HP Secure Web Server for OpenVMS (based on Apache) Version 2.1 Installation and Configuration Guide

This document is the HP Secure Web Server for OpenVMS Version 2.1 Installation and Configuration Guide, published in November 2005. It provides detailed instructions for installing, configuring, running, and securing the HP Secure Web Server, which is based on Apache 2.0.52, on OpenVMS Alpha (v7.3-2 or higher) and OpenVMS I64 (v8.2 or higher) systems.

Key areas covered include:

• System Requirements: Outlines necessary hardware (e.g., ODS-5 disk is mandatory) and software components, including OpenVMS versions, TCP/IP services, and optional integrations like CSWSJAVA (Tomcat), CSWSPHP, and CSWS_PERL.
• Installation Process: Guides users through installing the server and its optional modules using PCSI kits, with specific instructions for disk setup.
• Configuration: Details the configuration menu options for setting up single or multiple server instances, managing suEXEC users, running the OpenSSL Certificate Tool, converting files, and integrating into an OpenVMS Cluster environment.
• Server Operation: Explains how to start and stop the server, optimize performance (e.g., adjusting quotas), customize the server environment, and use various Apache modules and directives (including OpenVMS-specific ones like MOD_AUTH_OPENVMS and MOD_OSUSCRIPT). It also covers CGI setup and file/directory access controls.
• Security Information: Discusses the server's process model, required privileges, file ownership, OpenVMS-based authentication, and methods for protecting server certificate keys.
• Module Development: Provides guidance on building and debugging loadable Apache modules for the OpenVMS environment.
• Licensing: Includes acknowledgements for the open-source software components utilized.

The guide emphasizes post-installation checks, troubleshooting steps, and methods for merging customized files when upgrading.