Portal Express, Version 6.0
Operating systems: i5/OS, Linux, Windows
Enable remote document conversion
Run Document Conversion Services on a remote server.
Before running Document Conversion Services on a remote server, update the content-types.properties file as described in Enabling Document Conversion Services.
To better balance processing power, Document Conversion Services can be delegated to a remote server. Enabling this delegation requires steps on both WebSphere Portal Express and the remote system.
Linux on PowerPC®: Document conversion services must be performed on a remote WebSphere Application Server that supports document conversion services. Local document conversion is not supported on Linux for PowerPC.
To enable Document Conversion Services on a remote server:
- Install WebSphere Application Server on the remote system. The remote system must be supported by Stellent 8.0.1. For more information, see the section Stellent 8.0.1 compatible platforms in Troubleshooting Document Manager.
- Copy the file remotedcs.zip, at the site entitled Separate upgrade of Remote Document Conversion Services server is required, to the remote server and unzip it in the directory of choice. Use the appropriate unzip tool for your operating system:
- Windows: pkzip
- Linux for System z®: unzip
- A dcs directory is created with many files and subdirectories in it.
- Deploy dcs.war into WebSphere Application Server using the administrative console. The war file will be found in the unzipped directory, and the user should specify a context root of dcs. You should not change the default application name dcs_war.
- Run the config script found in the unzipped directory. It is setupdcs.bat for Windows; setupremotedcs.sh for all other systems.
When using version 6.0.0.1 of the portal, the script prompts you to input the profile directory where dcs.war is installed. If you input the full profile folder path, the portal may report an error such as Error--Cannot find folder. If this occurs, input the profile name instead.
- The oiexport directory should be added in PATH
as well as in the Library path.
Platform Library path variable Linux LD_LIBRARY_PATH Windows PATH - Restart the server.
Related tasks
Enabling Document Conversion Services Converting document formats