Prerequisites for setting up process portals

 

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Unlike previous versions, IBM WebSphere Portal V6.1 does not include the Business Process Choreographer component of IBM WebSphere Process Server.

To support business processes in the portal environment...

1. Install the WebSphere Process Server Client V6.1.0.x on the WebSphere Portal V6.1 server
2. Connect to a remote WebSphere Process Server

The client installation option installs only the libraries required to connect from the portal server to a remote process server. Using the WPS Client you can take advantage of the standard WebSphere Portal mechanisms to...

• federate a portal
• create clusters

You can obtain copies of WPS V6.1.0.x or use the one supplied in the WebSphere Portal V6.1 CD set.

The WPS V6.1.0.x CDs included in the WebSphere Portal CD set provide process server code that was developed expressly for WebSphere Portal V6.1.

To configure...

1. Run the latest version of WebSphere Update Installer.

2. Install WPS V6.1.0.x.

3. Apply the WPS V6.1.0.x interim fixes...

   • Install 6.1.0.1-WS-WBI-IFIZ21965.pak on both the process server and the portal server.

   • Install 6.1.0.1-WS-WBI-IFJR29110.pak on the process server only but NOT on the portal server.

   Fixes can be found on the WPS V6.1.0.x CD in...

   custom.wbi\maintenance

Find the latest version of the WebSphere Update Installer from IBM Support or from the WAS Network Deployment Supplements CD for a given operating system.

The WebSphere Portal CD set is labeled according to operating system. Find the CDs containing the supplemental software that you need for business process integration by referring to the operating system codes.

The operating system codes are:

• AIX (32-bit and 64-bit) = A
• HP-UX (32-bit) = H
• HP-UX (64-bit) = HI
• i5/OS = I
• Intel Linux (32-bit and 64-bit) = IL
• PowerPC Linux (32-bit and 64-bit) = PL
• zLinux (64-bit) = ZL
• Solaris (32-bit and 64-bit) = SS
• Solaris (64-bit) = SO
• Windows (32-bit and 64-bit) = W

(UNIX only) After copying the content, set read and execute permissions for users doing the installation.

 

Parent topic

Planning integration with WPS

 

Next topic:

Understanding configuration options for process integration

 

Related concepts

Installation source location
Upgrading the Update Installer
Interim fixes for WPS and WebSphere Enterprise Service Bus V6.1