Install WebSphere Portal remotely with the graphical interface
Overview
With the WebSphere Portal graphical installation program, you can install WebSphere Portal from a Windows workstation connected to the iSeries.
If you haven't already done so, review Installation scenarios before installing WebSphere Portal.
Notes on installing WebSphere Portal remotely with the graphical interface
- Hardware and software prerequisites should already be installed. Ensure that you have met the hardware and software prerequisites on the machine where you are installing WebSphere Portal, specifically for the memory and hard disk requirements.
- To use the Install and Configure option, have IBM Enterprise Enablement for WAS for iSeries installed, and a new WAS instance created for use with WebSphere Portal. The recommended method for configuring WebSphere Portal is to use the Create WebSphere Portal wizard included with IBM Web Administration for iSeries. However, if you choose to configure WebSphere Portal using the installation program, ensure that you have met these additional requirements before beginning installation. The new WAS instance must have the additional functionality required to run WebSphere Portal; pre-existing instances will not work. Refer to Installation scenarios for more information.
- Upon completion of a remote graphical installation, the QHST message queue will contain a completion message. You can display the message details to obtain the fully qualified job name associated with the WebSphere Portal install job. To retain the OS/400 job log from the remote graphical installation, change the Job Description for the remote command server job prior to installing WebSphere Portal by entering the following on an OS/400 command line:
CHGJOBD JOBD(QSYS/QZBSJOBD) LOG(4 00 *SECLVL)After changing JOBD, also restart the remote command server:
ENDHOSTSVR SERVER(*RMTCMD)
STRHOSTSVR SERVER(*RMTCMD)Any subsequent remote graphical installations will result in a job log retained on the iSeries server.
Install WebSphere Portal
To install WebSphere Portal, follow the instructions below.
- If you are installing from a PC with a firewall enabled, it is recommended that you disable the firewall before beginning installation.
- If the WAS subsystem is not started, start it by entering the following command on an OS/400 command line:
STRSBS SBSD(QEJBAS5/QEJBAS5)- Insert the Setup disc into the CD-ROM drive of the Windows 2000 or Windows XP workstation. If the autostart function is enabled on the PC, the installation program should automatically start. If not, you can manually launch the program by double-clicking the install400.bat file in the root directory of the CD.
- A small iSeries signon box will prompt you to enter the iSeries system name, ID, and password. When you have entered that information, click OK.
It is recommended that you end any applications running on the PC before beginning the installation process. If applications remain active, it may be necessary to minimize the windows in order to see the signon screen.
The ID you use to sign on must have *ALLOBJ and *JOBCTL authority.
If you are prompted to change the password because the password has expired or is about to expire, cancel and exit the install program. Log on to the iSeries system using a 5250 session, update the password, and restart the installation program. Do not use the installation's change password prompt, as it could cause the installation to fail.
- Select the language for the install and click Next.
- The InfoCenter launch screen should appear. Use this screen to launch InfoCenter documentation before beginning installation. Click Next.
- Review the license agreement. Select I accept the terms of the licensing agreement and click Next.
- A screen displaying the install location should appear. Click Next.
- Select Install only or Install and Configure
Click Next.
If you selected Install only, skip to step 13.
- (Install and Configure) Select a WAS instance from the list. If there are no instances to chose from, exit the installation program and refer to Creating an extended WAS instance for instructions on how to create a WAS instance for use with WebSphere Portal. Click Next.
- (Install and Configure) Enter a user ID and password for the WebSphere Portal administrator. Do not use blanks in either the user ID or the password, and ensure that the password is at least five characters in length. This user ID is used to access WebSphere Portal with administrator authority after installation. Note that this user ID is only used to log into WebSphere Portal and is not related to any user IDs used to access the operating system itself. If you intend to use a LDAP directory to manage the users, ensure that the administrator user ID you specify here conforms to the recommendations specified in Special characters in user IDs and passwords. Click Next.
- (Install and Configure) Enter a user ID and password to be used to create and configure an OS/400 DB2 schema on the iSeries system. WebSphere Portal requires this schema to store portlet and user information. The schema (QWPS50) will be owned by the user ID specified on this screen. This ID must already exist on the iSeries system. Click Next.
- Review the information on the installation summary screen and click Next. Throughout installation, the program displays progress messages related to the various components.
Note that if you chose the Install and Configure option, it may take over an hour for the installation and configuration process to complete.
- When WebSphere Portal finishes installing, the installation program will display a confirmation panel. Click Finish to exit the installation program.
- Return to Installation scenarios to complete the installation process.
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