Installation guide

Advert iseManagerUrl
Defines the URL that the worker node should use to send information to the proxy server. By
default this directive is not set and no information is sent.
Advert iseBindAddre ss
Defines the address and port over which to send multicast messages. The syntax is
AdvertiseBindAddress address:port. T his allows an address to be specified on machines
with multiple IP addresses. T he default value is 0.0.0.0:23364.
6.2. Install proxy server components
Task: Insta ll Proxy Server Components
Follow this task to install the JBoss HTT P Connector on JBoss Enterprise Web Server.
The JBoss HT TP Connector is only supported in production with JBoss Enterprise Web Server as the
proxy server. Refer to the JBoss Enterprise Web Server Installation Guide to download and install the
JBoss Enterprise Web Server.
The native components are specific to particular operating system and processor architectures. Refer to
the JBoss Enterprise Application Platform Installation Guide to download the correct native components
package for your server operating system and processor architecture.
Prerequisit es
JBoss Enterprise Web Server v1.0.1 or later installed.
JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 5 Native components downloaded.
1. Extra ct Apache modules from Nat ive Components downloa d
Extract the four modules mod_advertise.so, mod_manager.so, mod_proxy_cluster.so,
mod_slotmem.so from the appropriate Native Components package directory for your processor
architecture: either native/lib/httpd/modules or native/lib64/httpd/modules.
2. Copy Apache modules to JBoss Enterprise Web Server
Copy the JBoss HT TP Connector modules to the JBOSS_EWS_DIST/httpd/modules directory of
the JBoss Enterprise Web Server.
3. Disable t he mod_proxy_balancer module
Edit the JBoss Enterprise Web Server configuration file
JBOSS_EWS_DIST/httpd/conf/httpd.conf and mark the following line as a comment by adding
a # character at the start:
LoadModule proxy_balancer_module modules/mod_proxy_balancer.so
This module is incompatible with the JBoss HTT P Connector.
4. Configure t he serve r to load the JBoss HTT P Connector modules
a. Create JBOSS_EWS_DIST/httpd/conf.d/JBoss_HTTP.conf.
b. Add the following lines to JBOSS_EWS_DIST/httpd/conf.d/JBoss_HTTP.conf:
LoadModule slotmem_module JBOSS_EWS_DIST/modules/mod_slotmem.so
LoadModule manager_module JBOSS_EWS_DIST/modules/mod_manager.so
LoadModule proxy_cluster_module
JBOSS_EWS_DIST/modules/mod_proxy_cluster.so
LoadModule advertise_module JBOSS_EWS_DIST/modules/mod_advertise.so
5. Re start t he JBoss Enterprise Web Server Apache se rvice
Refer to the JBoss Enterprise Web Server documentation for detailed instructions.
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