Pre-Deployment Requirements

To deploy the Web Server on a single node, prepare the system by performing the following tasks:

1. Install Web Server on a node.

   If you choose the Express Installation option while installing Web Server, the following default entities are created:

   • An Administration Server.

   • A default configuration with one HTTP listener and a virtual server are created. The name of the configuration and the virtual server are same as the host name.

   • An instance of the default configuration.

   For information on installing the Web Server, see Chapter 2, Installing the Web Server, in Oracle iPlanet Web Server 7.0.9 Installation and Migration Guide.

   For information on the supported platforms and the system requirements, see Supported Platforms in Oracle iPlanet Web Server 7.0.9 Release Notes.

2. Start the Administration Server.

   The Administration Server starts running on a specified SSL port.