Using IBM HTTP Server with WebSphere Application Server

[Ramesh Jothimani]

Hi,
I would like to know whether it is necessary to use IBM HTTP Server along with WebSphere Application Server 7.0. I have deployed my EAR file in WAS but when I try to access my application , I am getting the default error page.I am not getting any issues when I run the same from my workspace.

web.xml has entry like.

<context-param id="ContextParam_3">
    <param-name>RequestContextMapFileURI</param-name>
    <param-value>http://localhost/desktop/contextmap.jsp</param-value>
</context-param>

When I try to access my mainscreen of the application , I am getting error in sysout logs as,

<java.io.FileNotFoundException: C:\IBM\SDP\runtimes\base_v7\profiles\AppSrv01\installedApps\RRNode01Cell\Test.ear\Test.war\WEB-INF\http:\localhost\desktop\contextmap.jsp(The filename, directory name, or volume label syntax is incorrect.)> >

Please suggest what should I do.

Thanks

[Harneet Singh]

No, its not necessary to use IHS with WAS. You can have IIS or APACHE configured to do the same things. But if you do not want any webserver at all , then you better be having a standalone JVM and not a cluster JVM.
Secondly , I see that the that you have given context uri as - http://localhost/desktop/contextmap.jsp which is incorrect, this may work when you are trying to directly access it on your desktop.
But in JVM you need to give relative path and not the absolute path.
E.g
<context-param>
<param-name>javax.faces.CONFIG_FILES</param-name>
<param-value>/WEB-INF/faces-config.xml</param-value>
</context-param>

So, if you app is installed and file is located as -
C:\IBM\SDP\runtimes\base_v7\profiles\AppSrv01\installedApps\RRNode01Cell\Test.ear\Test.war\WEB-INF\contextmap.jsp
web.xml should be --- <param-value>/WEB-INF/contextmap.jsp</param-value>
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Again I might be in-accurate as not a developer , but I hope you get what I wanted to convey.

Regards,
Harneet

[Ramesh Jothimani]

Thanks a lot Harneet .I got what has been explained.

I have changed my web.xml as,

<context-param id="ContextParam_3">
    <param-name>RequestContextMapFileURI</param-name>
    <param-value>/desktop/contextmap.jsp</param-value>
  </context-param>  

I am getting error as,

<Map file URL string parameter must be a well-formed URL string. <java.net.MalformedURLException: no protocol: /desktop/contextmap.jsp> >
<Failed to create a URL object for /desktop/contextmap.jsp>

Please suggest me what else could be checked.

Thanks

[Harneet Singh]

Well what I guess is that your url is still incorrect.
I think your file location is - C:\IBM\SDP\runtimes\base_v7\profiles\AppSrv01\installedApps\RRNode01Cell\Test.ear\Test.war\WEB-INF\contextmap.jsp
and NOT - C:\IBM\SDP\runtimes\base_v7\profiles\AppSrv01\installedApps\RRNode01Cell\Test.ear\Test.war\WEB-INF\desktop\contextmap.jsp

Try following -

<context-param id="ContextParam_3">
<param-name>RequestContextMapFileURI</param-name>
<param-value>/WEB-INF/contextmap.jsp</param-value>
</context-param>

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If it still does not work , then it will be tough for me to suggest you anything else ...
If it still fails then kindly let me know the absolute path of your file - contextmap.jsp or modify the param-value accordingly and try

[Ramesh Jothimani]

The complete path of contextmap.jsp is,

C:\IBM\SDP\runtimes\base_v7\profiles\AppSrv01\installedApps\RRNode01Cell\Test.ear\Test.war\iAdvisorWeb\desktop\contextmap.jsp

Web.xml exists in,

C:\IBM\SDP\runtimes\base_v7\profiles\AppSrv01\installedApps\RRNode01Cell\Test.ear\Test.war\WEB-INF


I have tried changing in web.xml as,

<context-param id="ContextParam_3">
    <param-name>RequestContextMapFileURI</param-name>
    <param-value>/iAdvisorWeb/desktop/contextmap.jsp</param-value>
 </context-param> 

But still it's not working.Kindly suggest.

Thanks