Configuring Oracle iPlanet Web Server

The GlassFish Loadbalancer Configurator automatically performs the necessary configurations for the Oracle iPlanet Web Server. The Loadbalancer Plug-In supports Oracle iPlanet Web Server 7.0 Update 9+.

The manual configuration procedure in this section is only required if you plan on using the load balancer Auto Apply feature. The Auto Apply feature enables changes made to a configuration through the GlassFish Server Administration Console or from the command line with the apply-http-lb-changes(1) subcommand to be automatically sent over the wire to the web server configuration directory. To use the Auto Apply feature, you must configure the web server for SSL mode. This SSL configuration must be performed on the web server prior to installing the Loadbalancer Plug-In. If you will not be using the load balancer Auto Apply feature, you can skip this SSL configuration procedure.

To Set up the HTTP Load Balancer in SSL Mode for Oracle iPlanet Web Server 7

Before You Begin

The Loadbalancer Plug-In does not support iPlanet Web Server administration passwords that are less than 8 characters in length. Ensure that the administration password you use for your iPlanet Web server configuration is eight or more characters long.

1. (Optional) Create the NSS database using the following command. This step is not needed if the NSS database exists. Make sure that you type the command in a single line.

   webserver-install-dir/bin/certutil -N -d 
   webserver-install-dir/admin-server/config-store/config-name/config

   When prompted, provide the NSS database password.

2. Start the Admin Server.

   The command for starting the Admin Server depends on your operating system. For example, on Windows systems:

   webserver-install-dir\admin-server\bin\startserv.bat

   webserver-install-dir

   The name of the directory in which the web server is installed.

3. Create a self-signed certificate.

   Enter the following command on a single line:

   webserver-install-dir/bin/wadm create-selfsigned-cert --user=
   admin-user --server-name=host-name 
   --nickname=ServerCert --token=internal --config=config-name

   Refer to your web server documentation for complete instructions on the wadm command.

4. Create an HTTP listener.

   Enter the following command on a single line:

   webserver-install-dir/bin/wadm create-http-listener 
   --user=admin-user --server-name=host-name 
   --default-virtual-server-name=default-virtual-server-name 
   --listener-port=8090 --config=config-name http-listener-ssl

5. Enable the SSL and assign the certificate.

   Enter the following command on a single line:

   webserver-install-dir/bin/wadm set-ssl-prop 
   --user=admin-user --http-listener=http-listener-ssl 
   --config=config-name enabled=true server-cert-nickname=ServerCert

6. Deploy the configuration to the web server.

   webserver-install-dir/bin/wadm deploy-config config-name

   The wadm commands operate on the central configuration, so the web server will not use the changes until they are deployed.

7. Proceed with the instructions in Installing the Loadbalancer Plug-In.