Overview of configuration tasks

The following table describes when to do the configuration tasks that are documented in this chapter:

Configuration task

When to do it

"Managing ColdFusion MX"
You must stop and restart ColdFusion MX after you enable or disable security in the ColdFusion Administrator or change any of the Java and JVM settings, in order for your changes to take effect. You can do this at any time after you install ColdFusion MX.

"Configuring web servers"
For an external web server, do this after you install ColdFusion MX and before you send anything to your web server for rendering.
You do not need to do this if you use the built-in ColdFusion MX web server.

"Enabling CORBA support"
You must do this only if you need to make CORBA invocations from ColdFusion MX. You can do this after you install ColdFusion MX and before you make a CORBA call from ColdFusion MX.

"Disabling Remote Development Services (RDS)"
For security reasons, disable RDS in a production environment, after you install ColdFusion MX and before you deploy your application.

"Changing the ColdFusion MX user account in Windows"
You must do this only if you discover that the account under which ColdFusion MX is running has inappropriate access rights; for example, to interact with remote data sources, other application pages, or COM objects. You can do this after you install ColdFusion MX and before you deploy your application.

"Connecting to an external JDBC Type 4 data source"
You must do this only if you use a Type 4 database driver that is not included in ColdFusion MX. You can do this after you install ColdFusion MX and before you set up the data source in the ColdFusion Administrator.

Configuration task	When to do it
"Managing ColdFusion MX"	You must stop and restart ColdFusion MX after you enable or disable security in the ColdFusion Administrator or change any of the Java and JVM settings, in order for your changes to take effect. You can do this at any time after you install ColdFusion MX.
"Configuring web servers"	For an external web server, do this after you install ColdFusion MX and before you send anything to your web server for rendering. You do not need to do this if you use the built-in ColdFusion MX web server.
"Enabling CORBA support"	You must do this only if you need to make CORBA invocations from ColdFusion MX. You can do this after you install ColdFusion MX and before you make a CORBA call from ColdFusion MX.
"Disabling Remote Development Services (RDS)"	For security reasons, disable RDS in a production environment, after you install ColdFusion MX and before you deploy your application.
"Changing the ColdFusion MX user account in Windows"	You must do this only if you discover that the account under which ColdFusion MX is running has inappropriate access rights; for example, to interact with remote data sources, other application pages, or COM objects. You can do this after you install ColdFusion MX and before you deploy your application.
"Connecting to an external JDBC Type 4 data source"	You must do this only if you use a Type 4 database driver that is not included in ColdFusion MX. You can do this after you install ColdFusion MX and before you set up the data source in the ColdFusion Administrator.

For information about additional configuration tasks, see Administering ColdFusion MX.

Installing ColdFusion MX
Configuring your System

Overview of configuration tasks

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