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
Install the following products:
- A supported web server, such as IBM HTTP Server
- Web Server Plug-ins for IBM WebSphere Application Server
WebSphere Customization Toolbox
For more information about installing these items, see
Installing your application serving environment.
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.
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
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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.
Supported configurations: This tool is supported
only on AIX®, Linux, and
Windows. As an alternative to using the Web
Server Plug-ins Configuration Tool GUI, 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 pct tool for more
information.
sptcfg
Select one of the following topology scenarios and follow the steps 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
- Scenario 1: Local application server profile The
application server and the web server are on a single system or logical
partition.

A local distributed installation includes the Web
server plug-in, the web server, and a managed application
server on the same system:
See Configuring a web server and an application server profile on the same machine for
the procedure that explains how to create this web server topology
for an application server profile.
- Scenario 2: Remote The application server and the
web server are on separate machines or logical partitions.
See Configuring a web server and an application server on separate machines (remote) for
the procedure that explains how to create this web server topology.
- Scenario 3: Remote Multiple standalone application
servers are on one system, and each application server has a dedicated
web server on a separate system or logical partition.
See Configuring multiple web servers and remote standalone application servers for
the procedure that explains how to create this web server topology.
- Scenario 4: Local custom profile A
managed node and the web server are on the same system or logical
partition.
A local distributed installation includes
the web server plug-in, the web server, and the managed custom node
on the same system:
See Configuring a web server and a custom profile on the same machine for
the procedure that explains how to create this web server topology
for a federated custom profile.
- Scenario 5: Local deployment manager
profile A deployment manager node and the web server are on a
single system or logical partition.
A local distributed
installation includes the web server plug-in, the web server, and
the application server on the same system:
See Configuring a web server and a deployment manager profile on the same machine for
the procedure that explains how to create this web server topology
for a deployment manager profile.
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What to do next
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.