Virtual Hosts

The Virtual Hosts page is accessed from Applications | Virtual Hosts and is used to view and manage virtual hosts on Zend Server.

How do I add, edit and configure a virtual host?

Note:

In the Zend Server Free edition, virtual hosts can be created but not managed.

Filters Area

The Filters area is used to select and create filters for displayed virtual hosts in the Virtual Hosts list. The list can be sorted by the Virtual Host or Port columns. Click Show Filters to display all available filter categories and actions:

Action Bar- Contains all filter related action items, and displayed by clicking Show Filters:

Name	Button	Description
Filter-Set Menu		Click to display list of default and saved filter-sets (Default set: All Virtual Hosts).
Clear Filters		Click to clear selected filters
Delete		Deletes a filter.
Save As		Saves a filter after customization as a new filter.
Save		Saves a new filter.
Search		Searches Virtual Hosts list for entered search pattern.

Filter list - Displays all available categories and filters:
- SSL Status - Filters virtual hosts by whether they are SSL-enabled or not (SSL enabled, SSL disabled).
- Type - Filters virtual hosts by type (System defined, Zend Server defined).
- Deployment - Filters virtual hosts by whether deployment is enabled or not.
- Port - Filters virtual hosts by the port they are assigned to.
- Search - Filters virtual hosts by entered search pattern.
Filter By - Displays all selected filters.

Action Bar

The Action bar is located at the top of the page, and is used to add virtual hosts:

Name	Button	Description
Add Virtual Host		Adds a new virtual host.

Virtual Hosts List

Defined virtual hosts are displayed in a list which can be sorted by type and name/IP.The information for each listed virtual host is sorted into columns:

Type - The type of virtual host: system defined, Zend Server defined (, ).
Vhost - The virtual host server name/IP.
Port - The port the virtual host listens on.
Status - The status of the virtual host: OK, Pending, Error (, ,,).
Note:
In a cluster, 'Warning' if some of the virtual host's nodes are in error state & 'Error' if all of the virtual host's nodes are in error state.
Properties - Displays virtual host properties: default virtual host, enabled Zend Deployment, SSL-secured (,, )
Messages - Any virtual host related messages (e.g., Vhost does not exists on the server, Server is pending restart).
Last Updated - The last time the virtual host was edited.

Actions - Vhost action items (availability depends on virtual host type):

Name	Icon	Description	Vhost Type
Edit		Edits an existing virtual host.	Zend Server defined
Delete		Removes the virtual host.	Zend Server defined
Redeploy		Redeploys the virtual host.	Zend Server defined
Enable Deployment		Manages the virtual host by Zend Server to enable deployment.	System-defined
Disable Deployment		Disables deployment on the virtual host.	System-defined

Expanded View

Selecting a virtual host from the Virtual Hosts list, or clicking the Expand View arrow on the right, displays an expanded view of the virtual host.

The Expanded view contains the following tabs:

Details - General virtual host-related details:
- Type - Management properties for the virtual host: system defined or Zend Server defined.
- Created at - A timestamp of when the virtual host was created.
- Document Root - The location of the virtual host.
- Security - Indicates whether the virtual host is SSL secured.
- Certificate File Path - The path to the SSL certificate file.
- Key File Path - The path to the SSL key file.
- Chain File Path - The path to an Intermediate SSL certificate.
- Certificate Application Name - The SSL certificate application name.
- Configuration Template - The virtual host configuration template.
Servers - A list of the servers the virtual host is associated with.
Note:
The status of the servers changes the status of the virtual host in the Vhosts list: If all servers in the cluster are in error state, the status is displayed as the virtual host status. If only some of the servers are in error state, the status is displayed.
Applications - A list of the applications deployed on the selected virtual host.