Modifying the httpd.conf file in the Apache conf folder

Follow the steps given below to modify the httpd.conf file in the Apache conf folder:

1. Create a backup copy of the httpd.conf file.

2. Open the httpd.conf file and locate the Listen statement in the file. Comment out the line by adding a # in front of it, as follows:
   
   

   #Listen 12.34.56.78:80

3. Add two new Listen statements; one for HTTP and one for HTTPS, as shown below:
   
   

   Listen 40080
   Listen 40443

4. Add two NameVirtualHost statements by using the ports that were used in the Listen statements added in the step above:
   
   

   NameVirtualHost *:40080
   NameVirtualHost *:40443

5. Enable the required modules to load by adding the following LoadModule statements to the group of LoadModule statements:
   
   

   LoadModule headers_module modules/mod_headers.so
   LoadModule proxy_module modules/mod_proxy.so
   LoadModule proxy_http_module modules/mod_proxy_http.so
   LoadModule ssl_module modules/mod_ssl.so

6. Make a VirtualHost entry for HTTP connections in the Virtual hosts section by using the following example:
   
   

   <VirtualHost *:40080>
   
   Redirect permanent /atriumsso https://vw-aus-dash-01.bmc.com:40443/bsmdashboards
   Redirect permanent /bsmdashboards/ https://vw-aus-dash-01.bmc.com:40443/bsmdashboards/
   Redirect permanent /bsmdashboards/admin https://vw-aus-dash-01.bmc.com:40443/bsmdashboards/admin
   Redirect permanent /bsmdashboards/admin/ https://vw-aus-dash-01.bmc.com:40443/bsmdashboards/admin/
   
   </VirtualHost>

   In the example, the server name vw-aus-dash-01.bmc.com is the name of the load balancer host. The example also includes a redirect statement for BMC Atrium Single Sign-On. If you do not use BMC Atrium Single Sign-On, you do not need to include that statement.

7. Make a VirtualHost entry for HTTPS connections in the Virtual hosts section by using the following example:
   
   

   <VirtualHost *:40443>
     ProxyRequests off
     SSLEngine on
     SSLCertificateFile "C:/Program Files/ApacheSoftwareFoundation/Apache2.2/conf/ssl/publicCert.pem"
     SSLCertificateKeyFile "C:/Program Files/ApacheSoftwareFoundation/Apache2.2/conf/ssl/privateKey.pem"
     SSLProxyEngine On
     SSLProxyCACertificateFile "C:/Program Files/ApacheSoftwareFoundation/Apache2.2/conf/ssl/targetServerCerts.pem"
     Header add Set-Cookie "ROUTEID=.%{BALANCER_WORKER_ROUTE}e; path=/" env=BALANCER_ROUTE_CHANGED
     RequestHeader add AtssoReturnLocation https://vw-aus-dash-01.bmc.com:40443
    <Proxy balancer://dashbalancer>
     BalancerMember https://bsmdash17-sim.bmc.com:8443/ route=172-22-173-65"
     BalancerMember https://bsmdash10.bmc.com:8443/ route=172-22-172-146"
     ProxySet stickysession=ROUTEID
    </Proxy>
     ProxyPass /bsmdashboards balancer://dashbalancer/bsmdashboards nofailover=off
     ProxyPassReverse /bsmdashboards balancer://dashbalancer/bsmdashboards
     ProxyPass /bsmdashboards/ balancer://dashbalancer/bsmdashboards/ nofailover=off
     ProxyPassReverse /bsmdashboards/ balancer://dashbalancer/bsmdashboards/
     ProxyPass /bsmdashboards/admin balancer://dashbalancer/bsmdashboards/admin nofailover=off
     ProxyPassReverse /bsmdashboards/admin balancer://dashbalancer/bsmdashboards/admin
     ProxyPass //bsmdashboards/admin balancer://dashbalancer/bsmdashboards/admin nofailover=off
     ProxyPassReverse //bsmdashboards/admin balancer://dashbalancer/bsmdashboards/admin
     ProxyPass /bsmdashboards/admin/ balancer://dashbalancer/bsmdashboards/admin/ nofailover=off
     ProxyPassReverse /bsmdashboards/admin/ balancer://dashbalancer/bsmdashboards/admin/
     ProxyPass //bsmdashboards balancer://dashbalancer/bsmdashboards nofailover=off
     ProxyPassReverse //bsmdashboards balancer://dashbalancer/bsmdashboards
   </VirtualHost>

   In the example, vw-aus-dash-01.bmc.com is the load balancer host, and bsmdash17-sim.bmc.com and bsmdash10.bmc.com are members of the BMC Dashboards for BSM application server cluster.

8. Set the cache for SSL.
   
   

   Note

   If the Apache path includes parentheses, for example, C:\Program Files(x86), the path cannot be used because Apache is unable to parse the parentheses and will not start. If this is the case on your server, use a folder with no parentheses.

   <IfModule ssl_module>
   SSLRandomSeed startup builtin
   SSLRandomSeed connect builtin
   SSLSessionCache "shmcb:C:/ApacheSoftwareFoundation/Apache2.2/conf/ssl_scache(512000)"
   </IfModule>