5.3
Table Of Contents
- vFabric Web Server Installation and Configuration
- Table of Contents
- 1. About vFabric Web Server Installation and Configuration
- 2. Overview of vFabric Web Server
- 3. Installing vFabric Web Server
- Installation Note for vFabric Suite Customers
- Available Distribution Packages
- RHEL: Install vFabric Web Server from an RPM
- Unix: Install vFabric Web Server from a Self-Extracting ZIP
- Windows: Install vFabric Web Server from a ZIP File
- Activate a vFabric Web Server Local License
- Description of the vFabric Web Server Installation
- 4. Upgrading vFabric Web Server
- 5. Migrating Enterprise Ready Server to vFabric Web Server
- 6. Creating and Using vFabric Web Server Instances
- 7. Configuring vFabric Web Server Instances
- Using Sample Configuration Files to Enable Features and Modify Configuration
- Configure Load Balancing Between Two or More tc Runtime Instances
- Configure SSL Between vFabric Web Server and vFabric tc Server
- Configure tc Runtime Instances to Use SSL
- Configure the vFabric Web Server Instance to Use SSL
- Restrict Communication With tc Runtime Instances to Known Clients
- Update the Web Server Configuration for HTTPS Connections to tc Runtime Instances
- Configure vFabric Web Server to Authenticate Itself Using a Specific Client Certificate
- Configure BMX for Monitoring vFabric Web Server Instances
- Metrics
- 8. Security Information
- 9. Managing Planned and Unplanned Outages
- 10. Additional Documentation
About vFabric Web Server Installation
and Configuration
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1. About vFabric Web Server Installation and Configuration
Revised May 6, 2013.
VMware vFabric Web Server Installation and Configuration describes product concepts and product-specific configuration
tasks for VMware® vFabric™ Web Server. Fully compatible with Apache Web Server, vFabric Web Server is a dynamic load-
balancing service that is available as a standalone product and as a part of VMware® vFabric Suite™ Standard and vFabric
Suite Advanced editions. Read this documentation for an overview of vFabric Web Server features, installation instructions, and
information on how to configure functionality that is specific to vFabric Web Server.
Intended Audience
vFabric Web Server Installation and Configuration is intended for experienced Windows and Unix developers and system
administrators who want to install a Web Server to serve static Web content, act as a proxy, or load balance between application
servers such as VMware® vFabric™ tc Server.