5.2

VMware vFabric Suite 5.2 iii
Table of Contents
1. About vFabric Web Server Installation and Configuration .............................................................................. 1
Intended Audience ......................................................................................................................... 1
2. Overview of vFabric Web Server ............................................................................................................ 3
Information for International Customers ............................................................................................... 3
Complete Packages and Modules in vFabric Web Server 5.2 ...................................................................... 3
Differences Between vFabric Web Server and vFabric ERS ....................................................................... 4
3. Installing vFabric Web Server ................................................................................................................ 7
Installation Note for vFabric Suite Customers ........................................................................................ 7
Available Distribution Packages ......................................................................................................... 7
RHEL: Install vFabric Web Server from an RPM ................................................................................... 7
Unix: Install vFabric Web Server from a Self-Extracting ZIP ...................................................................... 9
Windows: Install vFabric Web Server from a ZIP File ............................................................................ 11
Activate a vFabric Web Server Local License ...................................................................................... 12
Description of the vFabric Web Server Installation ................................................................................ 13
4. Upgrading vFabric Web Server ............................................................................................................. 15
RHEL: Upgrade Using the VMware RPM Repository ............................................................................. 15
Unix: Upgrade Using a Self-Extracting ZIP ......................................................................................... 15
Windows: Upgrade Using a Self-Extracting ZIP .................................................................................... 16
5. Creating and Using vFabric Web Server Instances ...................................................................................... 19
Description of vFabric Web Server Instances ....................................................................................... 19
Create vFabric Web Server Instances ................................................................................................. 19
newserver Prompts and Command Reference ....................................................................................... 20
Unix: Start and Stop vFabric Web Server Instances ................................................................................ 24
Windows: Start and Stop vFabric Web Server Instances .......................................................................... 25
httpdctl Reference ........................................................................................................................ 26
Serve a Sample HTML File from Your vFabric Web Server Instance ........................................................... 27
6. Configuring vFabric Web Server Instances ............................................................................................... 29
Using Sample Configuration Files to Enable Features and Modify Configuration ............................................. 29
Configure Load Balancing Between Two or More tc Runtime Instances ........................................................ 29
Configure SSL Between vFabric Web Server and vFabric tc Server ............................................................. 33
Configure BMX for Monitoring vFabric Web Server Instances .................................................................. 37
7. Security Information .......................................................................................................................... 39
External Interfaces, Ports, and Services .............................................................................................. 39
Resources That Must Be Protected .................................................................................................... 39
Log File Locations ....................................................................................................................... 39
User Accounts Created at Installation ................................................................................................ 40
Obtaining and Installing Security Updates ........................................................................................... 40
8. Managing Planned and Unplanned Outages .............................................................................................. 41
Managing Planned Outages ............................................................................................................. 41
Managing Unplanned Outages ......................................................................................................... 41
Backing Up vFabric Web Server ...................................................................................................... 42
9. Additional Documentation ................................................................................................................... 45