5.1

Creating and Using vFabric Web
Server Instances
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Table 4.1. Options of the newserver Command
Option Description Required?
--server=servername Name of the new vFabric Web Server
instance. The value of this option also can be
the name of the directory that contains the
instance configuration files, and by default is
the name of the host.
Yes.
--httpddir=httpddir Directory that contains the Apache HTTP
binaries.
The default value is rootdir/
httpd-httpdver, such as /opt/
vmware/vfabric-web-server/
httpd-2.2.19.0-32.
No.
--httpdver=httpdver Version of the Apache HTTP binaries you
want your instance to use.
The default value is 2.2, which is a symbolic
link to the actual installed version of the
binaries, such as 2.2.19.0-32.
No.
--mpm=mpm Specifies the type of multi-processing module
(MPM) that the instance uses. Valid values
are:
• worker: Threaded MPM, ideal if you need
a great deal of scalability. By using threads
to serve requests, the instance can serve
many requests with fewer system resources
than a process-based server.
• prefork: Non-threaded, pre-forking MPM
if you require stability or compatibility with
older software.
• event: Less proven but higher-efficiency
asynchronous connection-keepalive MPM.
The event MPM offers little benefit for
HTTPS connections, but is able to handle
more simultaneous kept-alive and pending
HTTP connections.
The default value is worker.
No.
--overlay Specifies that, if serverdir exists, you want
to overwrite the existing files with new ones.
No.
If you do not specify this option, and
serverdir exists, the newserver command
returns an error and suggests you specify a
unique name and directory location for the
new instance.
--quiet Specifies that the newserver command
should use default values for all prompts.
No.
If you do not specify this option, newserver
interactively prompts for all answers.
--rootdir=rootdir Directory that contains the
httpd-2.2.version directory, which in turn
contains the Apache HTTP binaries.
The default value is the current directory.
No.
--serverdir=serverdir Directory in which you want the new instance
directory to be created.
The default value is rootdir.
No.