General Configuration of Stages

Stages can be configured in the <StagesInstallDir>/conf/config.xml configuration file. In its properties section some parameters can be configured by introducing name-value pairs. For information about existing configuration parameters and their effect please contact the Stages support.

The following code configures a value of “value.of.property” for the configuration property “name.of.property”:

<properties>
 <property name="name.of.property" value="value.of.property"/>
</properties>

For configuring Stages service please proceed as follows:

• Windows:
  • Open file “<Stages installation path>\stages\config.bat”
  • Modify the red colored setting: set TOMCAT_OPTS=–JvmMx=<RAM in MB>
  • Open a cmd with administrative permissions and navigate to folder “<Stages installation path>\stages\bin”
  • Reinstall the Stages service: reinstallService.bat
  • Restart Stages service: net start stages
• Linux:
  • Open file “<Stages installation path>/stages/bin/rc.conf”
  • Modify the red colored value: CONF_TOMCAT_OPTS=“-Xmx<RAM in MB>m -XX:+UseG1GC -XX_-OmitStackTraceInFastThrow”
  • Restart the Stages service: stages restart

You can configure additional Java start parameter for Stages that are listed below:

• -Xmx (Max memory pool): 4048 MB
• -Xms (Initial memory pool): 4048 MB
• Remote monitoring of Stages application via JConsole or JVisualVM
  • ​​​-Dcom.sun.management.jmxremote.port=8055
  • -Dcom.sun.management.jmxremote.authenticate=false
  • -Dcom.sun.management.jmxremote.ssl=false