.1.7 or later to be installed and functional on your system. We strongly recommend using the latest JDK available from http://www.javasoft.com. For Linux, We strongly recommend using the latest JDK avialable from http://www.blackdown.org

Please note this is the Developer Edition Release. Unless licenses are acquired, it is limited to serve only 2 concurrent connections at a time.


Table of contents:

I.Installation

A.MS Windows (Win32)
B.Unix
C.Novell Netware
D.RPM (For Linux version)

II.List of improvements & enhancements
III.Support notes
IV.SECURITY ADVISORY
V. Novell Cobra Free Licensing

I.Installation

A. MS Windows (Win32)
For Win32 just run the InstallShield executable setup file and follow the on-screen instructions

B.Unix

1. Verify that you have gzip, tar utilities, and JDK/JRE 1.1.6 or newer installed on your system,

2. Extract the tar.gz package in a temporary directory by running the following command:

 

gzip -dc iasp_xxx.tar.gz | tar xvf -

3. Run the installation shell script

 

./install.sh

if the package is a full installation or

 

./install_patch.sh

if the package is a patch installation.

4. Follow the installation instructions

C.Novell Netware

* For configuring Novell Servlet Gateway for iASP, please see "Configuring Servlet Gateway for iASP" page from iASP online docs.

- To install Instant ASP into Novell Netware system, samilar to MS Windows installation instruction above, we suggest to use the Instant ASP for MS Window installation package and install/copy the Instant ASP onto Netware File System.

- You can get more details about installation and configuration of iASP in the on-line docs after you installed it. EXE Installation package:
- To install Instant ASP into Novell Netware system, similar to MS Windows installation instruction above, we suggest to use the Instant ASP for MS Window installation package and install/copy the Instant ASP onto Netware File System; and then run the "iASP Connector Wizard" to configure iASP by choosing "Novell Netware 5.x" option.

(Note: Novell Servlet Gateway needs to be configured and running properly on the Novell Netware system before configuring iASP using iASP Connector Wizard. In addition, configuring iASP with Novell Servlet Gateway, "Novell Netware 5.x" option must be choosen. Choosing "Netscape FastTrack/Enterprise" option in the iASP connector wizard may lead incorrect iASP configuration for Novell NS Enterprise/FastTrack servers.)

JAR installation package: (iasp.jar)
- To install Instant ASP into Novell Netware system with JAR package (iasp.jar), Novell provides configuration wizard, HConfig, that allows user to install iASP. Basically, when HConfig runs, it fires a thread to install Instant ASP Jar Package. When Instant ASP Jar Package installation process is completed, the HConfig wizard picks back up and finished the servlet gateway configuration.

P.S. Halcyon and Novell staffs are current working on a tighter and easier configuration procedure.

For now, to install iASP on Netware system with iASP Jar package, here is the instruction.

1. copy iasp.jar on the netware volume.
2. on the Netware console, launch iASP setup with following command:

java -classpath /iasp.jar;/java/lib/classes.zip setup

(note: above instruction assume that iasp.jar is located on the SYS volume)
3. follow the Instant Installer setup interface to install iASP onto Netware Volume.
4. After the Instant Installer installation is completed, go back to Netware console, launch HConfig Wizard to enable iASP to work with Netscape Webserver via ServletGateway.

IMPORTANT: ServletGateway must need to be installed prior to configuring iASP. For configuring Novell Servlet Gateway for iASP, please see "Configuring Servlet Gateway for iASP" page from iASP online docs.

Online Docs can also be found at following URL links:

http://www.halcyonsoft.com/asp-doc/docs/config/netware.html

 

D.RPM Installation Instructions

1. Copy iasp-1.0.9.i386.rpm to a RedHat 5.0 (or later) system.

2. Install iASP RPM version 1.0.9 by typing the following at the command prompt:

rpm -Uvh iasp-1.0.9.i386.rpm
(note: by default, iASP will be installed to /usr/iasp-
1.0.9
directory)

Install iASP to a specified directory by typing:

rpm -Uvh --prefix iasp-1.0.9.i386.rpm

3. Run connector.sh script available in the iASP root direcotry.

4. JAVAHOME must be set to the JDK root directory within the following scripts in the iASP directory. This is necessary to successfully launch these scripts:

connector.sh
start-admin.sh
start-server.sh
stop-admin.sh
stop-server.sh

5. If needed, you can uninstall iASP RPM version 1.0.9 by typing:

rpm -e iasp-1.0.9

II.List of improvements & enhancements

This update provides new ADO fast connectors for the following databases and database servers: Oracle, MS SQL Server, Sybase, Informix, MySQL, and Cloudscape. These ADO fast connectors are iASP add-on features that can be purchased from Halcyon Software upon request.

Remote Console Applet (formerly Server Manager Applet) has been greatly enhanced with support for Applications, advanced security, license information and management.

The following issues which were reported by clients have been supported/updated with this release:

  1. Fixed Execute and ExecuteGlobal issues.
  2. Fixed ChrB and AscB issues.
  3. Fixed the Connector wizard issue on Novell.
  4. Fixed the sambar webserver issue.
  5. Added the Load balancing feature.
  6. Added iPlanet Webserver into the Connector wizard.
  7. Fixed the Connector wizard issue for the Apache Jserv.
  8. Fixed the server varaibles issue for the Apache Jserv .
  9. Fixed Cookies issue for the Apache Jserv.
  10. Fixed the pre-compiler issue which can't generate the java source code with apache jserv.
  11. Supports Apache1.3.11 and Apache1.3.12 on FreeBSD.
  12. Fixed iASP_Exec timeout issue on FreeBSD.
  13. Fixed the Response.Buffer issue in JScript.
  14. Fixed the regular expression issue, e.g: thelink=temp.replace(/#/g,"&").
  15. Fixed the Error Collection issue: The error collection holds all the Error objects for all Connections instead of a specific connection.
  16. Fixed DateCreated and DateLastAccessed issue.

In addition to above lists, a large number of issues were resolved in all areas; especially in fix of VBScript and JScript Functions and ADO features.

III.Support notes

FrontPage extension issue is resolved. If you're using FrontPage extensions with Apache Web Server and are having trouble using Instant ASP, please send email to support@halcyonsoft.com. The problem is caused by FrontPage extension modification to the Apache data structures.

Related to the above issue, a number of Apache based webservers such as StrongHold, IBM HTTP server, and Raven have been tested. For above listed webservers, customization libraries can be arranged/provided by Halcyon Software upon request. Please send email to support@halcyonsoft.com for detailed information.

IV. SECURITY ADVISORY

ASP scripts in any virtual (public) directory can be executed with the same permissions as that of the user who is running the iASP server and iASP administration server. Therefore, ASP scripts/applications have permissions on all the files and directories that the user does.

This can potentially lead to security holes in cases when you run iASP as 'root' and do not have full control over the ASP applications that are being deployed. An example of that can be the File I/O sample when run with the wrong permissions.

It is, therefore, recommended that you run iASP as a user whose permissions are set according to your specific needs. For instance, you can create a user 'iASP' that has restricted read/write access to a specified directory.

The ASP scripts from this point on will only have access to this particular directory.

A security scheme is now available to our users as part of the 1.0.4 build. Please check out. The documentation of this feature can be allocated at following link:

http://www.halcyonsoft.com/asp-doc/docs/features/application.html

 

NOTE: The samples distributed with iASP are for demonstration purposes only. These samples are not intended as ASP applications sitting on production systems and we advise you to grant public access to them only after reviewing their functionality thoroughly. For instance, the File I/O sample should not be made publicly accessible unless you are sure that this exactly what you wish to do.

For more details about the enhancements and/or features of iASP, please contact sales@halcyonsoft.com

V. Novell Cobra Free Licensing

To obtain free iASP license for Novell Cobra, please send e-mail to sales@halcyonsoft.com with follwoing information:

company's name, contact person's name, contact phone number, e-mail address, and IP address of the Cobra system.

 


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