User Guide

Chapter 2: Introduction to ColdFusion Server 31
The following table describes the purpose of each category in the Administrator.
ColdFusion Administrator Options
Category Description
Server Includes options for tuning server performance, as well as:
• Configuring Administrator and ColdFusion Studio passwords
and security options
• Enabling and configuring ColdFusion application, session, and
client variables
• Mapping directories
• ColdFusion version information
Data Sources Use to configure ColdFusion data sources, including:
• Native database drivers for Oracle and Sybase databases
• ODBC data sources
• Verifying a ColdFusion data source
Extensions Includes options for registering Java applets and CFX tags: custom
tags written in C++.
Logging You use the Logging pages to configure a ColdFusion Administrator
email address, and to:
• Specify a directory for ColdFusion log files
• Set mail logging options
• View ColdFusion log files
Automated
tasks
The Automated tasks pages provide options for:
• Adding new scheduled tasks
• Specifying how often ColdFusion checks for new scheduled
tasks to execute
Miscellaneous Use the Mail page to specify a default mail server hostname as well as
other mail-related configuration options.
The debugging page alows you to enable and configure error
message output for ColdFusion pages.
The Verity page is for managing Verity search indexes.
The Source Control page allows you to setup and configure server-
side source control options.