Enable WebSphere Application Server to use an intermediary node for Web services transactions

You can use intermediary nodes with Web Services Atomic Transactions or Web Services Business Activities to support the exchange of associated requests across firewalls and outside the WebSphere Application Server domain. You configure WebSphere Application Server to use an intermediary node by specifying the HTTP or HTTPS protocol prefix for the node, in each server that is accessed through the intermediary. Configure the intermediary node that you want to use, and ensure that you know the address or addresses of the intermediary node that you want to map to servers in your WebSphere Application Server configuration.

Procedure

1. In the administrative console, click Servers > Application Servers > server_name > [Container Services] Transaction Service.

2. Type the prefix for the intermediary node in the HTTP proxy prefix or HTTPS proxy prefix field. This prefix is the intermediary node address that maps to this server. The HTTPS prefix is used if WebSphere Application Server security is enabled and protocol security is enabled for the transaction service; otherwise the HTTP prefix is used.

   If you are using an HTTP server to route messages through a Proxy Server for WebSphere Application Server, the prefix applies to the HTTP server.

3. Save your changes to the master configuration.

4. Repeat the previous steps for each server that is accessed through the intermediary node.

5. Restart the servers.

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