17.9. Microsoft ISAPI Connector

1. In a web browser, navigate to the Red Hat Customer Support portal at https://access.redhat.com.
2. Navigate to Downloads, then Red Hat JBoss Middleware Download Software, then select Enterprise Application Platform from the Product drop-down list.
3. Select the appropriate version from the Version drop-down list.
4. Choose the Download option of either Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform <VERSION> Webserver Connector Natives for Windows Server 2008 x86_64 or Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform <VERSION> Webserver Connector Natives for Windows Server 2008 i686 depending on the architecture of the server.
5. Open the Zip file and copy the contents of the jboss-eap-<VERSION>/modules/system/layers/base/native/sbin directory to a location on your server. It is assumed the contents were copied to C:\connectors\.

Procedure 17.22. Configure the IIS Redirector Using the IIS Manager (IIS 7)

1. Open the IIS manager by clicking Start Run, and typing inetmgr.
2. In the tree view pane at the left, expand IIS 7.
3. Double-click ISAPI and CGI Registrations to open it in a new window.
4. In the Actions pane, click Add. The Add ISAPI or CGI Restriction window opens.
5. Specify the following values:
   • ISAPI or CGI Path: c:\connectors\isapi_redirect.dll
   • Description: jboss
   • Allow extension path to execute: select the check box.
6. Click OK to close the Add ISAPI or CGI Restriction window.

7. Define a JBoss Native virtual directory

   1. Right-click Default Web Site, and click Add Virtual Directory. The Add Virtual Directory window opens.
   2. Specify the following values to add a virtual directory:
      • Alias: jboss
      • Physical Path: C:\connectors\
   3. Click OK to save the values and close the Add Virtual Directory window.

8. Define a JBoss Native ISAPI Redirect Filter

   1. In the tree view pane, expand Sites Default Web Site.
   2. Double-click ISAPI Filters. The ISAPI Filters Features view appears.
   3. In the Actions pane, click Add. The Add ISAPI Filter window appears.
   4. Specify the following values in the Add ISAPI Filter window:
      • Filter name: jboss
      • Executable: C:\connectors\isapi_redirect.dll
   5. Click OK to save the values and close the Add ISAPI Filters window.

9. Enable the ISAPI-dll handler

   1. Double-click the IIS 7 item in the tree view pane. The IIS 7 Home Features View opens.
   2. Double-click Handler Mappings. The Handler Mappings Features View appears.
   3. In the Group by combo box, select State. The Handler Mappings are displayed in Enabled and Disabled Groups.
   4. Find ISAPI-dll. If it is in the Disabled group, right-click it and select Edit Feature Permissions.
   5. Enable the following permissions:
      • Read
      • Script
      • Execute
   6. Click OK to save the values, and close the Edit Feature Permissions window.

Procedure 17.23. Edit Property Files and Setup Redirection

1. Create a directory to store logs, property files, and lock files.

   The rest of this procedure assumes that you are using the directory C:\connectors\ for this purpose. If you use a different directory, modify the instructions accordingly.

2. Create the isapi_redirect.properties file.

   Create a new file called C:\connectors\isapi_redirect.properties. Copy the following contents into the file.

   # Configuration file for the ISAPI Connector
   # Extension uri definition
   extension_uri=/jboss/isapi_redirect.dll
   
   # Full path to the log file for the ISAPI Connector
   log_file=c:\connectors\isapi_redirect.log
   
   # Log level (debug, info, warn, error or trace)
   log_level=info
   
   # Full path to the workers.properties file
   worker_file=c:\connectors\workers.properties
   
   # Full path to the uriworkermap.properties file
   worker_mount_file=c:\connectors\uriworkermap.properties
   
   #Full path to the rewrite.properties file 
   rewrite_rule_file=c:\connectors\rewrite.properties
   

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   If you do not want to use a rewrite.properties file, comment out the last line by placing a # character at the beginning of the line. See Step 5 for more information.

3. Create the uriworkermap.properties file

   The uriworkermap.properties file contains mappings between deployed application URLs and which worker handles requests to them. The following example file shows the syntax of the file. Place your uriworkermap.properties file into C:\connectors\.

   # images and css files for path /status are provided by worker01
   /status=worker01
   /images/*=worker01
   /css/*=worker01
   
   # Path /web-console is provided by worker02
   # IIS (customized) error page is used for http errors with number greater or equal to 400
   # css files are provided by worker01
   /web-console/*=worker02;use_server_errors=400
   /web-console/css/*=worker01
   
   # Example of exclusion from mapping, logo.gif won't be displayed  
   # /web-console/images/logo.gif=*
   
   # Requests to /app-01 or /app-01/something will be routed to worker01
   /app-01|/*=worker01
   
   # Requests to /app-02 or /app-02/something will be routed to worker02
   /app-02|/*=worker02
   

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4. Create the workers.properties file.

   The workers.properties file contains mapping definitions between worker labels and server instances. The following example file shows the syntax of the file. Place this file into the C:\connectors\ directory.

   # An entry that lists all the workers defined
   worker.list=worker01, worker02
   
   # Entries that define the host and port associated with these workers
   
   # First JBoss EAP 6 server definition, port 8009 is standard port for AJP in EAP 
   worker.worker01.host=127.0.0.1
   worker.worker01.port=8009
   worker.worker01.type=ajp13
   
   # Second JBoss EAP 6 server definition
   worker.worker02.host=127.0.0.100
   worker.worker02.port=8009
   worker.worker02.type=ajp13
   

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5. Create the rewrite.properties file.

   The rewrite.properties file contains simple URL rewriting rules for specific applications. The rewritten path is specified using name-value pairs, as shown in the example below. Place this file into the C:\connectors\ directory.

   #Simple example
   # Images are accessible under abc path
   /app-01/abc/=/app-01/images/
   

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6. Restart the IIS server.

   Restart your IIS server by using the net stop and net start commands.

   C:\> net stop was /Y
   C:\> net start w3svc
   

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Procedure 17.24. Balance Client Requests Across Multiple Servers

1. Create a directory to store logs, property files, and lock files.

   The rest of this procedure assumes that you are using the directory C:\connectors\ for this purpose. If you use a different directory, modify the instructions accordingly.

2. Create the isapi_redirect.properties file.

   Create a new file called C:\connectors\isapi_redirect.properties. Copy the following contents into the file.

   # Configuration file for the ISAPI Connector
   # Extension uri definition
   extension_uri=/jboss/isapi_redirect.dll
   
   # Full path to the log file for the ISAPI Connector
   log_file=c:\connectors\isapi_redirect.log
   
   # Log level (debug, info, warn, error or trace)
   log_level=info
   
   # Full path to the workers.properties file
   worker_file=c:\connectors\workers.properties
   
   # Full path to the uriworkermap.properties file
   worker_mount_file=c:\connectors\uriworkermap.properties
   
   #OPTIONAL: Full path to the rewrite.properties file 
   rewrite_rule_file=c:\connectors\rewrite.properties
   

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   If you do not want to use a rewrite.properties file, comment out the last line by placing a # character at the beginning of the line. See Step 5 for more information.

3. Create the uriworkermap.properties file.

   The uriworkermap.properties file contains mappings between deployed application URLs and which worker handles requests to them. The following example file shows the syntax of the file, with a load-balanced configuration. The wildcard (*) character sends all requests for various URL sub-directories to the load-balancer called router. The configuration of the load-balancer is covered in Step 4.
   Place your uriworkermap.properties file into C:\connectors\.

   # images, css files, path /status and /web-console will be
   # provided by nodes defined in the load-balancer called "router"
   /css/*=router
   /images/*=router
   /status=router
   /web-console|/*=router
   
   # Example of exclusion from mapping, logo.gif won't be displayed  
   # /web-console/images/logo.gif=*
   
   # Requests to /app-01 and /app-02 will be routed to nodes defined
   # in the load-balancer called "router"
   /app-01|/*=router
   /app-02|/*=router
   
   # mapping for management console, nodes in cluster can be enabled or disabled here
   /jkmanager|/*=status
   

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4. Create the workers.properties file.

   The workers.properties file contains mapping definitions between worker labels and server instances. The following example file shows the syntax of the file. The load balancer is configured near the end of the file, to comprise workers worker01 and worker02. The workers.properties file follows the syntax of the same file used for Apache mod_jk configuration. For more information about the syntax of the workers.properties file, refer to Section 17.7.5, “Configuration Reference for Apache mod_jk Workers”.
   Place this file into the C:\connectors\ directory.

   # The advanced router LB worker
   worker.list=router,status
   
   # First EAP server definition, port 8009 is standard port for AJP in EAP
   #
   # lbfactor defines how much the worker will be used. 
   # The higher the number, the more requests are served
   # lbfactor is useful when one machine is more powerful 
   # ping_mode=A – all possible probes will be used to determine that
   # connections are still working
   
   worker.worker01.port=8009
   worker.worker01.host=127.0.0.1
   worker.worker01.type=ajp13
   worker.worker01.ping_mode=A
   worker.worker01.socket_timeout=10
   worker.worker01.lbfactor=3
   
   # Second EAP server definition
   worker.worker02.port=8009
   worker.worker02.host=127.0.0.100
   worker.worker02.type=ajp13
   worker.worker02.ping_mode=A
   worker.worker02.socket_timeout=10
   worker.worker02.lbfactor=1
   
   # Define the LB worker
   worker.router.type=lb
   worker.router.balance_workers=worker01,worker02
   
   # Define the status worker for jkmanager
   worker.status.type=status
   

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5. Create the rewrite.properties file.

   The rewrite.properties file contains simple URL rewriting rules for specific applications. The rewritten path is specified using name-value pairs, as shown in the example below. Place this file into the C:\connectors\ directory.

   #Simple example
   # Images are accessible under abc path
   /app-01/abc/=/app-01/images/
   

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6. Restart the IIS server.

   Restart your IIS server by using the net stop and net start commands.

   C:\> net stop was /Y
   C:\> net start w3svc
   

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