Web-based workloads on z/OS
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z/OS HTTP Server capabilities

Web-based workloads on z/OS

HTTP Server provides capabilities similar to other Web servers, but with some functions specific to z/OS® as well.

The z/OS-specific functions can be grouped as follows:

  • Basic functions
  • Security functions
  • File caching.
  • z/OS HTTP Server basic functions
    HTTP Server basic functions include EBCDIC/ASCII file access, performance and usage monitoring, tracing and logging, server side include (SSI), Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) Management Information Base (MIB), cookies support, Multi-Format Processing, persistent connections, and virtual hosts.
  • z/OS HTTP Server security functions
    HTTP Server security functions include thread level security, HTTPS/SSL support, LDAP support, certificate authentication, and proxy support.
  • z/OS file caching
    Performance can be significantly increased by using certain file caching (buffering) possibilities.
  • WebSphere HTTP Server plug-in code
    The WebSphere® HTTP Server plug-in is code that runs inside various Web servers: IBM® HTTP Server, Apache, IIS, Sun Java™ System. Requests are passed over to the plug-in, where they are handled based on a configuration file.
Parent topic: Introduction to z/OS HTTP Server

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