Preparing the HTTP server for high availability

Install the IBM HTTP Server and configure the Web server plug-in for passing requests to the Jazz™ for Service Management application server that are part of the high availability configuration.

1. If IBM HTTP Server Version 8.5 is not installed, install it before you proceed. It must be installed where it can be accessed from the Internet or intranet (or both).
   Note: Jazz for Service Management bundles the WebSphere Application Server Version 8.5 Supplements installation media, which contains the installation packages for IBM HTTP Server and the IBM HTTP Server plug-in for IBM® WebSphere Application Server. If you do not have the DVDs, you can download the electronic images for Jazz for Service Management from IBM Passport Advantage®. See Downloading Jazz for Service Management.
2. Install IBM HTTP Server ensuring that you include the IBM HTTP Server Plug-in for IBM WebSphere Application Server option. For more information, see Installing, updating, rolling back, and uninstalling IBM HTTP Server.
3. Create a CMS-type key database. For more information, see Creating a new key database using the command-line interface.
4. Create a self-signed certificate to allow SSL connections between nodes. For more information, see Creating a self-signed certificate.
5. To enable SSL communications for the IBM HTTP Server, in a text editor, open HTTP_server_install_dir/conf/httpd.conf. Locate the line # End of example SSL configuration and add the following lines, ensuring that the KeyFile line references the key database file that was created in step 3 and save your changes.

   LoadModule ibm_ssl_module modules/mod_ibm_ssl.so
   Listen 443
   <VirtualHost *:443>
   SSLEnable
   SSLProtocolDisable SSLv2
   ErrorLog "C:/Program Files (x86)/HCL/HTTPServer/logs/sslerror.log"
   TransferLog "C:/Program Files (x86)/HCL/HTTPServer/logs/sslaccess.log"
   KeyFile "C:/Program Files (x86)/HCL/WebSphere/Plugins_1/etc/plugin-key.kdb"
   SSLStashfile "C:/Program Files (x86)/HCL/WebSphere/Plugins_1/etc/plugin-key.sth"
   </VirtualHost>
   SSLDisable

   For more information, see the first example at Securing with SSL communications.
6. Restart the IBM HTTP Server, For more information, see Starting and stopping IBM HTTP Server.
7. On the IBM HTTP Server computer, to verify that SSL is enabled ensure that you can access https://localhost.
8. Stop and restart the Jazz for Service Management application server:
   1. In the JazzSM_WAS_Profile/bin directory, for a server named server1, run the following command:

      On Windows

      stopServer.bat server1

      On UNIX

      stopServer.sh server1

      Note: You are prompted to provide an administrator username and password.
   2. In the JazzSM_WAS_Profile/bin directory, for a server named server1, run the following command:

      On Windows

      startServer.bat server1

      On UNIX

      startServer.sh server1

9. Start the HTTP server:
   1. Change to the directory where it is installed.
   2. Run this command: bin/apachectl start Note you must restart the server after you change the plugin-cfg.xml file.