Manage remotely with the WAS administrative console

Manage remotely with the WAS console

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We can remotely administer and configure IBM HTTP Server using the WAS console.

Overview
After we define a Web server definition in the WebSphere repository to represent the installed IBM HTTP Server, an administrator can administer and configure IBM HTTP Server through the WAS administrative console.
Administration includes the ability to start and stop the IBM HTTP Server. We can display and edit the IBM HTTP Server configuration file, and we can view the IBM HTTP Server error and access logs. The plug-in configuration file can be generated for IBM HTTP Server and propagated to the remote, or locally-installed, IBM HTTP Server.

Administration and configuration using the WAS 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 IBM HTTP Server administration server.

Procedure

IBM HTTP Server remote administration with managed nodes: When we install IBM HTTP Server on a remote machine with a managed node, the administration interface that handles requests between the administrative console and the IBM HTTP Server is the network deployment node agent.

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. We can specify this during the installation using the create services panel.

IBM HTTP Server remote administration with unmanaged nodes: When we install IBM HTTP Server 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 IBM HTTP Server installation.
The administration server is the interface that handles requests between the administrative console and the remote IBM HTTP Server on the unmanaged node. The administration server must be started and defined to an unmanaged WAS node. (Remote administration of IBM HTTP Server is available without the administration server if the IBM HTTP Server is installed on a machine with a managed node.)

IBM HTTP Server remote administration using WAS Express and Base: Administration function for IBM HTTP Server with the WAS Express or Base product requires installation and configuration of the administration server.

Related tasks

Start and stopping the IBM HTTP Server administration server