[AIX Solaris HP-UX Linux Windows][IBM i]

Selecting a web server topology diagram and roadmap

Install and configure the Web Server Plug-ins to allow the application server to communicate with the web server.

Before you begin

The primary production configuration for a web server is an application server on one machine and a web server on a separate machine. This configuration is referred to as a remote configuration. Contrast the remote configuration to the local configuration, where the application server and the web server are on the same machine.
[AIX Solaris HP-UX Linux Windows]

About this task

The Web Server Plug-ins Configuration Tool has three main tasks:
  • Configures the web server configuration file on the web server machine to point to the binary plug-in module and to the XML configuration file for the binary module.
  • Installs a temporary XML configuration file for the binary module (plugin-cfg.xml) on the web server machine in remote scenarios.
  • Creates the configuration for a web server definition on the application server machine. The Web Server Plug-ins Configuration Tool processes the creation of the web server definition differently depending on the scenario:
    Web server plug-in installation for standalone application server environments
    • Recommended remote standalone application server installation:

      Creates a configuration script that you run on the application server machine. Install the web server and configure its plug-in on a different machine than the application server. This configuration is recommended for a production environment.

    • Local standalone application server installation:

      Configures the default profile on a local application server machine and creates the Web server definition for it directly. Install the web server and configure its plug-in on the same machine with the application server. This configuration is for development and test environments.

    Web server plug-in installation for distributed environments (cells)
    • Recommended remote distributed installation:

      Creates a configuration script that you run on the application server machine. Install the web server and configure its plug-in on a different machine than the deployment manager or managed node. This configuration is recommended for a production environment.

    • Local distributed installation:

      Creates a configuration script that you run when the deployment manager is running. Install the web server and configure its plug-in on the same machine with the deployment manager or a managed node. This configuration is for development and test environments.

Procedure

What to do next

Tip: If you use a nonstandard web server port (that is, a port other than the default port of 80) you must also perform the following procedure:
  1. Using the administrative console, add the nonstandard port to any required virtual host in WebSphere Application Server, including the default_host if applications are mapped to it.
  2. Regenerate the plug-in.
  3. Propagate the plug-in.
  4. Restart the application server.
  5. Restart the web server.

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