SAP Web Dispatcher as Reverse Proxy for BI Platform Web Application Container Server

[former_member182967]

Hi experts,

Can SAP Web Dispatcher be used as a reversion proxy for SAP BI Platform Web Application Container Server, ie. Tomcat, Oracle WebSphere?

Regards,

Ning Tong

[denis_konovalov · Accepted solution]

Why not ?
It'll be just like any other reverse proxy/loadbalancer , but why do you need to use it with WACS ?
Why would you ever want to use WACS now that the restful is part of tomcat deployment (BI4.2 SP5) ?

[former_member182967 · Accepted solution]

Thanks.

Let's say two web application server cluster, we need a loadbalancer/reverse proxy in that case.

[denis_konovalov · Accepted solution]

WACS can't be clustered, but you can have a proxy/LB in front of it and those are the same as with any webapp server (tomcat/WL/WebSphere).
From BOE perspective we require session persistence, no caching or filtering and that's it.

And I'd recommend moving to 4.2 Sp5 and stop using WACS all together.

[mike_quinn]

Hi

so does anyone actually know the steps to confirm SAP WebDispatcher as a reverse proxy for SAP BI 4.2/4.3?

Cheers

Mike

[mike_quinn]

As in Tomcat

[former_member480721]

Where you able to find a solution? We are looking to do the same. Any info is greatly appreciated.