WebSphere portal express and express plus V5 for the IBM eServer iSeries server / Aleksandr Nartovich et al.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Nartovich, Aleksandr.

Contributor:

Adan, Marcela.

Ahmed, Nadeem.

Cancilla, Bob.

Jabonski, R.

Raut, Nitin.

Wildt, Patrick.

Witte, Stefan.

Wurtz, Henk.

Series:

IBM redbooks.

Redbooks

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Client/server computing.

WebSphere.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (564 p.)

Edition:

2nd ed.

Place of Publication:

Poughkeepsie, N.Y. : IBM Corp., International Technical Support Organization, c2004.

Language Note:

English

System Details:

text file

Summary:

This IBM Redbooks publication provides extensive information about IBM WebSphere Portal - Express for Multiplatforms V5.0.2 (WebSphere Portal Express). It is designed to help system administrators, application developers, and IT consultants install and use this product on the IBM eServer iSeries platform. It presents an overview of each part of WebSphere Portal and related products to help you fully understand the place and significance of each product in overall picture. Most of the information in the book is described based on scenarios. This approach provides the best way for you to follow the instructions and implement a similar solution in a customer environment. Apart from providing easy-to-follow instructions, the book includes many links to other excellent sources of information to deliver the complete picture of WebSphere Portal on iSeries and its environment.

Contents:

Front cover

Contents

Notices

Trademarks

Preface

The team that wrote this redbook

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Part 1 IBM WebSphere Portal Express: An overview

Chapter 1. Practical benefits and real-world scenarios

1.1 Why you need WebSphere Portal Express

1.1.1 Web site management

1.1.2 Improved programmer productivity

1.1.3 System integration

1.2 Real-world scenarios

1.2.1 Corporate communications

1.2.2 Employee services

1.2.3 Integrated applications

1.2.4 Business applications

1.2.5 The public Web site

1.2.6 Customer Web sites

1.2.7 Putting it all together

Chapter 2. Preliminary preparation

2.1 Before you begin

2.1.1 Topologies

2.1.2 System development lifecycle support

2.2 High-level overview of the implementation steps

2.3 Components and products that are included

2.4 Where to look for more help

Part 2 Installation, configuration, and customization

Chapter 3. Installation and configuration

3.1 Installation requirements

3.1.1 Hardware requirements

3.1.2 Software prerequisites

3.1.3 Installation user profile

3.1.4 Network setup

3.1.5 Optional software

3.2 Installing WebSphere Application Server V5.0 Enterprise Enablement

3.2.1 Graphical installation

3.2.2 Verifying WebSphere Application Server V5.0 Enterprise Enablement installation

3.2.3 Console installation

3.2.4 Silent installation with a response file

3.2.5 Installing the PTFs

3.3 Installing WebSphere Portal

3.3.1 Graphical installation

3.3.2 Console installation

3.3.3 Verifying the installation

3.4 Configuring a portal instance

3.4.1 Basic configuration

3.4.2 Creating a basic WebSphere Portal instance

3.4.3 Testing the instance

3.5 Uninstalling WebSphere Portal

3.5.1 Uninstalling the WebSphere Portal instance.

3.5.2 Uninstalling WebSphere Portal

3.5.3 Uninstalling WebSphere Application Server V5.0 Enterprise Enablement

Chapter 4. Advanced configuration

4.1 Configuring an extended portal instance with the wizard

4.1.1 Basic configuration

4.1.2 Proxy configuration

4.1.3 Securing a portal instance with LDAP

4.1.4 Deploying default portlets

4.2 Manual configuration

4.2.1 Configuration tasks environment

4.2.2 Configuration tasks

4.2.3 Configuration properties

4.2.4 Parent properties files

4.2.5 Configuration templates

4.2.6 Creating stream files

4.3 Configuration tasks reference

4.3.1 Overview of configuration tasks

4.3.2 Startup tasks

4.3.3 HTTP server tasks

4.3.4 General purpose tasks

4.3.5 Portlet tasks

4.3.6 Security tasks

4.3.7 Setup tasks

4.3.8 Database tasks

4.3.9 Validation tasks

4.3.10 Lotus configuration tasks

4.4 Configuration scenarios

4.4.1 Scenario 1: Configuring a manual instance

4.4.2 Scenario 2: Configuring an external HTTP server

4.4.3 Scenario 3: Configuring security using LDAP for authentication

Chapter 5. WebSphere Portal and single signon

5.1 Web application authentication concepts

5.1.1 Forms of authentication

5.1.2 User registry and user repository

5.1.3 Passing credentials in an authenticated session

5.1.4 Single signon and LTPA

5.2 Portal authentication via WebSphere Application Server security

5.2.1 WebSphere Portal Form-based authentication

5.2.2 Flow of control for a request in a session not yet authenticated

5.2.3 Request in a session that is already authenticated

5.2.4 Verifying the LTPA token during Portal login

5.2.5 WebSphere Portal and single signon

5.3 Enabling SSO for WebSphere Portal and Web applications

5.3.1 Configuring LDAP server

5.3.2 Enabling WebSphere Portal security with LDAP.

5.3.3 Exporting the portal server LTPA keys to a file

5.3.4 Configuring SSO in other WebSphere application servers in the domain

5.3.5 Importing LTPA keys

5.4 Putting it all together: Portal SSO scenarios

5.4.1 Testing the scenarios

5.4.2 Scenario 1: Single HTTP server, application server, and DNS domain

5.4.3 Scenario 2: Multiple HTTP servers, application servers, DNS subdomains

5.4.4 Scenario 3: HTTP server and Portal server in different DNS domains

Chapter 6. Integrating Lotus products with WebSphere Portal

6.1 Integration scenarios

6.1.1 Scenario overview

6.1.2 Single-user directory environments

6.1.3 Separate directory environments

6.1.4 Summary

6.2 Configuring Lotus components in WebSphere Portal

6.2.1 Creating a new WebSphere Portal instance

6.2.2 Enabling single signon

6.2.3 Adding Lotus portlets to your WebSphere Portal instance

6.2.4 Lotus Collaboration Center

Part 3 Integrating iSeries applications

Chapter 7. iSeries portlets

7.1 A portal and portlet overview

7.1.1 Portal

7.1.2 Portlet

7.1.3 WebSphere Portal concepts

7.1.4 WebSphere portlet catalog

7.1.5 Integration with WebSphere Portal

7.2 Integrating iSeries applications, data, and other resources

7.2.1 Accessing iSeries applications using a 5250 session portlet

7.2.2 Accessing the iSeries using the iSeries Access for Web iFrame portlet

7.2.3 New iSeries Access for Web portlets

7.2.4 Accessing iSeries applications using the HATS portlet

7.2.5 Accessing iSeries data using JDBC Builder

7.2.6 Integrating the WebFacing applications

Part 4 Maintaining WebSphere Portal

Chapter 8. WebSphere Portal performance tuning tips

8.1 WebSphere Application Server tuning

8.1.1 Java Virtual Machine heap size

8.1.2 Session timeout

8.1.3 Class garbage collection.

8.1.4 Servlet engine thread pool size

8.1.5 Data source connection pool size

8.1.6 Statement cache size

8.2 Database server tuning

8.3 Web server tuning tips

8.3.1 ThreadsPerChild

8.3.2 KeepAliveTimeout

8.3.3 MaxKeepAliveRequests

8.4 Security filters (LDAP filters)

8.5 WebSphere Portal service properties

8.6 Startup performance tuning

Chapter 9. Maintenance

9.1 Introduction to Integration Assistant for iSeries

9.1.1 What Integration Assistant provides

9.1.2 What Integration Assistant does not provide

9.1.3 Assisted products

9.1.4 Installing IA1

9.1.5 What is installed with IA1 base

9.1.6 The IA1 assisted product option 1: WebSphere Portal V5.0.2

9.2 Choosing a fix strategy

9.2.1 WebSphere Portal Update Installer

9.2.2 Pros and cons of using Integration Assistant PTFs and WebSphere Portal Update Installer

9.3 Maintaining log files

9.3.1 Installation logs

9.3.2 Configuration logs

9.3.3 Runtime logs

9.4 WebSphere Portal runtime code

Chapter 10. Logging and tracing

10.1 IBM Web Administration for iSeries

10.1.1 Managing WebSphere Portal

10.1.2 Viewing creation logs

10.1.3 Viewing logs

10.1.4 Example of working with problems

10.2 Log files

10.2.1 WebSphere Portal Configuration Wizard log files

10.2.2 WebSphere Portal installation log files

10.3 Portal tracing

10.3.1 Temporary tracing

10.3.2 Extended tracing

10.3.3 Logging using WebSphere Application Server

10.4 Validation tasks

10.5 Serviceability Tool

10.5.1 Installing the Serviceability Tool

10.5.2 Running the Serviceability Tool

10.5.3 Browsing the result file

Part 5 Appendixes

Appendix A. Installing, configuring Lotus Instant Messaging and Web Conferencing, Lotus Team Workplace

Integrating Lotus Collaboration Components with WebSphere Portal Express.

Process overview

Selecting the LDAP implementation to use

Domino server

Authorities

Preparing the TCP/IP environment

Creating the first Domino server

Modifying the server configuration

Creating the Directory Assistance document

Installing Lotus Sametime 3.1 for iSeries

Before you install Sametime 3.1

Installing Sametime 3.1

Locating additional information for Sametime

Configuring Lotus Sametime 3.1

Registering the new additional server in an existing Domino domain

Creating a Lotus Sametime server

Updating the server configuration document for the Sametime server

Adding Sametime to the Domino server

Configuring the Sametime server with LDAP

Installing Lotus QuickPlace 3.01 for iSeries

Installing the QuickPlace 3.01 software

Configuring Lotus QuickPlace 3.01

Creating a Lotus QuickPlace server

Updating the server configuration document for the QuickPlace server

Adding QuickPlace to the Domino server

Configuring QuickPlace to use the LDAP server

Enabling QuickPlace integration with Sametime

Appendix B. IBM Directory Server (LDAP)

Directory concepts

Directories

Advantages of using a directory

Directory components

Setting up LDAP

Planning LDAP

Changing the LDAP properties

Adding WebSphere Portal directory entries into LDAP

Appendix C. WebSphere Portal wizard updates

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Index

Back cover.

Notes:

"August 2004."

Includes bibliographical references and index.

OCLC:

614894477