[AIX HP-UX Linux Solaris Windows]

Installing Web server plug-ins

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.

Before you begin

[AIX HP-UX Linux Solaris Windows] 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.

[iSeries] 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.

[AIX HP-UX Linux Solaris Windows] 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.

[iSeries] 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, .

[AIX HP-UX Linux Solaris Windows] 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.

[iSeries] 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.

[AIX HP-UX Linux Solaris Windows] 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.

[This information only applies to Version 6.1.0.9 and later running on the Microsoft Windows Vista operating system.] [Fix Pack 9 or later] Guidelines for installing WebSphere Application Server components on the Microsoft® Windows Vista™ operating system:
  • Using the Launchpad GUI to begin installing a Websphere Application Server Version 6.1 component such as Web server plug-ins is not supported when your are running Websphere Application Server on a machine that contains the Microsoft® Windows® Vista operating system.

    If the Launchpad starts automatically when the installation media is inserted in a machine running the Windows Vista operating system, cancel the Launchpad.

  • To install a Websphere Application Server component on a machine running the Windows Vista operating system, you must perform the following actions:
    1. Go to the individual component directory.
    2. Run the install.exe program that is located in that directory using the administrator account that was created when the Windows Vista operating system was installed.
      • The Windows Vista operating system will detect the fact that install.exe is an installation program, and it will present you with an elevation prompt for Administrator privileges. Click Allow to proceed.
      • When the Windows Vista operating system is asked to run a program that requires elevated (Administrator) privileges, it first tells the user whether or not the publisher of the program is recognized. For certain Websphere Application Server programs, for example, an operating-system dialog might appear that states "An unidentified program wants access to your computer." Examine the program details; and if it is the Websphere Application Server program that you intend to run, click Allow to proceed.
  • If you want to install the Web server plug-ins as non-Administrator, see A non-Administrator might not be able to install WebSphere® Application Server on a Microsoft Windows Vista operating system.
[This information only applies to Version 6.1.0.9 and later running on the Microsoft Windows Vista operating system.] [Fix Pack 9 or later] Guidelines for installing the Microsoft® Internet Information Server (IIS) 7 plug-in on Microsoft Windows Vista™ and Windows 2008 operating systems: WebSphere Application Server Version 6.1.0.9 and later support IIS 7 in IIS 6 compatibility mode. If you want to install the IIS 7 Web server plug-in on the Microsoft Windows Vista operating system, you must perform the following actions.
  1. Install the IIS 6 Management Compatibility component into IIS 7.
    Note: This component is not automatically installed by default because it is not normally used by IIS 7. It is there for backward compatibility.
    Use the following procedure to install the IIS 6 Management Compatibility component into IIS 7:
    1. To open the Windows Vista Control Panel, go to one of the following (depending on your personal settings for the Start menu):
      • Start > Control Panel
      • Start > Settings > Control Panel
    2. Go to Programs and Features.
      • In Classic View, this is located in the main Control Panel folder.
      • In Control Panel Home, it is located at Programs > Programs and Features.
    3. In the left-hand navigation frame, click Turn Windows features on or off.
    4. If the User Account Control dialog appears, click Continue.
    5. When the Windows Features dialog appears, make sure that the following options are selected:
      • Internet Information Services
        • Web Management Tools
          All default options, plus the following options:
          • IIS 6 Management Compatibility
            • IIS 6 Management Compatibility
            • IIS 6 Management Console
            • IIS 6 Scripting Tools
            • IIS 6 WMI Compatibility
            • IIS Metabase and IIS 6 configuration compatibility
          • IIS Management Console

            All default options

        • World Wide Web Services
          All default options, plus the following options:
          • Application Deployment Features
            • ISAPI Extensions
            • ISAPI Filters
    6. Click OK to enable the selected options.
  2. Take the following actions when you install the IIS 7 Web server plug-in using the Windows installer provided with WebSphere Application Server:
    1. To start the Web server plug-in installer, right click its shortcut and select Run as Administrator.
    2. Accept all of the security dialogs that are presented.
    3. Select Microsoft Internet Information Services V6.
  3. If necessary, configure a Web server definition as described in Plug-ins configuration.
  4. Make sure that you have installed a service pack containing Websphere Application Server Version 6.1.0.9 or later.
  5. Perform the following actions:
    1. Open a command window.
    2. Change to the plugins_root/bin directory.
    3. Run the postConfigureIIS7.bat script.
      For example:
      c:\plugins_root\bin>  postConfigureIIS7.bat  
                            -plugin.home c:\WebSphere\Plugins 
                            -webserver.name webserver2 
                            -webserver.site "Plugin Web Site"

To install and configure the IIS 7 plug-in on Windows 2008, see Configuring Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS).

About this task

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.

[iSeries] 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.

Procedure

Results

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.

What to do next

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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