WebSphere V3.5 Handbook

6.5. Administering JSP files

The WebSphere administrator should know the following about administering JSP files.

6.5.1. Enable JSP handling at the Web application level

• The ability of the product to serve JSP files is controlled at the Web application level. It is quite simple: if a Web application contains a JSP enabler servlet, the Web application can handle requests for JSP files. We also call this servlet JSP Processor (or JSP compiler or JSP container).

• WebSphere provides the JSP enabler servlets. There is one for each supported JSP specification level. See the following section for detailed information.

• The administrator is responsible for permanently adding a JSP processor to Web applications requiring the ability to handle JSP requests: ...