What's the reason SAP content server can be a web server?

[Former Member]

We know that SAP content server is usually used as a storage.

Why it is labeled as a web server in the SAp architecture?

Please help explain.

Thanks!

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

I believe SAP content server, SAP security ,certificate pool and drivers combibned are referred as web server. Refer to the link below.

[http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw70/helpdata/EN/36/311482502958439aa8621255cbcd0c/frameset.htm]

Hope this helps.

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Thanks!

I still have a few questions:

1) since it could be a web server, can it be used to replace IIS or appache when needed?

2) when will content server support WebDAV?

Thanks!

[JPReyes · Accepted solution]

since it could be a web server, can it be used to replace IIS or appache when needed?

SAP Content Server its not a web server, it require IIS or Apache to run

when will content server support WebDAV?

Read,

/message/5686800#5686800 [original link is broken]

/message/205505#205505 [original link is broken]

Regards

Juan

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

The basis of the SAP Content Server is the content server engine. The engine is either implemented as an ISAPI extension on the Microsoft Internet Information Server, or as a server module for the Apache Web Server. BTW, this is the extract from my previous link.

[JPReyes]

We know that SAP content server is usually used as a storage.

As a http repository you mean , MaxDB does the storage.

Why it is labeled as a web server in the SAP architecture?

I can remember seeing it label as a web server, but basically SAP Content Server is a http repository that runs on a web engine (IIS, Apache). So that must be why.

Regards

Juan