Deploying the HTTP proxy servlet on WebSphere Application Server

Load and install the HTTP proxy servlet file on WebSphere Application Server.

Before you begin

Before you deploy the HTTP proxy servlet, you must complete the following tasks:

Configure the HTTP proxy servlet, as described in Configuring the HTTP proxy servlet
Enable the integration node listener, as described in Enabling the integration node listener for SOAP nodes
Identify or install a WebSphere Application Server installation that can host the HTTP proxy servlet.

Procedure

To deploy the HTTP proxy servlet on WebSphere Application Server, complete the following steps:

Deploy the HTTP proxy servlet file that you exported from IBM App Connect Enterprise, by following the instructions for deploying a web application in the WebSphere Application Server Version 8.5 product documentation online.

Ensure that you select the correct context root for your HTTP proxy servlet, as described in Importance of the context root when you configure the HTTP proxy servlet.
To test if the HTTP proxy servlet is active, enter the following URL in a web browser:
```
http://host_name:port/context_root
```
where:

host_name

Specifies the host name of your WebSphere Application Server

port

Specifies the port number of your WebSphere Application Server

context_root

Specifies the context root that you assigned to the HTTP proxy servlet
For example: http://localhost:9080/.
If the HTTP proxy servlet can reach the integration node, you will see an HTTP Status 404 response with the following error message:
```
URI / does not map to any message flow in integration node integration_node
```
where integration_node is the name of your integration node.

Results

The HTTP proxy servlet is deployed on WebSphere Application Server.

What to do next

The HTTP proxy servlet is now ready to be tested with an integration node that receives HTTP (not HTTPS) requests and passes them to a message flow. For information about how to complete this task, see Testing the HTTP proxy servlet.