Web server configuration

Use this page to configure web server properties.

Web servers

To view this administrative console page click Servers > Server Types > Web Servers > web_server_name.

Information Description
Web server name Specifies a logical name for the web server.
Type Specifies the vendor of the web server. The default value is IBM® HTTP Server.
The options for the type of web servers are:
  • IHS
  • APACHE
  • IIS
  • SUNJAVASYSTEM
  • DOMINO
Port The port from which to ping the status of the web server. This field is required.

You can use the WebSphere® Application Server administrative console to check if the web server is started by sending a ping to attempt to connect to the web server port that is defined. In most cases the port is 80. If you have a firewall between the web servers and application servers, you will not use port 80 on the firewall between the two systems. In most cases, your port will be different, such as 9080 or 9443. You should set the alternate ports for the web server using the WebSphere Application Server administrative console, then set that port to the web server to listen on, in addition to the typical port 80 and 443.
Installation path Enter the fully qualified path where the web server is installed. This field is required if you are using IBM HTTP Server. For all other web servers, this field is not required. If you enable any administrative function for non-IBM HTTP Server Web servers, the installation path will be necessary.
Configuration file name There are two ways to view or modify the contents of the configuration file:
  1. Click Edit to view the configuration file. You will be able to make modifications from this view. This is valid for IBM HTTP Server only.
  2. Click Configuration file under Additional properties. You will be able to make modifications from this view. This is valid for IBM HTTP Server only.
Service name - Windows Windows operating systems only Specifies the Microsoft Windows operating system name for the Web server service. The name is the "display name" of the service and you can find it by opening the General properties tab of the web server service.