Portal, Express Beta Version 6.1 Operating systems: i5/OS, Linux,Windows

Preparing a remote Web server on i5/OS

Install and configure the Web server plug-in, provided by IBM^® WebSphere^® Application Server, to set up your Web server to communicate with IBM WebSphere Portal Express.

Prerequisites

Preparing databases

Preparing user registries on i5/OS

Preparing WebSphere Application Server Network Deployment on i5/OS

1. Install and configure the Web server; refer to the Web server documentation for information.
2. If using IBM Lotus^® Domino^®, edit the NOTES.INI file on the Web server. Set the HTTPEnableConnectorHeaders parameter to 1.
3. Stop the Web server.
4. Install and configure the Web server plug-in on the system where the Web server is located using the Plug-ins installation wizard provided with WebSphere Application Server. Refer to Selecting a Web server topology diagram and roadmap for information.
5. Start the Web server.
6. Optional: Perform the following steps to access the Web Content Management content through an external Web server:

   1. Log on to the deployment manager administrative console.
   2. Select Environment > WebSphere Variables.
   3. Perform the following steps to narrow the scope of the listed variables:

      1. Click Browse Nodes in the Scope field.
      2. Select the node containing your application server.
      3. Click Browse Servers.
      4. Select the WebSphere_Portal server and click OK.
      5. Click Apply to update the list of variables.
   4. Update the WCM_HOST variable with the fully qualified host name of the Web server.
   5. Update the WCM_PORT variable with the port number used to access the Web server.
7. Enter the following commands to stop and restart the WebSphere_Portal server from the wp_profile_root/bin:

   1. stopServer WebSphere_Portal -profileName profile_root -user admin_userid -password admin_password
   2. startServer WebSphere_Portal -profileName profile_root