Prepare a remote Web server when portal is installed on Windows

 

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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.

Prerequisites

Preparing the WAS ND on Windows

To install and configure your Web server:

1. Install and configure the Web server; refer to the Web server documentation for information.

2. If using Microsoft Internet Information Server, 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...
      HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\HTTP\Parameters

   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

   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 WAS.

   The WAS Web server instructions are for the default profile. If not using the default profile, Configure a Web server for a non-default profile.

6. Start the Web server.

 

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