Installing and Configuring Apache Toolkit for Serviceguard for Linux

Executive Summary
This document describes how to configure and run an Apache Web Server using the High
Availability Apache Toolkit in the HP Serviceguard for Linux environment.
This white paper introduces you to the High Availability Apace toolkit and outlines the procedures
and tasks that you need to complete to install and configure the toolkit in your Linux environment
with Serviceguard. In addition, this whitepaper also discusses security policies that have an impact
on your Linux environment.
Intended Audience
This document is intended for system or network administrators who need to configure and run an
Apache Web Server using the High Availability Apache Toolkit on a Serviceguard Linux cluster.
Users must be familiar with the following topics:
• Serviceguard Configuration
• Apache Web Server Concepts
• Apache Server Installation and Configuration Procedures
Introduction to the High Availability Apache Toolkit
HP provides Serviceguard for Linux Apache toolkit for customers to integrate the Apache Web
Server application with HP Serviceguard. Using Serviceguard for Linux toolkit simplifies application
integration, and eases deployment and maintenance of applications in a cluster environment.
The High Availability Apache toolkit consists of a set of shell scripts that are used by the package
control script to start, stop and monitor the Apache Web Server application. This toolkit contains
files that are installed in specific locations, corresponding to the respective distributions. These files
enable you to manage your environment. Table 1 describes the files that are part of this toolkit.
Table 1 Files in the High Availability Toolkit
File Name Description
toolkit.sh
The Toolkit Interface Script. It interfaces
between the package control script and the
main toolkit script.
hahttp.conf
The Toolkit Configuration File. It contains a list
of pre-defined variables that you can modify to
suit your environment.
hahttp.mon
The Toolkit Monitoring Script. Use this script
to monitor the health of the server application.
hahttp.sh
The Toolkit Main Script. It contains the list of
internal functions that you can use to start or
stop the Apache Web Server instance in your
environment.
README
A text file that contains information that you
must read before using the Apache toolkit.