Windows stand-alone: Prepare a Domino Directory

If you plan to use a DominoDirectory as an LDAP user registry, install and set up the server so that it will communicate with WebSphere Portal.

To prepare Domino Directory:

1. To install the Domino Directory:

   1. Go to Lotus Domino documentation.

   2. Select the appropriate version tab for product.

   3. Click the Download/View online link for the Lotus Domino for multiple platforms Information Center.

   4. Click Domino Administrator Help -> Installation -> Install and setting up Domino servers -> Server installation -> Install Domino on Windows and perform this task.

   5. Click Domino Administrator Help -> Installation -> Install and setting up Domino servers -> The Domino server setup program and perform this task.

2. Perform the following steps as a guide to create the WebSphere Portal administrative user:

   1. Navigate to the People view of the Domino Directory and then click Add Person.

   2. Enter the following values in the New Person form to create the wpsbind user:
      Last Name
      wpsbind
      
      User Name
      wpsbind/DominoDomain, where DominoDomain is Lotus Domino Internet domain

      wpsbind Make sure you enter two values in the User Name field, where the first value includes the Lotus Domino domain.

      
      Short name/UserID
      wpsbind
      
      Internet password
      wpsbind

   3. Click Save and Close to save the new person record for wpsbind and return to the People view.

   4. Click Add Person and enter the following values in the New Person form to create the wpsadmin user:
      Last Name
      wpsadmin, where wpsadmin in the user ID for the WebSphere Portal Administrator
      
      User Name
      wpsadmin/DominoDomain, where DominoDomain is Lotus Domino Internet domain

      wpsadmin Make sure you enter two values in the User Name field, where the first value includes the Lotus Domino domain.

      
      Short name/UserID
      wpsadmin
      
      Internet password
      wpsadmin

   5. Click Save and Close to save the new person record for wpsadmin and return to the People view.

   6. Navigate to the Groups view and click Add Group.

   7. Enter the following values in the New Group form on the Basic tab.
      Group name
      wpsadmins If you plan to configure WebSphere Portal for multiple user registries and Lotus Domino LDAP will share a realm with another user registry, use the hierarchical naming convention for the group names, for example: wpsadmins/DominoDomain, to avoid unexpected results during WebSphere Portal runtime.

      
      Group type
      Multi-purpose
      
      Members
      wpsbind/DominoDomain

      wpsadmin/DominoDomain You can add additional administrator users if required.

   8. Click Save and Close to save the wpsadmins group with the wpsbind and wpsadmin users as members.

3. To update the access control list for the Domino Directory:

   1. Open the names.nsf file in the Lotus Domino Administrator or Lotus Notes client.

   2. Click File -> Application -> Access Control from the main menu to open the access control list for the file.

   3. In the Access Control List -> Basics panel, ensure that the wpsadmins group has either Author or Editor access.

   4. Add the following Role Types to the wpsadmins group:
      GroupCreator

      GroupModifier

      UserCreator

      UserModifier

   5. Click OK.

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