Checklist for ReleaseBuilder

Overview

The following list contains all configurations and settings that need to be manually synchronized between the systems involved in the staging to production process. These settings are not covered by the XML configuration interface and are not staged by other tools.

Settings

Component	Property	Description
Portal Server Run time	Portal System Configuration	All documented entries for property files that change the bahvior of the portal server (for example, Request IDs or Parallel Portlet Rendering).
Portal Server Run time	Performance-related settings	All documented entries for WebSphere Portal property files, excluding settings related to environment scaling.
Portal Statistics	Statistics Log Settings
Portlet Services	Service configuration
Custom Login Commands	Login command
Custom Credential Vault Adaptors	Vault Adaptors
Custom Credentials	Credential Implementations
JAAS Login Modules	Custom modules
Custom components	Custom component property files	These components are not part of WebSphere Portal. They are developed by the customer.
J2EE Artifacts	Any IBM WAS configurations
Custom User Registry	Custom User Registry (CUR) implementation
External Security Manager (IBM TivoliAccess Manager or Computer Associates eTrust SiteMinder)	Externalized Portal Entitlements
External Security Manager (IBM Tivoli Access Manager)	Externalized Portal Entitlements
User Directory	User Profiles, Groups	LDAP: Configuration movement functions are provided by the product vendor or implementer.
Personalization	Personalization rules and campaigns	See Personalization topics for information about publishing rules.
Policies	Policy files
Resource Environment Providers	Custom properties	Manual changes in custom property settings

Checklist for Portal Artifacts

The following list contains all portal artifacts that need to be manually installed on each system involved in the staging to production process. The installation instructions for each artifact can be found in the information center.

Artifact	Type
Portlets	WAR files
Themes	JSPs, Images, CSS
Skins	JSPs, Images
Portal Screens	JSPs and Images
Portlet Services	Java Libraries
J2EE Artifacts	EAR files Java libraries
Custom User Registry	Java Libraries
Credential Vault Adaptors	Java Libraries
Custom Credentials	Java Libraries
JAAS Login Modules	Java Libraries

For information about installing WebSphere Portal to set up staging server see the Installing topic. For information about moving a staging server to production, including import and export commands, see Sample XML configuration files.

Parent

ReleaseBuilder

Related tasks

Build a release
Build a Release for virtual portal installations