Tomcat on SSL Port 8443

server administration XI Server Discussion
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I need help and suggestions in making tomcat work on Port 8443.

I have a solaris installation and use the Tomcat for both web server and web application server. I do not have a seperate web server fronting web application server.

I have configured the server.xml to communicate on Port 8443 for SSL. Using the URL

https://machinename:8443/businessobjects/enterprise115/desktoplaunch/InfoView/logon/logon.do

I am able talk to Port 8443. However In actual production the users use a dns like bi.abc.com. I beleive it goes thru a proxy server before it hits the tomcat server.

What changes need to be made in the proxy server so that it receives a request like bi.abc.com and sends it to the Port 8443 on the tomcat box.

My understanding is by default it sends it to 443 . How do I send it to 8443.

Please let me know the changes involved and if it is possible

cravie (BOB member since 2005-04-20)

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The default is 8443 - changing your server.xml to 443 is similar to using port 80 - you don’t have to specify the port number in the url.
Make sure you also specify 443 in the non SSL redirect connector.

As to using a different url - speak to your network guys re a DNS.

MikeD :south_africa: (BOB member since 2002-06-18)