Getting Started with WebSphere : The How-to Guide for Setting up iSeries Web Application Servers

by Kelly, Brian W.

• ISBN13: 9781583040911
• ISBN10: 1583040919
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2002-03-01
• Publisher: 29th Street Pr

Table of Contents

Foreword	xiii
Preface	xv
What Is Websphere Application Server?	1	(6)
IBM's Best Web Medicine	1	(1)
WebSphere Application Server	2	(3)
The WAS and the iSeries	4	(1)
Pep Talk	5	(2)
The WAS Game Plan	7	(12)
WAS Documentation	7	(4)
Installation Overview	11	(8)
Stage 1: Planning	11	(5)
Stage 2: Installing WebSphere Application Server	16	(1)
Stage 3: Creating an Initial Configuration	17	(1)
Stage 4: Starting the WAS Environment	18	(1)
Stage 5: Verifying the Installation	18	(1)
Installing the WAS Prerequisities	19	(14)
OS/400 Requirements	19	(1)
Prerequisite Software	19	(5)
Installing the Prereqs	20	(4)
Prerequisite Features: The Details	24	(1)
iSeries Developer Kit for Java	24	(1)
OS/400 Qshell Interpreter	24	(1)
OS/400 Host Servers	24	(1)
TCP/IP Connectivity Utilities for iSeries	25	(1)
IBM HTTP Server for iSeries	25	(1)
OS/400 Directory Services	25	(1)
OS/400 Digital Certificate Manager	25	(1)
A Cryptographic Access Provider	25	(1)
DB2 Query Manager and SQL Development Kit	25	(1)
DB2 Universal Database for iSeries	25	(2)
SQL MaxJobs Parameter	27	(1)
Configuring TCP/IP	27	(4)
Step 1: Ensure That the iSeries Has an IP Address Assigned	27	(1)
Step 2: Configure a TCP/IP Host Name	28	(1)
Step 3: Add TCP/IP Host Table Entries for iSeries	29	(1)
Step 4: Start TCP/IP	29	(1)
Step 5: Verify the TCP/IP Configuration	30	(1)
Step 6: Verify System Configuration	30	(1)
Ready to Go	31	(2)
Installing WebSphere Application Server	33	(12)
Installation Step-by-Step	33	(5)
Applying Group PTFs	38	(3)
Starting WebSphere Application Server	41	(2)
Application Servers: A Closer Look	43	(1)
Seeing Whether It Works	43	(2)
Windows 2000: An Important Ingredient	45	(4)
One Big Difference	45	(1)
A Little History	45	(1)
Getting Acquainted	46	(1)
Windows 2000 Under the Covers	47	(1)
A Welcome Change	48	(1)
The Websphere Administrative console	49	(8)
What Is the Console?	49	(2)
The Console Platform	49	(1)
Console Considerations	50	(1)
Scenes from the Console Battlefield	51	(5)
Forewarned Is Forearmed	56	(1)
Installing the WAS Console on Windows 2000 Professional	57	(8)
Installing the Console	57	(6)
That's a Wrap	63	(2)
Installing Console FixPaks	65	(18)
Determining Your WAS Version	65	(1)
Obtaining Console FixPaks	66	(1)
The Web Alternative	67	(1)
FixPak Release Notes	67	(1)
Getting FixPaks and E-fixes from the Web	68	(8)
Making Sense of the Release Notes	74	(2)
Installing the FixPak	76	(5)
Confirming Whether It Worked	81	(1)
The Next Step	81	(2)
Creating and Starting New WAS Instance	83	(18)
Understanding the Notion of a Default WAS Instance	83	(2)
The Default Application Server	85	(2)
Creating New WAS Instances	87	(3)
The CRTNEWINST Command	87	(2)
CRTNEWINST: The Details	89	(1)
Assigning Port Numbers for a WAS Instance	90	(1)
Recovering, Deleting, and Restoring a WAS Instance	91	(2)
Starting a WAS In stance	93	(1)
Attaching a Console to the Instance	94	(3)
Specifying the Console Port	95	(1)
Renaming the Console Icon	95	(1)
Renaming the Application Server	96	(1)
Assigning the HTTP Port	97	(4)
Setting Up the Original HTTP Server	101	(22)
Making It Work!	101	(18)
Creating an HTTP Server Instance	101	(5)
The Create HTTP Server Wizard	106	(4)
Creating a New Configuration Object	110	(4)
Modifying the Configuration for CGI Access	114	(2)
Enabling WAS Requests	116	(2)
Starting the HTTP Server Instance	118	(1)
Verifying That Everything Works	119	(4)
Running the SNOOP Servlet	121	(2)
Setting Up Apache Web Server Instances for Websphere	123	(48)
The Leading Web Server	123	(1)
Apache on the iSeries	124	(4)
Learning About Apache	127	(1)
Apache and WebSphere	128	(1)
Installation Details	129	(1)
Web Application Server Choices	130	(2)
PTF Requirements for WebSphere	131	(1)
To Migrate or Create from Scratch?	132	(1)
Creating an Apache HTTP Server	133	(20)
Creating a New Apache HTTP Instance	138	(7)
Configuring CGI Programs for the Apache HTTP Server	145	(4)
Configuring Apache for WebSphere Servlets	149	(3)
WAS Configuration Summary	152	(1)
Migration from an Original Server	153	(12)
Starting an Apache HTTP Serves	165	(4)
Troubleshooting: A Case Study	167	(2)
Room for Improvement	169	(1)
Running SNOOP	169	(2)
Summary and Conclusions	171	(2)
A Jump on the Future	171	(2)
Appendix Web Servers: A Historical Perspective	173	(6)
Enter the CERN Server	173	(3)
CERN Moves On	175	(1)
How Apache Came to Be	176	(1)
Value in History	177	(2)
Index	179