Installation and upgrade
Install InterFormNG2 on Windows and connect to IBM i
This section concerns the scenario, where you want to install InterFormNG2 on Windows and still be able to process spooled files coming from a connected IBM i machine e.g. via monitored output queues. The reasons why you would want to go with this ...
Move InterFormNG2 from IBM i to another platform
This section is meant as an aid for the customers, that already has InterFormNG2 running on the IBM i platform, but want to move core InterFormNG2 onto another platform. The reasons for doing that can e.g. be: Free up resources on the IBM i and move ...
Uninstall InterFormNG2 on IBM i
If you want to completely uninstall InterFormNG2 on the IBM i platform, then you should consider the procedure below: Please note: You should make sure, that you have not placed any objects, that you want to keep in the IFORMNG2 library or in the ...
Storing settings and resources in a database
Storing settings and resources in a database: The InterFormNG2 settings and resources are as default stored in files in the file system, but it is possible to store the settings and resources in a database instead. This is covered in the sections ...
Port number for InterFormNG2
The default port is of InterFormNG2 is 8086. The list of all used port numbers is found in the prerequisites section. The means, that if the InterFormNG2 service is running, then you can access InterFormNG2 locally via: https://127.0.0.1:8086 or ...
High Availability setup
For multi-server installations with high availability, we support an active-active setup with multiple active application server instances, supported by a shared relational database. A load balancer should be in front, to distribute HTTPS requests ...
Installing the preview client
As an aid to the designer you can choose to install a preview client. The preview client works together with the designer and constantly merge the current template with the selected sample file in the designer. The preview client can e.g. be used, if ...
HTTPS enabling
During installation you were asked to select the access protocol for the application as either HTTP or HTTPS. If you selected HTTPS then all communication between the browser and the application will be encrypted. Using HTTPS is recommended when ...
Installing InterFormNG2 on Windows
A video, that covers the installation on the Windows platform is included below Before upgrading to version 3.5.0 or newer from a pre 3.5.0 version Regarding this folder: <INTERFORMNG2-INSTALL-LOCATION>\jre\lib\ext (normally C:\Program ...
Installing InterFormNG2 on Linux
The following instructions provide a recommended approach for setting up InterFormNG2 on Linux. This setup has been tested on Ubuntu v22 and is also compatible with other distributions like Red Hat Linux 8, provided the headless version is not used. ...
Installing InterFormNG2 on IBM i
Installation of InterFormNG2 on the IBM i platform is described below. Please notice the prerequisites - especially for OS400 and Java. You can also view this video: Please refer to Spool2XML for details regarding use of InterFormNG2 on the IBM i ...
Connecting to AS400 from another platform
The section below describes the steps to go through, if you want to monitor output queues with spooled files on the IBM i platform from an InterFormNG2 installation on another platform e.g. Windows or Linux. If you simply want to monitor an IFS ...
Installation and upgrade
The procedure to install and upgrade depends on which platform, that you want to install InterFormNG2: Installing InterFormNG2 on IBM i Installing InterFormNG2 on Linux Installing InterFormNG2 on Windows Connecting to AS400 from another platform ...
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