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A Handle server runs as a separate process that receives TCP requests from other Handle servers, and issues resolution requests to a global server or servers if a Handle entered locally does not correspond to some local content. The Handle protocol is based on TCP, so it will need to be installed on a server that can broadcast and receive TCP on port 2641. If your DSpace server sits behind a firewall, also ensure that port 2641 is opened on your firewall as well.
To configure your DSpace installation to run the handle server, run the following command:
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[dspace]/bin/dspace make-handle-config [dspace]/handle-server |
Ensure that [dspace]/handle-server matches whatever you have in dspace.cfg for the handle.dir property.
Edit the resulting [dspace]/handle-server/config.dct file to include the following lines in the "server_config"clause:
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"storage_type" = "CUSTOM" "storage_class" = "org.dspace.handle.HandlePlugin" |
This tells the Handle server to get information about individual Handles from the DSpace code.
Now start your handle server (as the dspace user):
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[dspace]/bin/start-handle-server |
Note that since the DSpace code manages individual Handles, administrative operations such as Handle creation and modification aren't supported by DSpace's Handle server.
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