Sun Java System Application Server 9.1 High Availability Administration Guide

Requirements for Using Apache Web Server

For the Apache Web Server, your installation must meet the minimum requirements.

With Apache, the load balancer plug-in requires:

The software sources are available at http://www.sunfreeware.com

In addition, before compiling Apache:


Note –

To use a C compiler other than gcc, set the path of the C compiler and make utility in the PATH environment variable.


Applying the Apache Web Server Patch

Before installing the load balancer plug-in for Apache, apply the patch for the Apache Web Server issue 12355. More details about this issue are available at http://issues.apache.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=12355. This patch is required for the Auto Apply feature to work. To apply the patch, follow these steps.

  1. Untar http-2.0.59.tar and go to the directory httpd-2.0.59.

  2. Download the patch from http://issues.apache.org/bugzilla/attachment.cgi?id=16495 and save it as a file, for example, 12355.diff.

  3. From the directory httpd-2.0.59/modules/ssl, run the following command:

    patch < 12355.diff