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.
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, Version 6.1, and Version 7.0 plug-in versions are installed on local or remote Web servers, and how to determine if the installation complies with supported configurations.
You must install a supported Web server before you can install a plug-in for the Web server. You are not required to install the application server to install the plug-in. To create a Web server configuration for unmanaged nodes, however, you must install the application server.
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.
Some topologies, such as the Web server on one system and the application server on another system, prevent the Plug-ins installation wizard from creating the Web server definition in the application server configuration on the remote system. In such a case, the Plug-ins installation wizard creates a script that you can copy to the application server system. Run the script to create the Web server configuration definition within the application server configuration.
When multiple profiles exist, the plug-ins installer configures only the default profile. See Plug-ins configuration for a description of the flow of logic that determines how the installer selects the profile to configure.
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.
When multiple profiles exist, the plug-ins installer configures only the 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 standalone 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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