Report Application Server

This section provides the command-line options that are specific to the Report Application Server.

The default path to the server on Windows is:

C:\Program Files\Common Files\Crystal Decisions\2.5\bin\crystalras.exe

The default path to the server on UNIX is:

INSTALL_ROOT/crystal/enterprise/platform/ras/crystalrasd

For a list of standard command-line options, see Standard options for all servers.

Option Valid Arguments Behavior

-ipport

port

Specify the port number for receiving TCP/IP requests when running in stand-alone mode (outside of Crystal Enterprise).

-report_ProcessExtPath

absolutepath

Specify the default directory for processing extensions. For details, see Applying processing extensions to reports.

-ProcessAffinityMask

mask

Use a mask to specify exactly which CPUs that RAS will use when it runs on a multi-processor machine.

The mask is in the format 0xffffffff, where each f represents a processor, and the list of processors reads from right to left (that is, the last f represents the first processor). For each f, substitute either 0 (use of CPU not permitted) or 1 (use of CPU is permitted). Convert the resulting binary number (0110, for example) to hexadecimal. For example, if you run the RAS on a 4 processor machine and want it to use the 3rd and 4th processor, use the mask 0x0000000C. To use the 2nd and 3rd processor, use 0x00000006.

Note:

RAS uses the first permitted processors in the string, up to the maximum specified by your license. If you have a two processor license, 0x0000000E has the same effect as 0x00000006.
The default value of the mask is -1, which has the same meaning as 0x0000000F.

-auditMaxEventsPerFile

number

Specify the maximum number of records in the audit log file. The default value is 500. If the number specified by -auditMaxEventsPerFile is exceeded, the server opens a new log file.

Option	Valid Arguments	Behavior
`-ipport`	`port`	Specify the port number for receiving TCP/IP requests when running in stand-alone mode (outside of Crystal Enterprise).
`-report_ProcessExtPath`	`absolutepath`	Specify the default directory for processing extensions. For details, see Applying processing extensions to reports.
`-ProcessAffinityMask`	`mask`	Use a mask to specify exactly which CPUs that RAS will use when it runs on a multi-processor machine. The mask is in the format `0xffffffff`, where each `f` represents a processor, and the list of processors reads from right to left (that is, the last `f` represents the first processor). For each `f`, substitute either 0 (use of CPU not permitted) or `1` (use of CPU is permitted). Convert the resulting binary number (0110, for example) to hexadecimal. For example, if you run the RAS on a 4 processor machine and want it to use the 3rd and 4th processor, use the mask `0x0000000C`. To use the 2nd and 3rd processor, use `0x00000006`. Note: RAS uses the first permitted processors in the string, up to the maximum specified by your license. If you have a two processor license, `0x0000000E` has the same effect as `0x00000006`. The default value of the mask is `-1`, which has the same meaning as `0x0000000F`.
`-auditMaxEventsPerFile`	`number`	Specify the maximum number of records in the audit log file. The default value is 500. If the number specified by `-auditMaxEventsPerFile` is exceeded, the server opens a new log file.

Report Application Server

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