Understand single-cell deployment scenarios

In a single-cell deployment, WebSphere Portal is managed in the same cell with the WebSphere Process Server server to which it connects. There are two single-cell deployment scenarios for enabling the portal environment with business process integration (BPI). Determine which scenario suits your needs for a BPI-enabled portal.

The following single-cell deployment scenarios for a BPI-enabled portal are illustrated in the figure:

• A BPI-enabled portal that is part of a managed cell can connect to a WebSphere Process Server server or cluster inside the same cell.

• A BPI-enabled portal cluster that is part of a managed cell can connect to a WebSphere Process Server server or cluster inside the same cell.

If you are setting up a new environment, start with a portal server that is part of the cell or a portal cluster that is part of the cell.

The procedure that follow for enabling process integration with a single-cell setup will depend on which configuration sequence you use.

1. If you start with a portal that is part of a managed cell or a portal cluster, follow the flows in the figure that are marked  EPISC  and complete the steps in the procedure Enabling process integration in a single-cell setup.

2. If you start with a BPI-enabled stand-alone portal, follow the flows in the figure that are marked  BPIEP  and complete the steps in the procedure Adding a BPI-enabled portal server to a managed cell.

3. If you start with a BPI-enabled stand-alone portal server that is not yet part of the process server, you are using a cross-cell setup,  EPIXC .

   The flow in the figure marked  EPIXC  also applies if you have already created a cross-cell setup and later decide to move the portal server into the process server cell.

Figure 1. Single-cell deployment scenarios for a BPI-enabled portal

• Enable process integration in a single-cell setup

  Enable an WebSphere Portal server or cluster for process integration that is part of the same cell as the WebSphere Process Server to which it is connected. Install the WebSphere Process Server Client option on top of WebSphere Portal, run the automated tasks for setting up business process integration, and federate WebSphere Portal into the WebSphere Process Server cell.

• Add a BPI-enabled portal server to a managed cell in a single-cell setup

  If you are adding a BPI-enabled portal server to a managed cell or are using the BPI-enabled portal server as a primary node to build an WebSphere Portal cluster, perform this procedure after you have federated the portal or created the cluster.

Parent topic:

Enable process integration

Related tasks

Set up a cluster

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