Install and uninstall the Personalization Server

Overview

Personalization is installed by default with WebSphere Portal. If you choose to install Personalization to an instance of WAS, run the configuration task action-init-pzn-standalone, edit the pzn.properties file, and run the configuration task action-install-pzn-standalone. You can also uninstall the Personalization Server by running the task action-remove-pzn-standalone.

Install and uninstall the Personalization Server

1. Create a WAS profile for the Personalization server, using this command:

   ./manageprofiles.sh -create \
                       -profileName pzn_profile \
                       -profilePath PROFILE_HOME/pzn_profile \
                       -templatePath PROFILE_HOME/profileTemplates/default
   

2. cd profile_root/ConfigEngine and run the command to initialize the Personalization Server:

   ./ConfigEngine.sh -DPznProfileName=target_profile_name \
                     action-init-pzn-standalone \
                     -DPortalAdminId=userID \
                     -DPortalAdminPwd=password \
                     -DWasAdminId=WASuserID \
                     -DWasPassword=WASpassword
   

3. Edit the file profile_root/ConfigEngine/pzn.properties to change the cell name, node name, server name, and profile name:

   WasSoapPort	SOAP_CONNECTOR_ADDRESS in serverindex.xml of the Personalization Server profile
   WpsHostPort	WC_defaulthost in serverindex.xml of the Personalization Server profile
   XmlAccessPort	The port used by the XMLAccess configuration task to connect the XMLAccess server
   VirtualHostName	The name of the Personalization Server virtual host
   WasUserHome	The directory where Personalization Server profile is created
   ProfileName	The name of Personalization Server profile name
   CellName	The name of the Personalization Server Cell
   NodeName	The name of the Personalization Server Node
   ServerName	The name of the appserver of the Personalization Server

4. To install the Personalization Server:

   cd profile_root/ConfigEngine 
   ./ConfigPzn.sh -DparentProperties=profile_root/ConfigEngine/pzn.properties \
                  -DSaveParentProperties=false \
                  -DPortalAdminID=portal_uid \
                  -DPortalAdminPwd=portal_password \
                  -DWasAdminID=WAS_uid \
                  -DWasPassword=WAS_password action-install-pzn-standalone 
   

5. To uninstall the Personalization Server:

   cd profile_root/ConfigEngine 
   ./ConfigPzn.sh -DparentProperties=profile_root/ConfigEngine/pzn.properties \
                  -DSaveParentProperties=false \
                  -DPortalAdminId=xyzadmin \
                  -DPortalAdminPwd=xyzadminpasssword \
                  -DWasAdminId=xyzadmin  \
                  -DWasPassword=xyadminpassword action-remove-pzn-standalone
   

Parent topic:

Set up a Personalization server on WAS

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Plan for the Personalization Server