Use WLS 8.1 to HttpProxyServlet to multiple web servers

Question

I am trying to set up an environment so my client connects to the WLS server SSL&PKI. The WLS server will then proxy to multiple other web servers so all data returned between WLS and clint is SSL.
                    -------|        |-----|-------------| apache/tomcat 8880
          Client|---------| WLS |
          -------|        |-----|-------------| apache 3443
                              Here is the problem, I have been successful getting SSL&PKI and proxying to one to work, but not both servers. Each server runs different web server functions, this is not a cluster.
          web.xml and weblogic.xml below
          If I go to https://<WLSserver>:7002/cgi-bin
          It always goes to the second server, it seems as soon as I map a <url-pattern>/</url-pattern> whichever servlet is defined last wins.
          As added note, the client will never be able to connect to the apache and apache/tomcat server directly because the ports are blocked at the router level.
          Is what I trying to do possible? Is there another way to proxy to multiple servers so the data back to the client is always SSL?
          Thanks
          --Sam
          Weblogic.xml
          <context-root>/<context-root>
          web.xml
          <web-app>
          <servlet>
          <servlet-name>ProxyServlet1</servlet-name>
          <servlet-class>weblogic.servlet.proxy.HttpProxyServlet</servlet-class>
          <init-param>
          <param-name>redirectURL</param-name>
          <param-value>
          http://targethost1:8880/
          </param-value>
          </init-param>
          </servlet>
          <servlet-mapping>
          <servlet-name>ProxyServlet1</servlet-name>
          <url-pattern>/</url-pattern>
          </servlet-mapping>
          <servlet-mapping>
          <servlet-name>ProxyServlet1</servlet-name>
          <url-pattern>*.html</url-pattern>
          </servlet-mapping>
          <servlet-mapping>
          <servlet-name>ProxyServlet1</servlet-name>
          <url-pattern>*.htm</url-pattern>
          </servlet-mapping>
          <servlet-mapping>
          <servlet-name>ProxyServlet1</servlet-name>
          <url-pattern>*.jsp</url-pattern>
          </servlet-mapping>
          <servlet>
          <servlet-name>ProxyServlet2</servlet-name>
          <servlet-class>weblogic.servlet.proxy.HttpProxyServlet</servlet-class>
          <init-param>
          <param-name>redirectURL</param-name>
          <param-value>
          http://targethost:3443/
          </param-value>
          </init-param>
          </servlet>
          <servlet-mapping>
          <servlet-name>ProxyServlet2</servlet-name>
          <url-pattern>/</url-pattern>
          </servlet-mapping>
          <servlet-mapping>
          <servlet-name>ProxyServlet2</servlet-name>
          <url-pattern>*.html</url-pattern>
          </servlet-mapping>
          <servlet-mapping>
          <servlet-name>ProxyServlet2</servlet-name>
          <url-pattern>*.htm</url-pattern>
          </servlet-mapping>
          <servlet-mapping>
          <servlet-name>ProxyServlet2</servlet-name>
          <url-pattern>*.jsp</url-pattern>
          </servlet-mapping>
          </web-app>
          Message was edited by bea_samham at Jan 14, 2005 6:02 PM

Answer 1

I was still investigating. One suggestion is to run multiple server instances, each with its own <conxext-root>/</context-root> in weblogic.xml. This should work because each managed server runs in its own JVM, so you can have multiple context-root's set to /
          I tried marking the case a answered but get javax exceptions, there must be something going on with the forum pages.
          Message was edited by bea_samham at Jan 26, 2005 3:37 PM