Julian Kamil's etechcetera Blog
IBM HTTP Server (IHS) is a derivative of Apache with extensions to support
the IBM WebSphere Application Server (WAS). It is different enough that you
can’t simply interchange it with the plain Apache if you have to
support WAS applications. Nevertheless, it is still an Apache derivative, and
therefore it supports Apache modules and extensions and behaves more or less
as expected.
Recently, I ran into a requirement to set up a file server on an IBM zSeries
mainframe platform running various WAS components and applications. To cut a
long story short, this customer requirement eventually translates into having
a WebDAV file server set up on existing IHS instances on the mainframe.
Well, don’t let the mainframe platform scare you aw... (more)