Re: Apache Proxy balancer config issue on v7.2

[Aaron Bartell <aaronbartell@xxxxxxxxx>]

Found the solution.  Turns out there is a new module that needs to be
included, as follows:

LoadModule lbmethod_byrequests_module /QSYS.LIB/QHTTPSVR.LIB/QZSRCORE.SRVPGM



Aaron Bartell

On Tue, Jul 21, 2015 at 9:37 AM, Aaron Bartell <aaronbartell@xxxxxxxxx>
wrote:

> Heyo,
>
> I am trying to setup a proxy balancer and am getting an error of "Cannot
> find byrequests lb method" with the below httpd.conf.  I am on v7.2 and
> have the latest PTFs installed (level 9 for SF99713) as of last night.  If
> I comment out the BalancerMember lines the error goes away, but I need
> those lines :-)  It tells me to add a directive, but the directive syntax
> isn't correct, and I already have module proxy_balancer_module specified.
>
> Anybody see something wrong with what I am doing?
>
> p.s. I included steps to recreate issue at bottom of email.
>
> ---- httpd.conf ----
> LoadModule proxy_module /QSYS.LIB/QHTTPSVR.LIB/QZSRCORE.SRVPGM
> LoadModule proxy_ftp_module /QSYS.LIB/QHTTPSVR.LIB/QZSRCORE.SRVPGM
> LoadModule proxy_http_module /QSYS.LIB/QHTTPSVR.LIB/QZSRCORE.SRVPGM
> LoadModule proxy_connect_module /QSYS.LIB/QHTTPSVR.LIB/QZSRCORE.SRVPGM
> LoadModule proxy_balancer_module /QSYS.LIB/QHTTPSVR.LIB/QZSRCORE.SRVPGM
>
> Listen *:80
> DocumentRoot /www/s1/htdocs
>
> RewriteRule ^(.*) balancer://cluster/ [P]
> ProxyPassReverse / balancer://cluster
> <Proxy balancer://cluster>
>   BalancerMember http://127.0.0.1:50002/
>   BalancerMember http://127.0.0.1:50003/
> </Proxy>
>
>
>
> ---- WRKSPLF QTMHHTTP ----
> HTP8989    Diagnostic              40   07/21/15  16:08:44.768544  QZSRAPR
>      QHTTPSVR    *STMT    QZSRCORE    QHTTPSVR    *STMT
>                                      From module . . . . . . . . :
> QZSRSNDM
>                                      From procedure  . . . . . . :
> sendMessageToJobLog_CCSID
>                                      Statement . . . . . . . . . :   27
>
>                                      To module . . . . . . . . . :
> PROXY_UTIL
>                                      To procedure  . . . . . . . :
> ap_proxy_define_balancer
>                                      Statement . . . . . . . . . :   19
>
>                                      Message . . . . :   Cannot find
> byrequests lb method. Add directive
>                                        'LoadModule module
> proxy_balancer_module
>
>  /QSYS.LIB/QHTTPSVR.LIB/QZSRCORE.SRVPGM' to configuration.
>
>                                      Cause . . . . . :   This message is
> used as a general diagnostic message
>
>
> ---- Recreate issue ----
> ADDPFM FILE(QUSRSYS/QATMHINSTC) MBR(BALANCE) TEXT('BALANCE')
> UPDDTA FILE(QUSRSYS/QATMHINSTC) MBR(BALANCE)
> -apache -d /www/s1 -f conf/httpd.conf -AutoStartN
>
> mkdir -p /www/s1/conf
> mkdir -p /www/s1/logs
> mkdir -p /www/s1/htdocs
> cat >> /www/s1/conf/httpd.conf << EOF
> LoadModule proxy_module /QSYS.LIB/QHTTPSVR.LIB/QZSRCORE.SRVPGM
> LoadModule proxy_ftp_module /QSYS.LIB/QHTTPSVR.LIB/QZSRCORE.SRVPGM
> LoadModule proxy_http_module /QSYS.LIB/QHTTPSVR.LIB/QZSRCORE.SRVPGM
> LoadModule proxy_connect_module /QSYS.LIB/QHTTPSVR.LIB/QZSRCORE.SRVPGM
> LoadModule proxy_balancer_module /QSYS.LIB/QHTTPSVR.LIB/QZSRCORE.SRVPGM
>
> Listen *:80
> DocumentRoot /www/s1/htdocs
>
> RewriteRule ^(.*) balancer://cluster/ [P]
> ProxyPassReverse / balancer://cluster
> <Proxy balancer://cluster>
>   BalancerMember http://127.0.0.1:50002/
>   BalancerMember http://127.0.0.1:50003/
> </Proxy>
> EOF
>
>
> STRTCPSVR SERVER(*HTTP) INSTANCE(BALANCE)
>
> Aaron Bartell
> litmis.com