Installing and Verifying the Linux Distribution

NOTE: The installation and configuration of the MySQL and Oracle databases are not covered in this blueprint. The MySQL and Oracle databases are installed on a separate HP ProLiant servers with database files on Modular Smart Array (MSA) 1000 storage. All other software listed in Table 1 are installed on HP ProLiant servers, as displayed in Figure 2.

Figure 2 Web Server Hardware Environment

Figure 2 shows a basic configuration consisting of multiple nodes of an Apache Web Server as the load balancer. The key processes that occur are as follows:

•Connection of the Apache Web Server and the Tomcat Web Container, using the mod_jk module.

•Connection of Apache Tomcat Server to a database, such as MySQL or Oracle, using a JDBC Driver.

•Support from Apache Web Server for login authentication using Java Authentication and Authorization Service (JAAS) with the Symas Connexitor Directory Services (CDS) Server.

•Use of an additional, required OpenView Management Server to host HP OpenView Operations (OVO) for manageability through the Apache Web Server.

For a checklist that provides high-level guidelines for building the web server stack, see “Appendix A: Checklist for Building a Web Server Middleware Stack” (page 51).