iSeries: Associate an HTML rendering server with WebSphere Portal

 

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After selecting a display number for the HTML rendering server (Xserver virtual frame buffer server), associate this server with the installed IBM WebSphere Portal profile.

Before starting these steps, have a WebSphere Portal profile running on the iSeries system. Make note of the name of the WebSphere Portal profile.

To associate the HTML rendering server (Xserver virtual frame buffer server) with WebSphere Portal...

  1. Start the IBM WAS administrative console by entering the following in the location bar of a Web browser:

        http://system_name.com:admin_port/admin 

    ...where system_name.com is the name of the iSeries server and admin_port is the port assigned to the administrative console of the server1 server. This port number varies depending on the environment and the base port specified for the WebSphere Portal profile.

  2. In the left frame, open the Servers section by clicking the plus (+) sign.

  3. Click...

    Application Servers application_server | Configuration tab | [Additional Properties] Process Definition | Environment Entries | New

  4. In the Name field type DISPLAY.

  5. In the Value field type host.name:n, where host.name is the TCP/IP host name of the system and n is the display number of the HTML rendering server. (Example: 'mysystem.xland.company.com:1').

  6. Click OK.

  7. Save the changes to the master WebSphere Application Server configuration file.

  8. Restart the WebSphere Application Server that was changed. Refer to these instructions.

 

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