Configuring Web and App servers in different machines

[Sriram Sankar]

Hello,
I have to implement a system which requires the Web Server to be in the DMZ and the App server within the firewall. But the problem is that i am not able to make my web pages make a servlet call to the App server in a different machine.
I want to try and implement the Remote OSE configuration in HTTP and Websphere. The versions are Websphere3.5 and HTTP server 1.3.12. Looking for guidance in terms of specific answers, clues or Websites for further clarifications.
Thanks
Sriram

[Rahul Mahindrakar]

Hi,
Have you checked up the clustering , workloadmanagement document available on the IBM site.

[sandeep patil]

You will have to install the remote OSE plugin and than configure that.Conifguration of the OSE plugin needs you to copy following files from your appserver box to webserver box.
1. bootstrap.properties
2. vhosts.properties
3. rules.properties
4. queues.properties
You have to make some changes in bootstrap.properties and queues.properties for the clone listening on remote port. You will also have to open that port thru the firewall.

[Sriram Sankar]

Thank you Guys. Thats exactly what i have done. I have copied these files and then changed the default host of the webserver machine to point to the app server one in the vhost.properties and queues.propoerties files.
Thats it. Now it is working. I am yet to test these with the firewall.