Using a Proxy Plug-in between the Web Application Server and the HTTP Server

WebLogic Server, WebSphere Application Server, and JBoss provide plug-in modules that enable integration with an HTTP server, such as Apache HTTP Server or Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS).
The plug-ins are useful for either or both of the following:
  • to forward requests for dynamic content to the Web application server or servlet container. In this scenario, the HTTP server handles all the static content and relies on the Web application server for dynamic content.
  • to forward requests and distribute those requests among a cluster of Web application servers using a load-balancing algorithm.
For information about using the SAS Web applications with a proxy plug-in, see http://support.sas.com/thirdpartysupport.