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Web server definition

To administer or manage a web server using the console, create a web server definition or object in the WAS repository.

The creation of this object is exclusive of the actual installation of a web server. The web server object in the WAS repository represents the web server for administering and managing the web server from the console.

The web server object contains the following web server properties:

In addition to web server properties, the web server contains a plug-in object. The plug-in object contains properties that define the plugin-cfg.xml file.

The definitions of the web server object are made using wsadmin or the console. We can also define a web server object in the WAS repository using the profile create script during installation, a .jacl script, and using the console wizard.

There are three types of WAS nodes upon which we can create a web server. The type depends on the version of WAS, as follows:

Web servers, which are not IBM HTTP Servers for WebSphere Application Server, are not fully administered from the WAS console. The administration functions for Web servers, which are not IBM HTTP Servers for WebSphere Application Server, are:

(zos) Special consideration for IBM HTTP Server for z/OS, powered by Apache: To support remote administration and configuration of IBM HTTP Server for z/OS, a web server type IHSZOS must be defined in the WAS repository.

Important: During profile creation, using the z/OSProfile Management Tool, if you select Advanced profile creation and Create a web server definition, you will not be permitted to select the combination of web server type IBM HTTP Server and web server operating system of z/OS. However, we can create the web server type for IBM HTTP Server on z/OS through the console wizard, createWebServerDefintion.jacl, or wsadmin after the profile create, using the z/OS Profile Management Tool.

(zos) For information about the available service levels that include support for the IBM HTTP Server for z/OS powered by Apache, consult the Profile Management Tool Support website for the z/OS platform.