Manage HTTP Servers

This topic provides information about how to manage your HTTP Server with the IBM® Web Administration for i5/OS™ interface.

Important: Information for this topic supports the latest PTF levels for HTTP Server for i5/OS . It is recommended that you install the latest PTFs to upgrade to the latest level of the HTTP Server for i5/OS. Some of the topics documented here are not available prior to this update. See http://www.ibm.com/servers/eserver/iseries/software/http/services/service.htm Link outside Information Center for more information.

As your client base grows and changes, and you add or move Web content, you need to redefine your list of servers. After successfully creating an HTTP Server (powered by Apache) or an ASF Tomcat server there are a number of basic tasks that you will need to know in order to manage your servers successfully.

Parent topic: HTTP Server tasks

Start and stop the ADMIN server

The ADMIN server runs on port 2001 (or 2010 for a secure connection) and serves the iSeries™ Tasks page.

You can start the ADMIN server by doing one of the following:

You can stop the ADMIN server by doing one of the following:

Check status of server

To determine the status of your server, do the following using the IBM Web Administration for i5/OS interface:

  1. Click the Manage tab.
  2. Click the All Servers subtab.
Note: Items listed as "Unknown" are servers the Web master user profile does not have authority to.

Start and stop server

Select one of the following methods below using the IBM Web Administration for i5/OS interface:

Manage one server

  1. Click the Manage tab.
  2. Click the HTTP Servers subtab.
  3. Select your server from the Server list.
  4. Click the Stop icon if the server is running.
  5. Click the Start icon.

Manage all servers

  1. Click the Manage tab.
  2. Click the All Servers subtab.
  3. Click the All HTTP Servers tab.
  4. Select your server name in the table.
  5. Click Stop if the server is running.
  6. Click Start.
Note: When stopping or starting a server, it may take several seconds for the jobs to end or begin. Click Refresh to view the server's current status. If your HTTP Server (powered by Apache) does not start, see Troubleshoot.

Rename server

To rename a server, do the following using the IBM Web Administration for i5/OS interface:

  1. Click the Manage tab.
  2. Click the All Servers subtab.
  3. Click the All HTTP Servers tab.
  4. Select the server you want to rename.
  5. Click Rename.
  6. Enter the new name.
  7. Click OK.

You will receive a message that indicates whether or not the task completed successfully.

Note: This does not change the document root or the server root. Only the instance name is changed.

Delete server

Once you delete a server, you cannot retrieve it. You must create a server to replace the deleted server. If the server you selected is running, it stops before the system deletes it. The system does not delete the server configuration that is associated with this server or the directory and its contents.

To delete a server, do the following using the IBM Web Administration for i5/OS interface:

  1. Click the Manage tab.
  2. Click the All Servers subtab.
  3. Click the All HTTP Servers tab.
  4. Select the server you want to delete.
  5. Click Stop if the server is running.
  6. Click Delete.

You will receive a message that indicates whether or not the task completed successfully.