Administer web servers from the administrative console

Subtopics

• Web server definition
  To administer or manage a web server using the administrative console, create a web server definition or object in the WebSphere Application Server repository.

• Web server definition for z/OS
  We can define a web server definition in a managed node or in an unmanaged node.
• Web server configuration
  Plug-in configuration involves configuring the web server to use the binary plug-in module that WAS provides. Plug-in configuration also includes updating the plug-in XML configuration file to reflect the current application server configuration. The binary module uses the XML file to help route web client requests.
• Web server collection
  Configure, manage, and view information about the web servers.
• Web server configuration
  Configure web server properties.
• Checking the IBM HTTP Server version
  At times, we might need to determine the version of our IBM HTTP Server installation.
• Web server log file
  View the log file for our web server.
• Web server custom properties
  View and manage arbitrary name-value pairs of data, where the name is a property key and the value is a string value used to set internal system configuration properties.
• Compensation service custom properties
  We can specify additional settings for the compensation service through setting a custom property.
• Remote web server management
  Configure a remote IBM HTTP Server web server.
• Web server configuration file
  View or modify the contents of the Web server configuration file in the web browser. To view this administrative console page click Servers > Server Types > Web Servers > web_server. Under Additional Properties, click Configuration File.
• Global directives
  Configure the global directives for our web server.
• Web server virtual hosts collection
  Use this page create or edit virtual hosts for our Web server.
• Web server virtual hosts detail
  Use this page create or edit virtual hosts for our Web server.
• Editing the web server type
  We can change the type of web server if we install one that differs from your currently installed web server.