Installing and configuring web server plug-ins

WebSphere® Application Server supplies 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.

Before you begin

For transitioning users For transitioning users: In WebSphere Application Server Version 7 and earlier, you use the Plug-ins installation wizard to install the plug-in module, configure the web server for communicating with the application server, and create a web server configuration definition in the application server if possible. In WebSphere Application Server Version 8 and later, you must first install the Web Server Plug-ins, the web server, and the WebSphere Customization Toolbox; then, you run the Web Server Plug-ins Configuration Tool that is contained in the toolbox to configure the web server to communicate with the application server and, if possible, create a web server configuration definition in the application server. If you know how to set up your initial web server and plug-in configuration manually, you can do so in Version 7 and Version 8.trns

See Web server plug-in policy for WebSphere Application Server for information about how to verify what 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 and configure a plug-in for the web server.

The Web Server Plug-ins Configuration Tool 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 Web Server Plug-ins Configuration Tool from creating the web server definition in the application server configuration directly on the remote system. In such a case, the Web Server Plug-ins Configuration Tool 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.

About this task

This article describes installing and configuring web server plug-ins for WebSphere Application Server. WebSphere Application Server products supplies 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.

The Web Server Plug-ins Configuration Tool configures the web server and the application server to allow communication between the servers.
Tip: As an alternative to using the Web Server Plug-ins Configuration Tool, you can use the pct command-line tool with a response file to configure a web server. Read Configuring a web server plug-in using the WCT command-line utility for more information.

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, you can select the profile that the Web Server Plug-ins Configuration Tool configures. See Plug-ins configuration for a description of the flow of logic that determines how to select the profile to configure.

Procedure

Results

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 article.

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 Web Server Plug-ins Configuration Tool configures supported web servers.




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