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Migrating and installing IBM HTTP Server on z/OS systems
You can install the IBM HTTP Server V7.0 product on z/OS systems. Ensure that you order the current version of WAS that contains the IHS for z/OS.
Before you can successfully install IHS, ensure that your environment meets the prerequisites for the application server. For more information, see the Preparing the base operating system topic. Install IHS V7.0 using SMP/E and then run an installation script to create a configuration in the installation directory: Attention: IBM HTTP Server V7.0 is different from the HTTP Server for z/OS. The information contained within the IBM HTTP Server product documentation pertains to IBM HTTP Server V7.0, not the HTTP Server for z/OS.
You can use the Web server jobname or other identifier in the installation directory name. For example:
- The product code for the IHS is installed into a read-only file system by SMP/E.
- After you install the product code, choose an installation for each IHS instance that you want to run under z/OS. Each server instance requires its own installation
- You can use an install script provided with IBM HTTP Server to: Copy files into this directory, perform initial customization, and create symbolic links to the product code
/opt/wwww/webserver1 /var/webservers/AAST1In the instruction examples in the following topic for installing IBM HTTP Server, an installation of /etc/websrv1 is used.
Use these links to learn more about the installation features for IBM HTTP Server:
- Install IHS
This topic describes how to install IBM HTTP Server using the installer program.
- Uninstalling IHS
This topic contains the procedure for uninstalling IBM HTTP Server.
Migrating the mod_auth_saf module directives to use the mod_authnz_saf module directives.
Use the mod_authnz_saf directive for your SAF configuration instead of the mod_auth_saf directive. In addition, SAF password authentication is now enabled by specifying the SAF basic authentication provider directive.AuthBasicProvider safAlso, the SAFRequire and AuthSAF directives are not supported in this release of IHS. For information about SAF directives, see the information center topic about SAF directives.
Migrating from mod_auth_ldap to mod_authnz_ldap z/OS:
The mod_auth_ldap directive in IHS Version 6.1 has been renamed to mod_authnz_ldap, and has undergone several changes, such as:
- AuthBasicProvider ldap is now mandatory to have LDAP handle authentication.
- AuthZLDAPAuthoritative replaces AuthLDAPAuthoritative for configuration, if other types of authorization are permissible.
- Require directives have been updated to be uniquely identified as being LDAP related, for example, Require ldap-user and Require ldap-group.
For further information, see the mod_authnz_ldap documentation.
Related concepts
Migrating from previous releases of IHS
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z/OS: Preparing the base z/OS operating system for product installation
Install and configuring the WebSphere Application Server plug-in for IHS on z/OS
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