Contents

Title and Copyright Information

Preface

• Documentation Accessibility
• Conventions

1 Overview of Web Server 1.1 Plug-Ins

• 1.1 What are Web Server Plug-Ins?
  • 1.1.1 Connection Pooling and Keep-Alive
  • 1.1.2 Proxying Requests
• 1.2 Availability of Version 1.1 Plug-Ins
• 1.3 Upgrading from 1.0 Plug-Ins
• 1.4 Features of the Version 1.1 Plug-Ins
  • 1.4.1 Standard Encryption Strength Allows Simplified Naming
  • 1.4.2 Version 1.1 Plug-Ins Use Oracle Security Framework
  • 1.4.3 Version 1.1 Plug-Ins Support IPv6
  • 1.4.4 Version 1.1 Plug-Ins Support Two-Way SSL
• 1.5 Support and Patching

2 Configuring the mod_wl_ohs Plug-In for Oracle HTTP Server

• 2.1 Prerequisites for Configuring mod_wl_ohs
• 2.2 Configuring mod_wl_ohs Using Fusion Middleware Control
• 2.3 Configuring mod_wl_ohs Manually
• 2.4 Configuring SSL for mod_wl_ohs

3 Installing and Configuring the Oracle iPlanet Web Server Plug-In

• 3.1 Overview of the Oracle iPlanet Web Server Plug-In
• 3.2 Installing and Configuring the Oracle iPlanet Web Server Plug-In
  • 3.2.1 Installation Prerequisites
  • 3.2.2 Installing Oracle iPlanet Web Server Plug-In
  • 3.2.3 Configuring the Oracle iPlanet Web Server Plug-In
    • 3.2.3.1 Proxying Requests by URL
    • 3.2.3.2 Proxying the Request by MIME Type
    • 3.2.3.3 Testing the Plug-in
  • 3.2.4 Example: Configuring the iPlanet Plug-in
  • 3.2.5 Guidelines for Modifying the obj.conf File
  • 3.2.6 Sample obj.conf File (Not Using a WebLogic Cluster)
  • 3.2.7 Sample obj.conf File (Using a WebLogic Cluster)

4 Installing and Configuring the Apache HTTP Server Plug-In

• 4.1 Install the Apache HTTP Server Plug-In
  • 4.1.1 Installation Prerequisites
  • 4.1.2 Installing the Apache HTTP Server Plug-In
• 4.2 Configure the Apache HTTP Server Plug-In
  • 4.2.1 Editing the httpd.conf File
    • 4.2.1.1 Placing WebLogic Properties Inside Location or VirtualHost Blocks
    • 4.2.1.2 Example: Configuring the Apache Plug-In
  • 4.2.2 Including a weblogic.conf File in the httpd.conf File
    • 4.2.2.1 Creating weblogic.conf Files
    • 4.2.2.2 Sample weblogic.conf Configuration Files
    • 4.2.2.3 Template for the Apache HTTP Server httpd.conf File

5 Installing and Configuring the Microsoft IIS Plug-In

• 5.1 Installing and Configuring the Microsoft Internet Information Server Plug-In
  • 5.1.1 Example: Configuring the IIS Plug-In
• 5.2 Installing and Configuring the Microsoft Internet Information Server Plug-In for IIS 7.0
• 5.3 Serving Static Files from the Web Server
• 5.4 Using Wildcard Application Mappings to Proxy by Path
  • 5.4.1 Installing Wildcard Application Mappings (IIS 6.0)
  • 5.4.2 Adding a Wildcard Script Map for IIS 7.5
• 5.5 Proxying Requests from Multiple Virtual Web Sites to WebLogic Server
  • 5.5.1 Sample iisproxy.ini File
• 5.6 Creating ACLs Through IIS
• 5.7 Testing the Installation

6 Common Configuration Tasks

• 6.1 Use SSL with Plug-Ins
  • 6.1.1 Configure Libraries for SSL
  • 6.1.2 Configuring a Plug-In for One-Way SSL
  • 6.1.3 Configure Two-Way SSL Between the Plug-In and Oracle WebLogic Server
• 6.2 Use IPv6 With Plug-Ins
• 6.3 Set Up Perimeter Authentication
• 6.4 Understanding Connection Errors and Clustering Failover
  • 6.4.1 Possible Causes of Connection Failures
  • 6.4.2 Tips for reducing Connection_Refused Errors
  • 6.4.3 Failover with a Single, Non-Clustered WebLogic Server
  • 6.4.4 The Dynamic Server List
  • 6.4.5 Failover, Cookies, and HTTP Sessions
  • 6.4.6 Using SSL with the Oracle iPlanet Web Server Plug-in
  • 6.4.7 Failover Behavior When Using Firewalls and Load Directors

7 Parameters for Web Server Plug-Ins

• 7.1 General Parameters for Web Server Plug-Ins
  • 7.1.1 Location of POST Data Files
• 7.2 SSL Parameters for Web Server Plug-Ins