HTTP Server

HTTP servers are used within high performance Webform Server systems to:

• Handle HTTP connections between the reverse proxy server and the Front End Application
• Handle HTTP connections between the Front End Application and the Translator
• Provide software load balancing across a cluster of Front End Application servers (see Deploying the Front End Application)
• Provide software load balancing across a cluster of Translator servers (see Deploying the Translator)
• Provide SSL secure connections

For high performance Webform Server systems, use IBM® HTTP Server as the HTTP server.

For simple Webform Server systems that do not involve a cluster of Front End Application servers or a cluster of Translator servers and do not require high performance, you can use the internal HTTP server functionality provided by IBM WebSphere® Application Server instead of dedicated HTTP server software.