John McKown writes: >No. IMWEBSRV is not Apache. There is a separate Apache port >for z/OS. I don't know if it is distributed with the latest z/OS >releases. IMWEBSRV came with z/OS 1.6, but Apache did not. >The last that I know of (may be out of date) is that Apache >must be downloaded and installed separately from z/OS.
What everybody is receiving with z/OS is called the "IBM HTTP Server for z/OS," and it is Version 5.3. I think it even shipped with OS/390. So, if you're looking for a "lowest common denominator" capability, i.e. something everybody should already have, the HTTP Server V5.3 would qualify. This software is not derived from Apache code. There are some (earlier) ports of the Apache HTTP Server, available for download from the Internet as noted previously. IBM doesn't support them, but they're fun. IBM is now shipping the "IBM HTTP Server for WebSphere Application Server for z/OS," which you will also see referred to as "powered by Apache" (because it is). The current version is 6.1. This HTTP server is orderable as a PTF for WebSphere Application Server V6.1 for z/OS. Like the rest of WAS, it is fully supported commercial software from IBM. The documentation is available online here (watch the wrap): http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/wasinfo/v6r1/index.jsp?topic=/com.ibm.websphere.ihs.doc/info/welcome_ihs.html With all that background out of the way, here's a reply primarily aimed at the original poster. In addition to the suggestions offered previously, there are a couple more ideas to consider. 1. WebSphere Application Server for z/OS is getting increasingly common. CICS Transaction Server runs certain EJBs, just like WebSphere. So one idea you might consider is to ship an EJB package that works under both WAS and CICS TS. 2. Another approach is to write Java and package it to work with both the IBM HTTP Server V5.3 for z/OS (as a CGI program) and WebSphere Application Server for z/OS. The packaging might be a bit different, but the underlying logic should be close to 100% identical. That's another way to offer deployment choices without "forking" your code. 3. I don't think it's any secret that IBM itself has something called the Integrated Solutions Console (ISC). That's the pretty administrative Web interface you see embedded in products like WebSphere Application Server for z/OS. You might ask through the appropriate IBM developer channels to see if that's a hunk of code you can package with whatever you're shipping and if it would be a good choice in your case. - - - - - Timothy Sipples IBM Consulting Enterprise Software Architect Specializing in Software Architectures Related to System z Based in Tokyo, Serving IBM Japan and IBM Asia-Pacific E-Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
