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

Preparing a remote Web server

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 Windows

Preparing WebSphere Application Server Network Deployment on Windows

1. Install and configure the Web server; refer to the Web server documentation for information.
2. If using Microsoft^® Internet Information Server, perform the following steps to update the UrlSegmentMaxLength key value in the registry; refer to Http.sys registry settings for IIS:

   1. Backup any critical data before changing your registry.
   2. Click Start > Run and then type regedit to open the Registry Editor.
   3. Locate the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\HTTP\Parameters key.
   4. Right click in the right panel and select New > DWord Value. Enter UrlSegmentMaxLength as the name and a value of 0 to indicate an unbound length.
   5. Ensure that the plugin-cfg.loc file is located in the same directory as the iisWASPlugin_http.dll file.
   6. Click File > Exit to exit the Registry Editor.
   7. Restart the Windows operating system.
3. If using IBM Lotus^® Domino^®, edit the NOTES.INI file on the Web server. Set the HTTPEnableConnectorHeaders parameter to 1.
4. Stop the Web server.
5. 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. Note: The WebSphere Application Server Web server instructions are for the default profile. If not using the default profile, refer to Configuring a Web server for a non-default profile.
6. Start the Web server.
7. 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.
8. Enter the following commands to stop and restart the WebSphere_Portal server from the wp_profile_root\bin:

   1. stopServer.bat WebSphere_Portal -user admin_userid -password admin_password
   2. startServer.bat WebSphere_Portal