Multiple-Server Configuration; Administration Server - Netscape ENTREPRISE SERVER 6.1 - 08-2002 ADMINISTRATOR Administrator's Manual

Administration Server

Multiple-Server Configuration

You can have multiple web servers running on the same server machine. Multiple
web servers can be configured from a single-server administration interface called
the Administration Server.
Administration Server
The Administration Server is a web-based server that contains the Java forms you
use to configure all of your Enterprise Servers.
After installing Enterprise Server, you use your browser to navigate to the
Administration Server page and use its forms to configure your Enterprise Servers.
When you submit the forms, the Administration Server modifies the configuration
for the server you were administering.
The URL you use to navigate to the Administration Server page depends on the
computer host name and the port number you choose for the Administration
Server when you install Enterprise Server. For example, if you installed the
Administration Server on port 1234, the URL would look like this:
http://myserver.example.com:1234
Before you can get to any forms, the Administration Server prompts you to
authenticate yourself. This means you need to type a user name and password.
You set up the "superuser" user name and password when you install Enterprise
Server on your computer. After installation, you can use distributed administration
to give multiple people access to different forms in the Administration Server. For
more information about distributed administration, see "Allowing Multiple
Administrators," on page 52.
The first page you see when you access the Administration Server, is called
Servers. You use the buttons on this page to manage, add, remove, and migrate
your Enterprise Servers. The Administration Server provides the following tabs for
your administration-level tasks:
• Servers
• Preferences
• Global Settings
• Users and Groups
• Security
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