Some sites may need to access RWP by proxy or redirection
from another Web server. In this configuration, the other Web server redirects
specific Web addresses to an RWP process running on the same host but using
a different port, or running on a separate host. Two common use cases require
this type of configuration.
- RWP and another Web server must run on the same host. Install RWP
on a host that will not run any other Web servers. If this is impossible,
configure the other Web server to use ports that are not being used by RWP.
If you cannot do this, you must configure RWP to use ports not used by the
other Web server (see To change the default RWP HTTP port)
and optionally configure the other Web server to redirect Web addresses for
IBM Web clients to RWP.
- RWP must run behind a firewall. To restrict access to RWP, a Web
server running on the public side of a firewall can be configured to pass
specific URLs to an RWP instance running on the other side of the firewall.
Follow the instructions in this section to enable a proxied or
redirected configuration that provides access to RWP from either of the following
Web servers:
- Apache HTTP Server
- Microsoft Internet Information Server (IIS)
Note: Instructions for configuring proxied or redirected access to
an IBM product Web application are specific to the application
and the Web server acting as the proxy. Only the Web servers and IBM Software
products that are specifically cited in this section can be supported in a
proxied or redirected configuration.