Configuring Microsoft IIS Version 7.x on the Windows 2008 Server

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This section describes how to configure WebFOCUS 8.0 on a Windows 2008 server that is using Microsoft IIS version 7.x. As a prerequisite, ensure that Microsoft IIS version 7.x is already installed.

During the WebFOCUS installation, the Select Components to install screen opens, as shown in the following image.

Select Configure Apache Tomcat 7.0.33 connector for IIS and click Next to continue with the installation.

Before configuring Microsoft IIS version 7.x, test your configuration by accessing the following application server port:

http://localhost:8080/ibi_apps/

The installation will now configure Microsoft IIS version 7.x.


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Manually Configuring Microsoft IIS Version 7.x on the Windows 2008 Server

How to:

When installing the WebFOCUS client, if you have Configure Apache Tomcat 7.0.33 connector for IIS selected, as shown in the following image,

and you receive a message that you must configure the IIS Tomcat plug-in, as shown in the following image,

finish the installation, and then run the following procedure.



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Procedure: How to Manually Configure Microsoft IIS Version 7.x on the Windows 2008 Server

To manually configure Microsoft IIS version 7.x on the Windows 2008 server:

  1. Open the Windows 2008 Server Manager on your system.
  2. Select the Roles node in the left pane, as shown in the following image.

  3. Click Add Role Services at the bottom of the Roles pane, as shown in the previous image.

    The Add Role Services dialog box opens, as shown in the following image.

  4. Accept all of the required services that are automatically selected (ISAPI Extensions and ISAPI Filters).
  5. After the selected services are installed, open the Internet Information Services (IIS) Manager.

  6. Ensure that the following services are available:
    • ISAPI and CGI Restrictions
    • ISAPI Filters
  7. In the left pane, expand the Sites node, as shown in the following image.

  8. Right-click Default Web Site and select Add Virtual Directory from the context menu.

    The Add Virtual Directory dialog box opens, as shown in the following image.

  9. In the Alias field, type jakarta.
  10. In the Physical path field, navigate to the location of the isapi_redirect.dll file, which is located in the bin directory.
  11. Click OK.
  12. In the left pane, select the Default Web Site node, as shown in the following image.

  13. Double-click ISAPI Filters.

    The ISAPI Filters pane opens, as shown in the following image.

  14. Click Add in the right pane. You can also right-click the ISAPI Filters pane and select Add from the context menu.

    The Add Virtual Directory dialog box opens, as shown in the following image.

  15. In the Alias field, type jakarta.
  16. In the Physical path field, navigate to the location of the isapi_redirect.dll file, which is located in the bin directory.
  17. Click OK.
  18. In the left pane, expand the Default Web Site node and select the jakarta node, as shown in the following image.

  19. Double-click Handler Mappings.

    The Handler Mappings pane opens.

    If the ISAPI module is not already available, then perform steps 20 through 28.

  20. Click Add Module Mapping in the right pane.

    The Add Module Mapping dialog box opens, as shown in the following image.

  21. In the Request path field, enter *.dll.
  22. From the Module drop-down list, select IsapiModule.
  23. In the Executable (optional) field, navigate to the location of the isapi_redirect.dll file, which is located in the bin directory.
  24. In the Name field, type jakarta.
  25. Click OK.
  26. Click Edit Feature Permissions in the right pane, as shown in the following image.

    The Edit Feature Permissions dialog box opens, as shown in the following image.

  27. Enable the Read, Script, and Execute permissions.
  28. Click OK.
  29. In the left pane, select the main host name node.
  30. Double-click ISAPI and CGI Restrictions and click Add, as shown in the following image.

  31. Click Add.
  32. Add the location of the isapi_redirect.dll file (located in the bin directory) and select Allow extension path to execute, as shown in the following image.

  33. Click OK.
  34. Recycle Apache Tomcat and Microsoft IIS version 7.x.
  35. Start Apache Tomcat and Microsoft IIS version 7.x.
  36. Open the WebFOCUS Home Page in a web browser by entering the following URL:
    http://hostname:port/ibi_apps/

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