Configure a web server

Web server configuration

Web servers

To view this administrative console page click...
Servers > Server Types > Web Servers > web_server

Information Description
Web server name Logical name for the web server.
Type Vendor of the web server. The default is IBM HTTP Server.
The options for the type of web servers are:

IHS
APACHE
IIS
SUNJAVASYSTEM
DOMINO

Port The port from which to ping the status of the web server. This field is required.
Use the WebSphere Application Server administrative console to check if the web server is started by sending a ping to attempt to connect to the web server port that is defined. In most cases the port is 80. If we have a firewall between the web servers and application servers, we will not use port 80 on the firewall between the two systems. In most cases, your port will be different, such as 9080 or 9443. We should set the alternate ports for the web server using the WAS administrative console, then set that port to the web server to listen on, in addition to the typical port 80 and 443.

Installation path Enter the fully qualified path where the web server is installed. This field is required if we are using IBM HTTP Server. For all other web servers, this field is not required. If we enable any administrative function for non-IBM HTTP Server Web servers, the installation path will be necessary.
Configuration file name There are two ways to view or modify the contents of the configuration file:

Click Edit to view the configuration file. You will be able to make modifications from this view. This is valid for IBM HTTP Server only.
Click Configuration file under Additional properties. You will be able to make modifications from this view. This is valid for IBM HTTP Server only.

Service name - Windows Windows operating systems only The Microsoft Windows operating system name for the Web server service. The name is the "display name" of the service and we can find it by opening the General properties tab of the web server service.

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Web server configuration file

Information	Description
Web server name	Logical name for the web server.
Type	Vendor of the web server. The default is IBM HTTP Server. The options for the type of web servers are: IHS APACHE IIS SUNJAVASYSTEM DOMINO
Port	The port from which to ping the status of the web server. This field is required. Use the WebSphere Application Server administrative console to check if the web server is started by sending a ping to attempt to connect to the web server port that is defined. In most cases the port is 80. If we have a firewall between the web servers and application servers, we will not use port 80 on the firewall between the two systems. In most cases, your port will be different, such as 9080 or 9443. We should set the alternate ports for the web server using the WAS administrative console, then set that port to the web server to listen on, in addition to the typical port 80 and 443.
Installation path	Enter the fully qualified path where the web server is installed. This field is required if we are using IBM HTTP Server. For all other web servers, this field is not required. If we enable any administrative function for non-IBM HTTP Server Web servers, the installation path will be necessary.
Configuration file name	There are two ways to view or modify the contents of the configuration file: Click Edit to view the configuration file. You will be able to make modifications from this view. This is valid for IBM HTTP Server only. Click Configuration file under Additional properties. You will be able to make modifications from this view. This is valid for IBM HTTP Server only.
Service name - Windows Windows operating systems only	The Microsoft Windows operating system name for the Web server service. The name is the "display name" of the service and we can find it by opening the General properties tab of the web server service.