Implementing a web server plug-in
This topic describes how to implement a web server plug-in.
The product works with a web server to route requests for dynamic
content, such as servlets, from web applications. The web servers
are necessary for directing traffic from browsers to the applications
that run on an application server. The web server plug-in uses the
XML configuration file to determine whether a request is for an application
server.
Using the DataPower appliance manager
The DataPower® appliance manager automatically
starts if you issue a request to the DataPower appliance manager and
it is not already started. You can initiate a request using the wsadmin
tool, or by selecting any of the administrative console pages that
enable you to view or change settings for DataPower appliances, firmware,
or managed sets, or the administrative console page that is used to
monitor DataPower appliance manager tasks. The appliance manager also
automatically starts when the deployment manager starts if there are
any DataPower appliances configured in the appliance manager.
Setting up the proxy server
A proxy server is a specific type of application
server that routes HTTP requests to content servers that perform the
work. You can classify a proxy server according to the role that it
plays in a system. This specific proxy server is classified as a reverse proxy server because the main function is to act as the
first point of contact, not including the firewall, for client requests into the enterprise server. By contrast, a forward proxy server acts as the first point of contact for outbound traffic.