Novell NETWARE 6-DOCUMENTATION Manual page 2000

Setting Up Multiple Web Servers
Setting Up Hardware Virtual Servers
There are two approaches you can take to set up multiple Web servers on your
NetWare server:
Hardware virtual servers
Software virtual servers
Each approach has its strengths and weaknesses; you should choose the one
that's right for your situation.
Hardware virtual servers allow you to map multiple IP addresses to multiple
document roots. For example, if you have two IP addresses, you could map
the first IP address to one document root and the second IP address to a second
document root. Although hardware virtual servers take fewer system
resources than multiple instances of the server, they must also share the same
configuration information. For example, if one hardware virtual server has
enabled security features or Web Publishing, they all must have it enabled.
Software virtual servers give you the ability to map a single IP address to
multiple server names. Each software virtual server can have its own home
page, which allows you to host multiple Web sites from one IP address.
However, in order for software virtual servers to work correctly, the users
accessing the server must use client software that supports the HTTP host
header. Like hardware virtual servers, software virtual servers all must have
the same configuration.
For more information, see
and "Setting Up Software Virtual Servers" on page
A hardware virtual server lets your server respond to multiple IP addresses
without your having to install multiple servers. With hardware virtual servers,
you map multiple IP addresses to multiple document roots. For example, if
you have two IP addresses, you could map the first IP address to one document
root and the second IP address to another document root.
Although hardware virtual servers take fewer system resources than multiple
instances of the server, they must also share the same configuration
information. For example, if one hardware virtual server has enabled security
features, they all must have security features enabled.
"Setting Up Hardware Virtual Servers" on page 71
Managing Server Content
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