Proxy server collection

This topic lists the proxy servers in the cell. A proxy server resides within a WebSphere Application Server Network Deployment node.

A proxy server is used to classify, prioritize, and route HTTP and SIP requests to servers in the enterprise as well as cache content from servers. You can use this page to create, delete, or modify a proxy server.

To view this administrative console page, click Servers > Proxy Servers .

To configure the proxy server to route work to V6 WebSphere Application Servers in another cell, use core group bridge settings (Servers > Core groups > Core group bridge settings), which sets up communication between cells.

Currently, configuring the proxy server to route work to a V6 WebSphere Application Server - Express cell requires advanced configuration. To configure the proxy server to route work to an application server which is not an IBM WebSphere Application Server or a pre-V6 WebSphere Application Server cell, the following advanced configuration is required:

1. Define a generic server cluster. From the administrative console, click Servers > Generic Server Clusters.

2. Define a URI group. From the administrative console, click Environment > URI Groups.

3. Create routing rules. From the administrative console, click Servers > Proxy Servers > server_name > Proxy Server Properties > Routing rules.

Both generic server clusters and URI groups are also accessible in the administrative console under Related Items for the proxy server.

Name

Specifies a logical name for the proxy server. For WebSphere Application Server, server names must be unique within a node.

If you have multiple nodes in a cluster, the server names must also be unique within the cluster. You cannot use the same server name within two nodes that are part of the same cluster. WebSphere Application Server uses the server name for administrative actions, such as referencing the server in scripting.

Node

The name of the node where the proxy server resides.

V

Indicates the WebSphere Application Server version you are running.

Protocol

Indicates the protocol or protocols that the proxy server is configured to handle. This information is based on the types of transport channels that are included in the transport chains that are configured for the proxy server.

For example, if a transport chain includes an HTTP channel, HTTP displays in this field. If a transport chain includes both a SIP and an HTTP channel, SIP,HTTP displays in this field.

Status

Indicates whether the proxy server is started, stopped, or unavailable.

If the status is unavailable, the node agent is not running in that node and restart the node agent before you can start the server.

	Started	The server is running.
	Stopped	The server is not running.
	Unavailable	Status cannot be determined. A server with an unavailable status might, in fact, be running but has an unavailable status because the application server that is running the administrative console cannot communicate with this server.

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