Creating a HTTP Listener

You can create a new HTTP Listener for a Virtual Server for processing incoming HTTP requests performing the following steps:

1. Click Virtual Servers tab under Configurations tab.

2. Click HTTP Listeners sub tab to view the list of configured HTTP Listeners.

3. Click New button to pop up a wizard page for creating a new HTTP Listener.

Provide the following information in the wizard page.

• Name — Name for the new HTTP Listener.

• Port — Port for the HTTP Listener to bind and listen for incoming HTTP requests.

• IP Address — A Valid IPv4 or IPv6 address. “*” implies that the HTTP Listener will listen to all IP addressed for the configured port.

• Server Name — Enter the server name E.g. sales.mycomp.com

• Default Virtual Server — Select the virtual server from the drop down list. This action will associate the new HTTP Listener for the selected virtual server.

• Description (Optional) — Enter a short description for your HTTP Listener.

Using CLI

For creating a HTTP Listener through CLI, execute the following command.

wadm> create-http-listener --user=admin --password-file=admin.pwd --host=serverhost 
--port=8989 --listener-port=18003 --config=config1 --server-name=config1.com 
--default-virtual-server-name=config1_vs_1 config1_ls_1

See CLI Reference, create-http-listener(1).