Gather information about the web servers

Web server collection

Configure, manage, and view information about the web servers.

Implement a web server plug-in
Web server configuration
Web server log file
Web server plug-in properties
Web server custom properties
Remote web server management
Web server configuration file
Global directives
Web server virtual hosts collection
Web server virtual hosts detail

Web servers

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

To create a new web server, click New to launch the Create new web server entry wizard. To manage an installed web server, select the check box adjacent to the application name in the list and click a button:

Button Resulting Action
Generate Plug-in
When the plug-in configuration service is enabled, a plug-in configuration file is automatically generated for a web server whenever:

The WebSphere Application Server administrator defines new web server.
An application is deployed to an Application Server.
An application is uninstalled.
A virtual host definition is updated and saved.

Propagate Plug-in Choosing this action will copy the plugin-cfg.xml file from the local directory where the Application Server is installed to the remote machine. If we are using IBM HTTP Server V6 or higher for our web server, WAS can automatically propagate the plug-in configuration file to remote machines provided there is a working HTTP transport mechanism to propagate the file.
New Launches the wizard to create a new web server entry.
Delete Deletes one or more of the selected web server entries.
Templates ... Opens the web server templates list panel. From this panel we can create a new template or delete existing templates.
Start Starts one or more of the selected web servers.
Stop Stops one or more of the selected web servers.
Terminate Terminates one or more of the selected web servers.

Name

Logical name for the web server. This can be the host name of the machine, or any name we choose.

Web server type

Indicates the type of web server we are using.

Node

Logical name for the web server. This can be the host name of the machine, or any name we choose.

Name of the node on which the web server is defined. This column only applies for the WAS ND product.

Version

Version of the WAS on which the web server is defined.

Status

Indicates whether the web server is started, stopped, or unavailable.

If IBM HTTP Server is defined on an unmanaged node, start the IBM HTTP Server Administration server before we can start and stop IBM HTTP Server.

If the status is unavailable, the node agent or IBM HTTP Server administration server is not running in that node, and start the node agent before we can start the web server.

Status Indicator Resulting Action Description

Started The web server is running.

Stopped The web server is not running.

Unknown Status cannot be determined.
A web server with an unknown status might, in fact, be running but has an unknown status because the application server running the administrative console cannot communicate with this web server.

Button	Resulting Action
Generate Plug-in	When the plug-in configuration service is enabled, a plug-in configuration file is automatically generated for a web server whenever: The WebSphere Application Server administrator defines new web server. An application is deployed to an Application Server. An application is uninstalled. A virtual host definition is updated and saved.
Propagate Plug-in	Choosing this action will copy the plugin-cfg.xml file from the local directory where the Application Server is installed to the remote machine. If we are using IBM HTTP Server V6 or higher for our web server, WAS can automatically propagate the plug-in configuration file to remote machines provided there is a working HTTP transport mechanism to propagate the file.
New	Launches the wizard to create a new web server entry.
Delete	Deletes one or more of the selected web server entries.
Templates ...	Opens the web server templates list panel. From this panel we can create a new template or delete existing templates.
Start	Starts one or more of the selected web servers.
Stop	Stops one or more of the selected web servers.
Terminate	Terminates one or more of the selected web servers.

Status Indicator	Resulting Action	Description
	Started	The web server is running.
	Stopped	The web server is not running.
	Unknown	Status cannot be determined. A web server with an unknown status might, in fact, be running but has an unknown status because the application server running the administrative console cannot communicate with this web server.