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Managing remotely with the WAS administrative console
You can remotely administer and configure IHS using the WebSphere Application Server admin console.
After you define a Web server definition in the WebSphere repository to represent the installed IHS, an administrator can administer and configure IBM HTTP Server through the WAS admin console. IBM HTTP Server cannot be remotely managed by the IHS administration server when IBM HTTP Server is started under a non-root user ID.
Administration includes the ability to start and stop the IHS. You can display and edit the IBM HTTP Server configuration file, and you can view the IHS error and access logs. The plug-in configuration file can be generated for IHS and propagated to the remote, or locally-installed, IHS. z/OS:
Administration and configuration using the WAS admin console is available if IBM HTTP Server is on a managed node only. The node agent must be present to perform administration because there is no support for the IHS administration server.
- IBM HTTP Server remote administration with managed nodes: When you install IBM HTTP Server on a remote machine with a managed node, the administration interface that handles requests between the admin console and the IHS is the network deployment node agent.
Windows: If we are planning on managing an IBM HTTP Server on a managed node (through nodeagent), configure the Windows service for IBM HTTP Server to log on as local system account. You can specify this during the installation using the create services panel.
- IHS remote administration with unmanaged nodes: When you install IHS on a remote machine without a managed node, the administration server is necessary for remote administration. The IBM HTTP Server installation includes the administration server, which installs by default during a typical IHS installation.
The administration server is the interface that handles requests between the admin console and the remote IBM HTTP Server on the unmanaged node. The administration server must be started by a root user and defined to an unmanaged WAS node. (Remote administration of IHS is available without the administration server if the IBM HTTP Server is installed on a machine with a managed node.)
- IHS remote administration using WebSphere Application Server Express and Base: Administration function for IHS with the WebSphere Application Server Express or Base product requires installation and configuration of the administration server.
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