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Chapter 5: Web server to web container connectivity 55

IIS to Borland web container connectivity

All BES product offerings (with the exception of the VisiBroker Standalone

installation option) include the Tomcat-based Borland web container and its

IIOP connector. Also included is the IIS/IIOP redirector which provides

connectivity from the Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS) web server

(not included with BES products) to the Borland web container.

Modifying the IIOP configuration in the Borland web

container

The server.xml is the main configuration file for the Borland web container and

is stored in your Partition's data directory:

adm/tomcat/conf/

Within the server.xml file is a section that pertains to the IIOP connector

configuration. For detailed configuration information, go to “Modifying the

Borland web container IIOP configuration” on page 41 under the Apache to

Borland web container connectivity section.

Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS) server-specific

IIOP configuration

Before the IIS/IIOP redirector can be used on your system, you need to

complete the following IIS/IIOP redirector configuration by implementing the

following steps. For information on IIOP configuration for Windows 2003/IIS

version 6.0, go to: www.borland.com/devsupport/bes/faq.

Windows 2000/IIS version 5.0

1 Configure the System PATH variable to include <install_dir>\bin\ folder.

As IIS runs as a system process, in order for the IIS/IIOP redirector to load

successfully, the Visibroker ORB dlls need to be in the system path. Ensure

that the \<install_dir>\bin\ is included in the Windows 2000 system path.

2 Add the IIS/IIOP redirector as an ISAPI filter.

a Right-click My Computer and choose Manage.

The Computer Management dialog appears.

b Expand the tree, expand the Services and Applications node.

c Expand the Internet Information Services node.

d Right-click the Default Web Site node and choose Properties.

The Default Web Site Properties dialog appears.

e Go to the ISAPI Filters tab.

f Click Add.