Preparing your Linux machine
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Plan Linux disk space
If for any reason change the file system size, the Linux ext2 file system (which is used by default) does not allow you to change it. Therefore, carefully plan in advance for the size of your file system in order to avoid related problems. The following disk space is required for each directory:
/: 1.5 GB or more /opt: 2.5 GB or more. The default directory to install WebSphere Portal on Linux is /opt, which you could change to any directory you like later. By default, /opt is under / file system in default. If you choose to install WebSphere Portal under /usr, 3.5 GB or more is recommended.
/home: 500 MB or more
Plan for using the installation program
If you want to use the graphical user interface that is provided by the installation program, install and configure X server on Linux (for example X-Windows or GNOME). The installation program also supports silent installation, which is a text-only mode, and X server is not required in that case.
Checking your network setup
WebSphere Portal also requires the use of a fully qualified host.name, which is typically the host.name of the server, along with its fully qualified domain name. To be sure that this is configured correctly, you can check with ping...WebSphere is a trademark of the IBM Corporation in the United States, other countries, or both.
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