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 in an application server. The Web server plug-in uses the XML configuration file to determine whether a request is for an application server.
The appropriate plug-in file is installed. In addition, an http profile is created (/QIBM/UserData/WebSphere/Plugins/V61/webserver/profiles/http). The http profile can be used to facilitate the creation of Web server definitions. Refer to the topic about selecting a Web server topology diagram and roadmap for instructions on how to configure IBM HTTP Server for i5/OS to communicate with an application server.
The following procedure describes the steps for updating the plug-in configuration file, including configuring for SSL and Web server tuning
If applications are infrequently installed or uninstalled, which is usually the situation in a production environment, or if you can tolerate the performance impact of generating and distributing the plug-in configuration file each time any of the previously listed actions occur, you should consider enabling this service.
If you are making a series of simultaneous changes, like installing numerous applications, you might want the configuration service disabled until after you make the last change. The Web server plug-in configuration service is enabled by default. To disable this service, in the administrative console click elect
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