It is possible to configure your Web server plug-in to route requests to WebSphere Application Server Version 4.x, Version 5.x, and Version 6.x releases. This topic describes configuring Web server plug-ins to route requests to WebSphere Application Server Version 6.x releases.
See Web server plug-in policy for WebSphere Application
Server for information about how to verify what Version 4.0,
Version 5.0, Version 5.1, Version 6.0, and Version 6.1 plug-in versions
are installed on local or remote Web servers, and how to determine
if the installation complies with supported configurations.
Use
the Web server plug-ins installer to install the Web server plug-ins
for your i5/OS Web server when you are not running your application
server on the same system or logical partition as the Web server instance.
If you are running the application server on the same i5/OS server
or logical partition as your Web server instance, you do not need
to install the Web server plug-ins. The Web server plug-ins code and
support are included in the Application Server installation. Additional
details about plug-in scenarios are described later in this topic.
You must install a supported Web server before you
can install a plug-in for the Web server. If the Web server is not
already installed, you cannot install the plug-in for it. If the WebSphere
Application Server product is not installed, you can install the plug-in.
To create a Web server configuration for unmanaged nodes, WebSphere
Application Server must be installed on your system.
When running your Web server on a platform other
than i5/OS, you must install a supported Web server before you can
install a plug-in for the Web server. If the Web server is not already
installed, you cannot install the plug-in for it. Regardless of platform,
you can install the plug-in if the WebSphere Application Server product
is not installed. Depending on the platform, WebSphere Application
Server might need to be installed on your system to create a Web server
configuration for unmanaged nodes, .
The Plug-ins
installation wizard installs the plug-in module, configures the Web
server for communicating with the application server, and creates
a Web server configuration definition in the application server, if
possible.
On platforms other than i5/OS,
the Plug-ins installation wizard installs the plug-in module, configures
the Web server for communicating with the application server, and
creates a Web server configuration definition in the application server
if possible. On i5/OS, the Web server plug-ins installation does not
configure the Web server or create a Web server configuration definition.
After installing the Web server plug-ins on i5/OS, use the IBM Web
Administration for i5/OS wizards to configure your Web server instance.
See Configuring an HTTP server instance for more information. The
IBM Web Administration for i5/OS wizards perform the same the function
as the Web server plug-ins installation on other platforms.
Some topologies, such as the Web server on one machine
and the application server on another machine, prevent the Plug-ins
installation wizard from creating the Web server definition in the
application server configuration on the remote machine. In such a
case, the Plug-ins installation wizard creates a script that you can
copy to the application server machine. Run the script to create the
Web server configuration definition within the application server
configuration.
To install and configure the IIS 7 plug-in on Windows 2008, see Installing and configuring Microsoft Internet Information Server 7.0 on the Windows Server 2008 operating system as a Web server plug-in to WebSphere Application Server.
This topic describes installing a Web server plug-in for WebSphere Application Server. WebSphere Application Server products supply a unique binary plug-in module for each supported Web server. The plug-in configuration file, which the WebSphere Application Server products create and maintain, interacts with the binary module to provide information about the application server configuration to the Web server. The Web server uses the information to determine how to communicate with the application server, but to locate specific applications on the application server.
The Plug-ins installation wizard installs required files and configures the Web server and the application server to allow communication between the servers.
Select one of the following topology scenarios and follow the steps below the diagram to install the plug-in and configure both the Web server and the application server.
The following
descriptions use separate machines for installable components of the
working system, but the concepts also apply to separate logical partitions
on iSeries systems.
When multiple profiles exist, the plug-ins installer configures only the default profile. You need the configureweb_server_name script to configure a non-default profile. See Plug-ins configuration for a description of the flow of logic that determines how the installer selects the profile to configure.
You can install a Web server and the Web server plug-ins for various stand-alone application server topologies by following the procedures described in this topic.
See Selecting a Web server topology diagram and roadmap for an overview of the installation procedure.
See Web server configuration for more information about the files involved in configuring a Web server.
See Editing Web server configuration files for information about how the Plug-ins installation wizard configures supported Web servers.
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