BusinessObjects Enterprise XI Release 2

BusinessObjects Enterprise XI Release 2 How to configure an Internet Information Services server as a front end to a WebLogic application server Overview Contents This document describes the process of configuring a Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS) web server as a front end to a WebLogic Java Application server. The IIS server accepts requests for InfoView and forwards these requests to the WebLogic server using a WebLogic plugin installed on the IIS server. INTRODUCTION... 2 CREATE THE DIRECTORY...2 SET THE ACCOUNT UNDER WHICH THE DEFAULT APPLICATION POOL RUNS...7 CONFIGURE THE ISAPI REDIRECT FILTER...8 CONFIGURE THE WEB SERVICES EXTENSIONS...12 CONNECT TO INFOVIEW...16 FINDING MORE INFORMATION...16 Copyright 2008 Business Objects. All rights reserved. Page 1

Introduction This document describes the process of configuring a Microsoft IIS Web Server as a front end to your WebLogic Java Application server. The IIS server accepts requests for InfoView and forwards these requests to your WebLogic server using a WebLogic plug-in installed on the IIS server. Create the directory The initial step in the process is to create a directory on the IIS server. Here are the steps: 1. Ensure IIS is installed on some server. 2. Create a directory on the IIS server called <installation drive>:\iisredirect 3. The WebLogic plug-in for IIS consists of two files. (iisproxy.dll and iisforward.dll). Copy iisproxy.dll and iisforward.dll from the <installation drive>:\bea\weblogic81\server\bin directory to the <installation drive>:\iisredirect folder on the IIS server. These DLL files are for the WebLogic plug-in for IIS. These files could also be located under <installation drive>:\bea\weblogic81\server\plugin\win. 4. Create a blank text file in the <installation drive>:\ IISredirect directory. Name it iisproxy.ini. 5. Open iisproxy.ini. Copy the following lines into the file: WebLogicHost=hostname or FQDN of Weblogic server WebLogicPort=7001 or whatever port weblogic is using WlForwardPath=/businessobjects/enterprise115/desktoplaunch ConnectTimeoutSecs=10 ConnectRetrySecs=10 WLIOTimeoutSecs=2700 WLTempDir= Install Drive:\IISredirect Note: These settings are case sensitive. For debugging purposes, add Debug=ON to the iisproxy.ini. The log file is located in <installation drive>:\iisredirect. Copyright 2008 Business Objects. All rights reserved. Page 2

Figure 1 Locating the WebLogic plug-in files 6. Save and close the iisproxy.ini file. 7. Give the NETWORK SERVICE user Full Control on the <installation drive>:\iisredirect folder. 8. Right-click the IISredirect folder > click the Security tab. 9. Add the NETWORK SERVICE user and configure permissions as in Figure 2. Copyright 2008 Business Objects. All rights reserved. Page 3

Figure 2 Configuring NETWORK SERVICE permissions 10. Create a new folder in <installation drive>:\iisredirect. Name it _wl_proxy. 11. Configure IIS to recognize the iisproxy.dll and iisforward.dll files. 12. Open IIS Manager. Expand the local computer node. Copyright 2008 Business Objects. All rights reserved. Page 4

Figure 3 Creating the _wl_proxy folder Copyright 2008 Business Objects. All rights reserved. Page 5

Figure 4 Opening IIS Manager Copyright 2008 Business Objects. All rights reserved. Page 6

Figure 5 Expanding the local computer node Set the account under which the Default Application Pool runs The account to run the Default Application Pool must now be created. Here are the steps: 1. Right-click the Application Pools folder > click Properties. 2. Click the Identity tab. 3. Click NETWORK SERVICE from the Application pool identity security account dropdown list. 4. Click Apply > Yes. This confirms that the application is to run as a NETWORK SERVICE. 5. Click OK. Copyright 2008 Business Objects. All rights reserved. Page 7

Figure 6 Setting the NETWORK SERVICE account Configure the ISAPI redirect filter With the account created, configure the redirect filter. Here are the steps: 1. Expand the Web Sites folder. 2. Right-click the Default web site icon. Click Properties. 3. Click the Home Directory tab > Configuration button. The Application Configuration dialog box appears. Copyright 2008 Business Objects. All rights reserved. Page 8

Figure 7 Configuring the Default Web Site properties 4. Click Add. The Add/Edit Application Extension Mapping dialog box appears. 5. Click Browse. Navigate to the <installation drive>:\iisredirect directory. Click iisproxy.dll. Figure 8 Setting the Application Extension mapping Copyright 2008 Business Objects. All rights reserved. Page 9

6. Type.wlforward in the Extension box. 7. Clear the Script engine and Verify that file exists options. Click OK. 8. Click OK again to close the Application Configuration box and return to the Default Web Site Properties dialog box. 9. Change the Execute permissions to Scripts and Executables. Figure 9 Changing the Execute permissions 10. Click the ISAPI Filters tab > Add. Type iisforward for the filter name. 11. Click Browse > <installation drive>:\iisredirect\iisforward.dll as the executable. Copyright 2008 Business Objects. All rights reserved. Page 10

Figure 10 Setting iisforward.dll as the executable 12. Click OK > Apply on Default Web Site Properties. 13. Click the Directory Security tab. 14. Click Edit > Authentication and Access Control. 15. Click the Enable Anonymous access option. 16. Click OK > OK on the Default Web Site properties. Copyright 2008 Business Objects. All rights reserved. Page 11

Figure 11 Setting the authentication method Configure the Web Services Extensions To configure the Web Services Extensions, use the following steps: 1. Click the Web Services Extension folder. 2. Click Add a new web service extension. Copyright 2008 Business Objects. All rights reserved. Page 12

Figure 12 Adding a web service extension 3. Type WebLogic IIS Proxy Plug-ins in the Extension name box. 4. Click Add > Browse. 5. Navigate to the iisforward.dll file in the <installation drive>:\iisredirect directory. Click Open > OK to add it. 6. Click Add > Browse. Navigate to the iisproxy.dll file in <installation directory>:\iisredirect. 7. Click the Allowed option for the Set extension status. Click OK. 8. Restart IIS to load the iisproxy.dll. 9. Click Start > Administrative Tools > Services. 10. Right-click the IIS Admin Service > click Restart. Copyright 2008 Business Objects. All rights reserved. Page 13

Figure 13 Logging on the Services Copyright 2008 Business Objects. All rights reserved. Page 14

Figure 14 Restarting IIS Admin Service Copyright 2008 Business Objects. All rights reserved. Page 15

Connect to InfoView Connect to InfoView using a web browser to the IIS server. Use the following URL: http://<iisservername>/businessobjects/enterprise115/desktoplaunch Figure 15 Successfully connecting to InfoView using the new connection Finding more information For more information and resources, refer to the product documentation and visit the support area of the web site at http://www.businessobjects.com/ Copyright 2008 Business Objects. All rights reserved. Page 16