IBM WebSphere Portal v4.1 handbook. Vol. 1 / [Rufus Credle ... et al.].

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Credle, Rufus.

International Business Machines Corporation. International Technical Support Organization.

Series:

IBM redbooks.

IBM redbooks

IBM WebSphere Portal v4.1 handbook

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Web portals.

Computer architecture.

WebSphere.

Physical Description:

xvi, 712 p. : ill.

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

[Research Triangle Park, N.C.] : IBM, International Technical Support Organization, 2003.

Language Note:

English

Contents:

Front cover

Contents

Notices

Trademarks

Preface

The team that wrote this redbook

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Chapter 1. Introduction to WebSphere Portal V4.1

1.1 WebSphere Portal Enable

1.2 WebSphere Portal Extend

1.3 WebSphere Portal Experience

1.4 Industry impact and acceptance

Chapter 2. The WebSphere Portal architecture

2.1 WebSphere Portal software topology

2.2 WebSphere Portal architecture

2.3 Operational aspects

Chapter 3. WebSphere Portal prerequisites and planning

3.1 WebSphere Portal offerings and CDs

3.1.1 Portal capabilities and components

3.1.2 Content of the CD set

3.2 WebSphere Portal for Windows 2000 prerequisites

3.2.1 Hardware requirements

3.2.2 Software requirements

3.2.3 Pre-installed components

3.3 WebSphere Portal for Linux prerequisites

3.3.1 Uninstall Linux LDAP package

3.3.2 Memory requirements

3.3.3 Disk space

3.3.4 Network configuration

3.3.5 Hardware requirements

3.3.6 Configuring the Linux kernel

3.4 WebSphere Portal for AIX prerequisites

3.4.1 Hardware

3.4.2 Software level

3.4.3 Remote display

3.4.4 Description of how to set up AIX 5.1 prerequisites

3.5 Deploying WebSphere Portal in a production environment

3.6 Planning: general considerations

3.6.1 Installing the Loopback Adapter

3.6.2 Network requirements

3.6.3 Installation options

3.6.4 Installation planning worksheets

Chapter 4. WebSphere Portal Setup Manager

4.1 Installing with Setup Manager

4.2 Setup Manager pre-installation

4.2.1 Starting with Setup Manager

4.2.2 The IBMWPO directory

4.2.3 IBM Cross Platform Technologies

4.3 Determining the type of install

4.4 Installation configuration

4.4.1 IBM HTTP Server

4.4.2 DB2 Universal Database

4.4.3 IBM SecureWay.

4.4.4 WebSphere Application Server

4.4.5 Personalization

4.4.6 WebSphere Portal

4.4.7 Lotus Domino Server

4.4.8 Web Content Publisher

4.4.9 Lotus Sametime

4.4.10 Lotus Collaboration

4.4.11 Summary

4.5 Installation

Chapter 5. WebSphere Portal: Windows installation with Setup Manager

5.1 General considerations

5.1.1 Prerequisites check before installation

5.1.2 Installing Loopback Adapter (optional)

5.2 Installing WebSphere Portal with SecureWay using the Setup Manager

5.2.1 Installation topology

5.2.2 Starting WebSphere Portal Setup Manager

5.2.3 IBM Cross Platform Technologies for Windows V2.0

5.2.4 Secureway LDAP

5.2.5 IBM HTTP Server

5.2.6 DB2 Universal Database

5.2.7 SecureWay Directory Server

5.2.8 WebSphere Application Server

5.2.9 WebSphere Personalization Server

5.2.10 WebSphere Portal

5.2.11 Installation procedure

5.3 Installing WebSphere Portal on Windows 2000 with Domino LDAP using the Setup Manager

5.3.1 Prerequisites

5.3.2 Removing Lotus Notes clients

5.3.3 Installing DB2, IBM HTTP Server and WebSphere Application Server

5.3.4 Generating keys in WebSphere Application Server

5.3.5 Install Domino components

5.3.6 Configuring Domino Administration client

5.3.7 Configuring WebSphere Application Server security

5.3.8 Configuring Domino for WebSphere Portal

5.3.9 Installing WebSphere Portal

5.3.10 Verifying the WebSphere portal install

5.4 Installing WebSphere Portal with Active Directory using the Setup Manager

5.4.1 WebSphere Portal with Active Directory using Setup Manager

5.5 Testing for successful installation

5.5.1 Checking the installation log file

5.5.2 Testing steps

5.6 Common installation questions

5.7 Post-installation instructions

5.7.1 WebSphere Application Server

5.7.2 SecureWay Directory.

5.7.3 Changing passwords

5.8 Uninstalling WebSphere Portal

Chapter 6. WebSphere Portal: Windows manual installation

6.1 Installation overview

6.2 Server environment

6.3 DB2 Universal Database V7.2 installation

6.3.1 DB2 Universal Database V7.2 Fixpack installation

6.4 WebSphere Application Server V4.0 and IBM HTTP Server installation

6.4.1 Upgrade the DB2 JDBC drivers

6.4.2 WebSphere Application Server 4.0 FixPack2 installation

6.4.3 IBM SecureWay V3.2.2 installation

6.4.4 IBM SecureWay Directory administration

6.4.5 Importing the Portal Server LDIF file

6.5 WebSphere Portal install using IBM SecureWay Directory

6.5.1 Deploying base portlets

6.6 Personalization

6.7 WebSphere Portal install using Lotus Domino LDAP Directory

6.7.1 Prerequisites

6.7.2 Begin WebSphere installation

6.7.3 Domino installation

6.7.4 Configure the Domino Server

6.7.5 Install a Domino Administration Client

6.7.6 Configure the Administration client

6.7.7 Create required users and configuration for LDAP

6.7.8 Configure server for LDAP

6.7.9 Install WebSphere Personalization

6.7.10 Configure Global Security on WebSphere

6.7.11 Configure Single Sign-On in Domino

6.7.12 Install WebSphere Portal using Domino LDAP

6.7.13 Test WebSphere with Domino LDAP

6.8 WebSphere Portal install using Microsoft Active Directory

6.8.1 Installing Active Directory

6.8.2 Installing Windows 2000 Support and Administration tools

6.8.3 Validating the domain and DNS install

6.8.4 Configuring Active Directory

6.8.5 Install WebSphere Portal using Active Directory

6.8.6 Testing considerations

Chapter 7. WebSphere Portal: Linux installation

7.1 WebSphere Portal installation overview

7.2 Sample two-tier installation with Setup Manager

7.2.1 Installing the LDAP Server.

7.2.2 WebSphere Portal installation

7.3 Verifying product installation

7.3.1 Checking the installation log file

7.4 A sample single-tier installation with Setup Manager

7.5 Sample single-tier installation without Setup Manager

7.5.1 Installing and configuring DB2

7.5.2 Installing and configuring Domino LDAP

7.5.3 Installing and configuring IBM HTTP Server

7.5.4 Installing and configuring WebSphere Application Server

7.5.5 Installing and configuring WebSphere Personalization

7.5.6 Installing and configuring WebSphere Portal

Chapter 8. WebSphere Portal: AIX installation

8.1 Pre-installation tasks

8.1.1 Installation planning worksheet

8.1.2 Consideration for LDAP

8.2 WebSphere Portal installation using Setup Manager

8.2.1 Information collection for WebSphere Portal installation

8.2.2 IBM HTTP Server configuration

8.2.3 IBM SecureWay Directory Server configuration

8.2.4 WebSphere Application Server configuration

8.2.5 Personalization Server configuration

8.2.6 WebSphere Portal configuration

8.2.7 Final configuration steps

8.2.8 WebSphere Portal installation process

8.3 Post-installation tasks

8.3.1 DB2 Universal Database

8.3.2 WebSphere Application Server

8.3.3 SecureWay Directory

8.4 Installing WebSphere Portal in a non-graphical environment

8.4.1 Installation and setup of WebSphere Portal prerequisites

8.4.2 Silent installation of WebSphere Portal

8.4.3 Required WebSphere Portal add-ons

8.5 Changing passwords

8.5.1 Change password for wpsadmin

8.5.2 Change password for wpsbind

8.5.3 Change password for the DB2 user wasuser

8.5.4 Change password for LDAP Admin user cn=ldapadmin

8.5.5 Change password for the users ldapdb2, ldap

8.5.6 Change password for the users db2as, db2fenc1, db2inst1

8.5.7 Change password for the user httpd.

8.5.8 Change LTPA password of Application Server Security

Chapter 9. Performance

9.1 Configuration of WebSphere Portal

9.1.1 Modifying property files

9.1.2 Managing portal logging

9.2 Improving portlet performance

9.2.1 Programming portlets

9.2.2 Administration of portlets

9.3 Cloning

9.4 Tuning WebSphere Portal components

Chapter 10. Problem determination

10.1 Testing your WebSphere Portal installation

10.1.1 Hello World

10.1.2 New user

Appendix A. db2admin and wasadmin user IDs

A.1 Create the db2admin user for DB2

A.2 Create wasadmin for WebSphere Application Server

Abbreviations and acronyms

Related publications

IBM Redbooks

Other resources

Referenced Web sites

How to get IBM Redbooks

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Index

Back cover.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and index.

OCLC:

932363931