This topic describes how to add the virtual host that servers the administrative console to the plug-in configuration file so that you can access the administrative console through a Web server.
Before you begin
Install your Version 6 WebSphere Application Server product, a Web server, and the Web server plug-ins for WebSphere Application Server. The Plug-ins installation wizard creates a Web server definition on the Application Server system, either directly when they are on the same machine, or by a script for remote scenarios. After creating the Web server definition, the plug-in configuration file exists within the Web server definition.Why and when to perform this task
This task gives you the option of configuring the admin_host so that Web servers can access the administrative console. When the Web server plug-in configuration file is generated, it does not include admin_host on the list of virtual hosts.
Steps for this task
./stopServer.sh server1
Server server1 stop completed.
./startServer.sh server1
Server server1 open for e-business; process id is 1719
./stopManager.sh
Server dmgr stop completed.
./startManager.sh
Server dmgr open for e-business; process id is 1720
<VirtualHostGroup Name="admin_host"> <VirtualHost Name="*:9060"/> <VirtualHost Name="*:80"/> <VirtualHost Name="*:9043"/> </VirtualHostGroup> ... ... ... <ServerCluster Name="server1_SERVER1HOSTserver1_Cluster"> <Server LoadBalanceWeight="1" Name="SERVER1HOSTserver1_dmgr"> <Transport Hostname="SERVER1HOST" Port="9060" Protocol="http"/> </Server> <PrimaryServers> <Server Name="SERVER1HOSTserver1_dmgr"/> </PrimaryServers> </ServerCluster> ... ... ... <UriGroup Name="admin_host_server1_SERVER1HOSTserver1_Cluster_URIs"> <Uri AffinityCookie="JSESSIONID" AffinityURLIdentifier="jsessionid" Name="/ibm/console/*"/> </UriGroup> <Route ServerCluster="server1_SERVER1HOSTserver1_Cluster" UriGroup="admin_host_server1_SERVER1HOSTserver1_Cluster_URIs" VirtualHostGroup="admin_host"/>
<ServerCluster Name="server1_wastriciaserver1_Cluster">
Result
You can configure your supported Web servers to access the administrative console application of a deployment manager or a stand-alone application server.