VP Server is a server application which included the Teamwork Server, Floating License Server, Update Server and also the ElaborView Server. Instead of setup these server applications one by one; they can be setup via the single VP Server package. VP Server using database for storing the settings and configurations, such as teamwork user account, history for check-in & check-out of project files, floating license status, etc. You can setup VP Server with an embedded database, or using some popular DBMS such as Microsoft SQL Server, MySQL, Oracle and PostgreSQL. This tutorial will teach you how to setup a Microsoft SQL Server database for the VP Server. We will use the Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Express Edition to demonstrate how it works. Read more »
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Setup VP Teamwork Server on Secure Connection with Self-Signed Certificate
SSL, short for Secure Sockets Layer, is a protocol for enforcing secure communication via the network. For Visual Paradigm Teamwork Server users, it is possible to setup such a communication between the client and server to protect their works. In this article, we will go through the steps for preparing a certificate that is expected to be known by those users involved, configuration of VP Teamwork Server, and the setup of clients. Read more »
How to update VP Server to new build
VP Server is an integrated server providing the facilities including Teamwork operation support, Hosting of floating license, Centralized update server and also Elaborview server. In the past the only way to update VP Server (or the old Teamwork/License Server) is to re-install the whole server, and import the existing repository. But starting in VP Server 5.2 SP1 you can now update the VP Server to latest release without reinstall it. This article will teach you how to update your VP Server using the build-in update feature. Read more »
How to deploy VP Server to Apache Tomcat as WAR
VP Server is a server package which combines Teamwork Server, Floating License Server, Update Server also ElaborView Server into a single server. The default installation package already bundled with Apache Tomcat. But if you want to deploy it your own Tomcat, you may take the following procedures: Read more »
VP Server upgrade guide
In early May, 2011, we have released VP Suite 5.2. At the same time, we have released a new server product called VP Server, which combines the following server products into a single one: Teamwork Server, Floating License Server, Update Server and ElaborView Server Read more »
How to modify default port used by VP Server
VP Server is a web application including Teamwork Server, Floating License Server, Update Server also the ElaborView Server. You can enable different services by setting up one single server. The VP Server can be setup in two ways, either with our standard package which comes with a well configured Apache Tomcat, or with the Web Application package by deploy it to your own servlet container.
By default VP Server run on port 1999. But in some situation you may want to change it to other port, i.e. conflict with some of your existing services. This article will teach you how to modify the default port for VP Server web application. Read more »
Setting up floating license server as system service on Linux
You can setup the Floating License Server as Linux system service. By setting up the server as service, it will start automatically when your machine boots up. This article will show you how to setup the floating license server as Linux system service. Read more »
How to reset Teamwork Server/ License Server admin password?
In case you forget your administrator’s password, Teamwork Server/ License Server enables users to reset their password. This article will teach you how reset your administrator’s password in server.properties file.
For VP Server version 5.3 or later, please refer here.
Setting up floating license and license server
Floating license enables users to share the VP products concurrently based on the limit of concurrent access specified on the floating license. Besides the single-seat license, you can also use floating license in Visual Paradigm for UML Modeler Edition or above Read more »