Migrating Web server configurations

You can migrate a Web server from supporting an earlier version of WebSphere Application Server to support the current version.

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The plug-in configuration file (plugin-cfg.xml) generated after successful migration from Version 5.x to Version 6.0.x is topology centric—that is, it includes all the applications within a cell. You cannot manage this cell-wide plug-in configuration file from the Version 6.0.x administrative console. It can be managed using the GenPluginCfg command or by using the Plug-in Config Generator MBean.

Be aware that regenerating the plug-in configuration can overwrite manual configuration changes that you might want to preserve.

The application-centric generation of the plugin-cfg.xml file is supported using the Version 6.x administrative console. Being application centric means that the plugin-cfg.xml file generated in the administration console has a granularity that allows each application to be mapped to its specific Web or application server.

To set up the administrative console so that you can use it to manage the Web server plug-in configuration, you must first create a default Web server configuration and then use the administrative console to add the plug-in properties from your migrated plugin-cfg.xml file to this Web server configuration.

Procedure

  1. To create a default Web server configuration and then add the plug-in properties from your migrated plugin-cfg.xml file in a Network Deployment configuration, use the Version 6.x administrative console to perform the following tasks:
    1. Create a default Web server configuration.
    2. Add the plug-in properties from your migrated plugin-cfg.xml file to this Web server configuration.
  2. To create a default Web server configuration and then add the plug-in properties from your migrated plugin-cfg.xml file in a standalone application server configuration, perform the following tasks:
    1. Create a default Web server configuration in the standalone application server by running the BBOWCFGW job from the migration JCL library produced by the Customization Dialog.
      1. Before submitting the job, customize it according to the instructions in the comments at the start of the job.
      2. Run the job under the WebSphere Application Server administrator user ID.
    2. Use the administrative console to edit the configuration and define the plug-in properties.



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