Configure IBM HTTP Server Versions 6.1 and 7.0

This section provides the procedure for configuring IBM HTTP Server (IHS) to work with OpenText PPM.

To configure IHS for OpenText PPM:

  1. Go to <PPM_Home>/integration/webserverplugins/ibmihs/aix/powerpc-32/mod_jk.so, and then copy mod_jk.so to the IHS module directory (usually <IHS_Home>/modules).

    Note: The Jakarta Tomcat Connector (mod_jk) is used to connect IHS and OpenText PPM. The Ajp13 protocol keeps an open socket and controls the communications between OpenText PPM (its built-in Tomcat component) and IHS.

  2. Instruct IHS to load the Jakarta Tomcat Connector (mod_jk). You can use the IHS LoadModule configuration directives in the httpd.conf file, which is located in <IHS_Home>/conf (where <IHS_Home> is the IHS installation directory).

  3. LoadModule jk_module <Relative_Modules_Path>/mod_jk.so
    JkWorkersFile <Relative_Conf_Path>/workers.properties
    JkMountFile <Relative_Conf_Path>/uriworkermap.properties
    JkLogFile <Relative_Logs_Path>/jk.log
    JkMountCopy On
    JKLogLevel ERROR

    Caution: If you plan to enable SSL on IHS, then you must also add the "JkMountCopy On" virtual host directive.

  4. Go to the <PPM_Home>/integration/webserverplugins/configuration directory, and then copy the workers.properties and uriworkermap.properties to the IHS configuration directory (usually <IHS_Home>/conf).

  5. Configure the workers.properties file. (For detailed information and instructions, see Configure the Workers Properties file.)

  6. Configuring the uriworkermap.properties file to specify mappings between a given URL (or URL pattern) and worker name. (For detailed information and instructions, see Configure the uriworkermap.properties File on Microsoft IIS and Apache-Based Servers

    Note: Make sure that the name of the worker mapped to /itg/* pattern in the uriworkermap.properties file matches the name of the worker defined in the workers.properties file. This worker must also be listed in the worker.list directive of the workers.properties file.

  7. Restart your IBM HTTP Server to see whether your configuration works.