Step 6: Checking Network Communications

This task shows you how to check network communications providing you quick instructions to answer the following questions:
 

Checking and Testing Apache Service

We assume you customized the httpd.conf file as described in Customizing the Apache HTTP Server On Windows

  1. Save the httpd.conf and restart Apache service to make sure the modifications are taken into account.

    • select  Start > Settings > Control Panel > Administrative Tools > Services...
    •  In the Services dialog box, select Apache and click Start

    You can also access restart Apache service using Start > Programs > Apache HTTP server > Control Apache Server  > Restart...

  2. Check the Apache installation is complete and the Apache server is running, for this:

    Open an internet window:

    Try to connect to http://name_of_machine  

    An Apache home Page is displayed.
    You should obtain something like this:

     
 

Checking and Testing SpE Server

  1. Test your nphSpaceEngCgi.bat file is running correctly, for this:

    Open a internet window (Internet Explorer or Netscape)

    Try to connect to http://name_of_the_machine/cgi-bin/nphSpaceEngCgi.bat

    This is what you should obtain: an XML page containing an Error tag in which 'PRC not find in list, no Spatial Index host to communicate with' is written.

    If you obtain an http error instead, please check the following:
     

    • httpd.conf cgi-bin path configuration.

    • Apache user rights (should be Administrator).

    • nphSpaceEngCgi.bat file syntax.

    		  
 

Checking and Testing SpI

  1. Test that your spatial index is recognized by the Space Engineering Server:

    • Launch Spatial Index (runSpaceIndexServer.bat)

    • Make sure Apache is running with the customized http.conf file

    • Open a internet window (Internet Explorer or Netscape)

    • Try to connect to http://apache_host_name/cgi-bin/nphSpaceEngCgi.bat?PRCName=Prc_Name
      Replace the green strings accordingly (depending on your apache host name and prc name)

    In our example: http://Chronos/cgi-bin/nphSpaceEngCgi.bat?PRCName=Car_1
     

    • You should obtain a html page containing the message 'INDEX HERE' is written.

    The message is different from the above image:

    • If it contains a http error, check the SpE server installation.

    • If the following error message is displayed: 'PRC not found in list, no Spatial Index host to communicate with', check the DMU_SPATIAL_INDEX_HOST variable (to be found in the SPE server environment file) contains the PRC name you are indexing.

    • If the following error message appears: 'Index is not here', check the Spatial Index is running on the machine specified in DMU_SPATIAL_INDEX_HOST variable.

    		  
 

The CATSysDemon process should be launched on the machine hosting the SPI

  1. Make sure, the CATSysDemon process is started before launching other processes such as CATIA, ENOVIA or the SpI server.

  2. Select  Start > Settings > Control Panel > Administrative Tools > Services...

  3. In the Services dialog box, Right-click Backbone service and select Restart in the contextual menu displayed.

    This procedure ensures your spatial index (SpI) is updated.
    For more detailed information, refer to What do you need to check if the Spatial Index is not updated?