Configuring an External HTTP Server for WebSphere Portal v8.5

By default, the installation configures the WebSphere Portal v8.5 to use the internal HTTP transport within the WebSphere Application Server to handle requests (port 10030). Portal also supports the use of an external Web server which is the recommended configuration for production Portals.

This section explains how you can configure an external web server port to communicate with the WebSphere Portal, which includes these tasks:

• Creating a webserver definition for the wp_profile

• Remapping the WebSphere portal to the external web server

• Modifying the wpconfig.properties file

• Adding the external port

• Generating the webserver plugin for the wp_profile

• Propagating webserver plugin