This topic describes how to add the virtual host that servers the administrative console to the plug-in configuration file so that you can access the administrative console through a Web server.
Install your Version 6 WebSphere Application Server product, a Web server, and the Web server plug-ins for WebSphere Application Server.
The Plug-ins installation wizard creates a
Web server definition on the Application Server system, either directly when
they are on the same machine, or by a script for remote scenarios.
After creating the Web server definition, the plug-in configuration file exists within the Web server definition.
The plugin-cfg.xml file can be overwritten by the deployment manager synchronization operation, the GenPluginCfg script or any other method that regenerates the file. If you make changes to the plugin-cfg.xml file, and want to keep those changes, it is recommended that you create a copy of the file in a separate location. Make your manual updates each time the file is automatically refreshed by another process.
This task gives you the option of configuring the admin_host so that Web servers can access the administrative console. When the Web server plug-in configuration file is generated, it does not include admin_host on the list of virtual hosts.
You can configure your supported Web servers to access the administrative console application of a deployment manager or a stand-alone application server.