The EAServer application server hosts Web applications, and functions as a Web server. The redirector plug-in is installed on the Web server host, which allows you to send client requests directly to the Web server. The Web server forwards requests that need to access EAServer servlets, JSPs, and so on, to EAServer. EAServer processes the requests and returns the results back to the Web server.
You can establish HTTPS (HTTP over SSL) connections between your Web server redirector and EAServer. This provides an SSL communication link, including data integrity and encryption services; it does not support authentication services using client-side certificates.
The Web servers for which a redirector plug-in is available for HTTP and HTTPS connections are:
Apache 1.3.26 and 2.0
iPlanet 4.1 and 6.0
Sun Java System (formerly known as Sun ONE) 6.0
iPlanet 6.0 and Sun Java System require
Red Hat 2.1
To use the redirector plug-in for either the iPlanet
6.0 or the Sun Java System 6.0 Web server, you must be running on
Red Hat Advanced server 2.1. These Web servers do not support either
Red Hat Advanced server 3.0 or the SUSE Linux Enterprise server.
Table 4-1 lists terms, which are used throughout this chapter.
Term |
Description |
|---|---|
Application server |
Refers to a single installation of EAServer |
WEB_SERVER_HOME |
Represents the installation directory of your Web server |
