README



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This README for Edge Components applies to the Load Balancer and Caching Proxy components of IBM WebSphere Application Server, Version 6

Caching Proxy is not available on:

The following topics are included:


Accessing Edge Components Web site for documentation and support information

To link to the documentation set or link to the Support page for Self help, see:

http://www.ibm.com/software/webservers/appserv/ecinfocenter.html

From this Web page you can:


Accessing Edge Components documentation from the installation directory

In addition to accessing the documents on the Web site, if you select to install the documentation package, you can also access product documentation in either PDF or HTML format from the product installation directory.

Note: If the Caching Proxy component is not available in the product installation then only the Load Balancer Administration Guide is included.

The following information provides the default installation paths for the documentation:

For Concepts, Planning, and Installation for Edge Components, Caching Proxy Administration Guide, and the Programming Guide for Edge Components, the default location is:

For Load Balancer Administration Guide, the default location is:

If installing the product from the CD, the README file is available from the CD-ROM in the following root directory:


Accessing installation and setup information

For installation and setup information, see Concepts, Planning, and Installation for Edge Components. This document can be accessed either from the product installation directory (previously referenced) or from the Edge Components information center:

http://www.ibm.com/software/webservers/appserv/ecinfocenter.html

For information on hardware and software requirements for Edge Components, link to the following Web page:

http://www.ibm.com/software/webservers/appserv/doc/latest/prereq.html


Accessing IBM HTTP Server information

Install IBM HTTP Server using the LaunchPad installation program for Edge Components. The HTTP Server information center index page is installed:


Accessing WebSphere HTTP plug-in information

Install the plug-in using the LaunchPad installation program for Edge Components. For setup information, refer to the WebSphere Application Server Version 6 information center, which is available at:

http://www.ibm.com/software/webservers/appserv/was/library/

To obtain information on Web server plug-ins at this Web site:

  1. Select a version of the WebSphere Application Server
  2. Select the information center
  3. From the left hand navigation pane, select WebSphere Application Server Network Deployment and navigate to sections on installation and configuration


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