Configuring IHS server to direct traffic to the Netty component bound to a port

Question

I have a Server Component ( based on Jboss-Netty, which could maintain & handle persistent connections ) deployed in WAS. This component when deployed & initiated within the WAS environment, binds to a port & listens for incoming HTTP connection.

[ Why i had to deploy a Netty HTTP Server within WAS is another story - management requirement !! Netty is deployed in WAS as a spring bean which when initiated runs on a port in the machine, independent of WAS ]

Clients (mobile app) were able to establish persistent HTTP connections (to the above URL::Port) with this netty component & send/receive requests.

Now, I have to replicate this feature in our Production Environment where a IHS Server (Web Server) which sits before the WAS.

What i expected is to get a IHS URL which could redirect the incoming packets to the specific PORT on WAS, so that the Client apps can establish a similar persistent http connection.

Our Server Admin tried a few combinations and we are not able to identify how to proceed further on this.

Your expert ideas would be highly appreciated.

Answer 1

You did not specify what "combinations" your administrator attempted, but from what you describe, what you need to do is set up a reverse proxy. IHS is basically Apache HTTP server, so you can use the following for reference:

http://httpd.apache.org/docs/current/mod/mod_proxy.html