Linux stand-alone: Configure the portal to use a database

Before transferring default data to the production database server, prepare the database server. Database preparation includes creating user IDs and databases. For this installation path, stand-alone production server, remote databases servers are used.

Prerequisites

Prepare the Linux operating system in a stand-alone environment

Install WebSphere Portal on Linux

• Linux stand-alone: Set up a remote DB2 database
  All DB2 instructions apply to DB2 pureScale except where specifically noted.
• Linux stand-aloneserver: Prepare IBM DB2 for i
  To setup a remote IBM DB2 for i database, create user IDs and databases on a remote server. Tasks are provided to assist with creating the user IDs and the databases. Before we can use the tasks, modify properties files.
• Linux stand-alone: Prepare DB2 for z/OS
  Setting up the DB2 for z/OS database includes creating user IDs, databases, and table spaceson a remote server.
• Linux stand-alone: Set up a remote Oracle or Oracle RAC database
  
• Linux stand-alone: Set up a SQL Server database
  View information on installing and setting up SQL Server to work with WebSphere Portal.
• Linux stand-alone: Verify the database configuration
  After you configure IBM WebSphere Portal to work with the database, test the database connection to ensure that it operates correctly. Then verify that all database transactions work properly within the WebSphere Portal environment.

  For example, all portal pages should display without HTTP 404 errors, and there should be no database layer-related exceptions in the SystemOut.log and SystemErr.log filesPortalServer joblog.

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