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Apache to front end a set of IPS repository daemons

Wednesday May 07, 2008

To allow reverse proxying, so that apache could front end the pkg.depotd daemons, perform the following:

  • Enable the following modules in <apache-install>/etc/httpd.conf.

    LoadModule proxy_module libexec/mod_proxy.so LoadModule proxy_http_module libexec/mod_proxy_http.so

  • Add proxy entries to <apache-install>/etc/httpd.conf corresponding to the pkg.depotd ports. 

    # Reverse Proxy Setup
ProxyRequests off
# sparc
ProxyPass /dev/solaris-sparc/gf3000_2000/ http://localhost:10000/
ProxyPassReverse /dev/solaris-sparc/gf3000_2000/ http://localhost:10000/
# linux
ProxyPass /dev/linux/gf3000_2000/ http://localhost:10001/
ProxyPassReverse /dev/linux/gf3000_2000/ http://localhost:10001/
# mac
ProxyPass /dev/mac/gf3000_2000/ http://localhost:10002/
ProxyPassReverse /dev/mac/gf3000_2000/ http://localhost:10002/
# solaris x86
ProxyPass /dev/solaris-x86/gf3000_2000/ http://localhost:10003/
ProxyPassReverse /dev/solaris-x86/gf3000_2000/ http://localhost:10003/
# windows
ProxyPass /dev/windows/gf3000_2000/ http://localhost:10004/
ProxyPassReverse /dev/windows/gf3000_2000/ http://localhost:10004/
# default
ProxyPass / http://localhost:10000/
ProxyPassReverse / http://localhost:10000/
  • Change the custom log to combined format.

    Comment the following line 

    # CustomLog var/log/access_log common

    Uncomment the following line 

    CustomLog var/log/access_log combined

The apache httpd can be setup as Solaris SMF service so that the process is monitored by SMF. Here are the steps:

  • Create service manifest /var/svc/manifest/application/apache2/httpd.xml. Replace the location of apache httpd script appropriately.

    Download httpd.xml

  • Validate and import the service manifest using svccfg(1M). 

    bash-3.00# svccfg
svc:> validate /var/svc/manifest/application/apache2/httpd.xml
svc:> import /var/svc/manifest/application/apache2/httpd.xml
svc:> quit
  • Enable the service using the svcadm command.

    svcadm enable -t svc:/application/apache2/httpd

  • Verify that the service is online.

    bash-3.00# svcs -a | grep -i apache online May_02 svc:/application/apache2/httpd:default

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    Posted at 09:47PM May 07, 2008 by msreddy in Sun
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Comments:

Hi Sreeni,

I don't have any httpd.conf file on my host (S10 u4 x86) so started with an empty file and zero directives, but looking to the documentation in apache.org helped me to go further and have the apache server up and running.
My pkg.depots runs on ports 10021,10022,10023,10024,10025 so did the suitable mapping for the os-arch.

I have problem with setting the default value for ProxyPass and ProxyPassReverse, any recommendation ?

Connect via the mapped URI using my mozilla firefox (2.0.0.8), I cannot see the icon of the pkg.depotd, any additional settings are needed to be done ?

Many thanks for the clear instructions.
thanks.

Posted by nouar garcia on May 28, 2008 at 03:19 AM PDT #

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