IBM® HTTP Servers
IBM® HTTP Servers (IHS) are used for loadbalancing and redirecting the docs related urls to the corresponding HCL Docs components. In most cases, the existing IHS server used for your IBM® Connections environment can be used.
General:
- The IBM HTTP Server Version and Operating System fields help provide information to IBM® support or those helping with the deployment to ensure the supported IHS server and proper versions are being used.
- The IHS Install Directory is the location that IHS is installed on the local node.
- The Plugins Directory and Toolbox Directory are the locations of the IHS files used to configure IHS for HCL Docs.
- The OS account for install is the user account used to install the IHS server(s).
Field Name | Parameter |
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IBM® HTTP Server Version | WAS_VERSION, for example, 8.5.5.1 |
Operating System | RHEL_VERSION, for example, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.4 (x86_64) |
IHS Install Directory | IHS_INSTALLPATH, for example, /opt/IBM/HTTPServer |
Plugins Directory | IHSPLUGINS_INSTALLPATH, for example, /opt/IBM/WebSphere/Plugins |
Toolbox Directory | IHSTOOLBOX_INSTALLPATH, for example, /opt/IBM/WebSphere/Toolbox |
OS account for install | OSACCOUNT_LINUX, for example, root |
Credentials:
Though not used specifically in the HCL Docs installation, the IBM HTTP Administrator credentials can be recorded here to assist in managing the IHS server.
Username | Group | Password | |
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IBM® HTTP Administrator | IHSADMIN_USERNAME, for example, ihsadmin | IHSADMIN_GROUPNAME, for example, ihsadmins | IHSADMIN_PASSWORD, for example, password |
Networking (Load Balancer):
If there is a load balancer for the IHS servers, you'll need to specify the Virtual Address:Port in the HCL Docs config files during the install. If there is no load balancer then you would specify the IHS hostname:port.
The Load Balancing Method can be recorded here as well but is not used directly by the HCL Docs installation process.
Field Name | Parameter |
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Virtual Address:Port | VHOST_IHS, for example, Connections.example.com:VPORT_IHSHTTP, for example, 80 |
Load Balancing Method | LTM |
Field Name | Parameter |
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Virtual Address:Port | VHOST_IHS, for example, Connections.example.com:VPORT_IHSHTTPS, for example, 443 |
Load Balancing Method | LTM |
Servers:
Specify each of the IHS servers used in the deployment topology. This information can be used by support to understand the architecture and structure of the overall deployment. Additionally, it is used when mapping the HCL Docs applications to the list of web servers.
Server | Node Name | Server Name | |
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1 | IHS_HOSTNAME_1, for example, DocsLab01.example.com | IHS_NODENAME_1, for example, DocsLab01 | IHS_SERVERNAME_1, for example, DocsLab01-IHS |
2 | IHS_HOSTNAME_2, for example, DocsLab02.example.com | IHS_NODENAME_2, for example, DocsLab02 | IHS_SERVERNAME_2, for example, DocsLab02-IHS |