Enable Intelligent Management on
your web server to use Intelligent Management capabilities.
Before you begin
To learn about the web server plug-in configuration tasks,
read about selecting a web server topology.
Before you enable Intelligent Management for a web server, disable
the dynamic generation of the plugin-cfg.xml file
for that web server. Remove all the cell custom property names that
begin with ODCPluginCfg, if they apply to a web server
with Intelligent Management enabled.
Dynamically generating the plugin-cfg.xml file
overwrites the Intelligent Management settings
in the plugin-cfg.xml file. To learn about the
dynamic generation procedures, read about generating the plug-in configuration
in a high availability environment, or about configuring an ODR to
dynamically update the web server plug-in configuration.
Procedure
- To enable Intelligent Management,
follow this procedure:
- In the administrative console, click , and select
the Enable check box. Click OK.
- Generate the plug-in configuration file. In
the administrative console, click . Select your web server and click Generate
plug-in.
- Propagate the plug-in. In the administrative
console, click .
Select your web server and click Propagate plug-in.
- Restart the web server. Go to , select your web
server, and click Stop, then click Start to
start your server again.
Note: When global security
and Intelligent Management are both enabled, the web server plug-in
uses the client certificate that is labeled default to
communicate with the back-end cells. This certificate is issued by
the cell when the web server is first created, and must be renewed
by the user periodically to maintain its validity. The initial validity
period is one year.
- The plug-in routes to multiple WebSphere® Application
Server cells. However, the
plug-in is managed from a single WebSphere Application
Server cell. To enable
the plug-in to route to multiple WebSphere cells, add remote cells
to your Intelligent Management web server. If you add remote cells,
the Intelligent Management configuration in the generated plug-in
includes endpoint information that is collected from the remote cells
via REST services. See the diagram in the Intelligent Management web server overview
for more information. Ensure that the latest WebSphere Application
Server version runs on your
web server and on your remote cells. To add remote cells to your Intelligent Management web server, follow
this procedure:
- Add a remote cell to your web server. In
the administrative console, click . In the Remote cells section
click Add.
- Specify the remote cell properties. Enter
the remote cell information on the configuration panel, and click OK.
Avoid trouble: To avoid connection issues, the remote cell name
must be different from the name of the local cell in which the web
server is located.
gotcha
The remote cell now displays
in the remote cells list on the Intelligent Management configuration
page.
- Generate the plug-in configuration file. In
the administrative console, click . Select your web server and click Generate
plug-in.
- Propagate the plug-in. In the administrative
console, click .
Select your web server and click Propagate plug-in.
- If you imported certificates during the remote cell
properties specification step, refresh the web server keystore. Click ,
and select your web server. Under Additional properties,
select Plug-in properties. Click Copy
to web server key store directory.
- To establish a secure connection to the remote cell,
import the local cell certificate into the remote cell. In
the administrative console for the remote cell, click . Click Retrieve from port.
Avoid trouble: If you enable
Intelligent Management on your web server,
and change the global security setting, the HTTP or HTTPS protocol
does not change on your
Intelligent Management web
server connectors. In order for the security change to be reflected
on the
Intelligent Management web server
connectors, run the
refreshCellForIntelligentManagement command
on local and remote cells. To propagate the security change to remote
cells, use the refresh button on the remote cell. In the administrative
console for the remote cell, click , and click the
Refresh button.
gotcha
- To disable Intelligent Management,
follow this procedure:
- In the administrative console, click , and clear
the Enable check box. Click OK.
- Generate the plug-in configuration file. In
the administrative console, click . Select your web server and click Generate
plug-in.
- Propagate the plug-in. In the administrative
console, click .
Select your web server and click Propagate plug-in.
Results
You configured your web server for
Intelligent Management.