11.1.1 Preparation

Before we configure Web server node 2 to serve content and route requests for our WebSphere Commerce instance, it needs to prepared as follows:

1. Create directories and a non-root_user, and set permissions for your new Web server exactly as described for Web server node 1 in Configure directories, non-root_user, and permissions.

2. Make sure that the Web server's host name is resolvable to its IP address on your Network Deployment Manager node and all application server nodes, either by using DNS or by adding a line to your hosts file (/etc/hosts on AIX, Linux, and other UNIX-like operating systems).

3. If you have an inbound firewall, configure it so that Web server node 2, like Web server node 1, is able to initiate TCP connections to the application server nodes and to accept TCP connections from Network Deployment Manager.
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