WebSphere Application Server Network Deployment, Version 6.0.x   Operating Systems: AIX, HP-UX, Linux, Solaris, Windows
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Install and configure Web server plug-ins for WebSphere Application Server to allow the application server to communicate with the Web server.

Before you begin

The primary production configuration for a Web server is an application server on one machine and a Web server on a separate machine. This configuration is referred to as a remote configuration. Contrast the remote configuration to the local configuration, where the application server and the Web server are on the same machine.

About this task

The Plug-ins installation wizard has four main tasks:
  • Installs the binary plug-in module on the Web server machine.
  • Configures the Web server configuration file on the Web server machine to point to the binary plug-in module and to the XML configuration file for the binary module.
  • Installs a temporary XML configuration file for the binary module (plugin-cfg.xml) on the Web server machine in remote scenarios.
  • Creates the configuration for a Web server definition on the application server machine. The wizard processes the creation of the Web server definition differently depending on the scenario:

    Web server plug-in installation for stand-alone application server environments

    • Recommended remote stand-alone application server installation:

      Creates a configuration script that you run on the application server machine. Install the Web server and its plug-in on a different machine than the application server. This configuration is recommended for a production environment.

    • Local stand-alone application server installation:

      Detects the default profile on a local application server machine and creates the Web server definition for it directly. Install the Web server and its plug-in on the same machine with the application server. This configuration is for development and test environments.

    Web server plug-in installation for distributed environments (cells)

    • Recommended remote distributed installation:

      Creates a configuration script that you run on the application server machine. Install the Web server and its plug-in on a different machine than the deployment manager or managed node. This configuration is recommended for a production environment.

    • Local distributed installation:

      Creates a configuration script that you run when the deployment manager is running. Install the Web server and its plug-in on the same machine with the deployment manager or a managed node. This configuration is for development and test environments.

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Procedure

Results

You can set up a remote or local Web server by installing Application Server, the Web server, and then the Web server plug-ins.

What to do next

See Web server configuration for more information about the files involved in configuring a Web server.

See Plug-ins configuration for information about the logic behind the processing scenarios for the Plug-ins installation wizard.

See Editing Web server configuration files for information about how the Plug-ins installation wizard configures supported Web servers.

See Installing Web server plug-ins for information about other installation scenarios for installing Web server plug-ins.




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