Registering Servers

In ProjectWise Administrator, you may need to register a ProjectWise server in order for it to display under the Servers node.

Datasources display under the server on which they exist, and by default ProjectWise Administrator only displays the ProjectWise servers that are registered and whose services are currently running. When ProjectWise Administrator is installed on the same computer as ProjectWise Design Integration Server, ProjectWise Caching Server, or ProjectWise Gateway Service, the local computer name is automatically registered and displayed when you open ProjectWise Administrator on that computer.

To access a ProjectWise server that is not currently displayed in ProjectWise Administrator, you can either:

configure ProjectWise Administrator to display both registered and unregistered ProjectWise servers
or
register the computer on which your ProjectWise server is installed.

When you configure ProjectWise Administrator to display both registered and unregistered ProjectWise servers, then all ProjectWise servers in the network that are detected and running are displayed. If the server you want to access still does not display in ProjectWise Administrator, then you will need to explicitly register it. Once registered, you can view and/or modify that server's properties, create new datasources on it, or administer that server’s existing datasources.

To Register a ProjectWise Server

In ProjectWise Administrator, right-click the Servers node and select Register Server.
The Register Server Wizard opens.
Enter the fully qualified domain name or IP address of the computer on which the ProjectWise server is installed and running and click Finish.

The name of the server displays under the list of servers.

To Unregister a ProjectWise Server

Right-click a server in ProjectWise Administrator and select Unregister Server.
When prompted, click Yes to confirm.

Note: You can only unregister remote servers. The Unregister Server option does not display if you select the local server.

To Control the Display of Unregistered ProjectWise Servers

Right-click the Servers node and leave the menu open.
The status of the List Only Registered Servers option controls whether all available ProjectWise servers display in ProjectWise Administrator, or only the registered servers.

When on (default - there is a check box next to it), only the ProjectWise servers that you have registered display.

When off, all available ProjectWise servers (registered and unregistered) display.
To turn List Only Registered Servers off or on, just select the option.