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Define IBM HTTP Server for a node
Define IBM HTTP Server to manage Web connections for a node.
In a network deployment, a web server is used as the entry point for all the features.
This procedure describes how to create a Web server using the Integrated Solutions Console. There are other ways to create the Web server. See the IBM WebSphere Application Server information center for more information.
To define IBM HTTP Server for a node...
- Start IBM HTTP Server, if it is not already running.
- From the WAS admin console for the dmgr, select System administration > Nodes > Add Node.
- Select Unmanaged node and click Next.
- Specify the properties of the node by providing values in the following fields:
- Name
- Enter the name of the node
- Host Name
- Enter the fully qualified DNS host name for IBM HTTP Server. For example: webserver.example.com
- Platform
- Choose the operating system type that hosts your IBM HTTP Server
Click OK and then click Save.
- Select Servers > Web servers and click New.
- Provide values for the following fields:
- Select node
- Choose the node that you specified in Step 4.
- Server name
- Enter the name of the your Web server. The default value is webserver1
- Type
- Choose IBM HTTP Server.
- Click Next.
- Select the default Web server template and click Next.
- On the Enter the properties for the new Web server page, check the paths and make adjustments if necessary, and then enter the user name and password that you specified when you installed IBM HTTP Server. Confirm the password and click Next.
- Confirm that you want to create the new Web server.
- Click Finish, and then click Save.
If you selected Use SSL on the Enter the properties for the new Web server page, complete the steps in the Configure IBM HTTP Server for SSL topic. Install Web server plug-ins for IBM HTTP Server, if they are not already installed. For more information, go to the Install Web server plug-ins web site.
Configure IBM HTTP Server to handle file downloads from the Files and Wikis features. For information on this configuration, see the Configuring Files and Wikis downloads topic.
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