Configure a remote Document Conversion Service

To balance processing power, you can perform document conversion services on a remote IBM WebSphere Application Server that supports document conversion services. Enable the delegation of document conversion services to a remote server requires steps on both IBM WebSphere Portal and the remote server.

Before performing any steps in this task, do the following:


Prerequisites

Recommended fixes and updates for WebSphere Portal and Web Content Management

To enable Document Conversion Services on a remote server, do the following:

  1. Install WAS on the remote system.

    The remote system must be supported by Stellent 8.0.1.

  2. Copy RemoteDCS.zip to the remote server and extract it in any directory with an appropriate archiving tool.

      A directory named dcs becomes available. This directory contains several files and subdirectories.

  3. Deploy dcs.war to WAS.

    1. Log in to the administration console.

    2. Select Applications -> Install New Application.

    3. Browse to the directory where you extracted RemoteDCS.zip then locate and select dcs.war.

    4. Specify dcs as the context root and click Next.

    5. Leave all other values as default.

      The application name must be dcs_war. Do not change the default name.

    6. Map the application to the appropriate servers and specify the installation options as required.

    7. Click Finish and save changes to the master configuration.

  4. Ensure dcs.war is running.

    1. Log in to the administration console.

    2. Select Applications -> Enterprise Applications.

    3. Locate dcs_war in the list of installed applications.

    4. Select dcs_war and click Start if the application is not started.

  5. Run the configuration script.

    1. Open a command prompt.

    2. Change to the dcs directory.

        The configuration script is located in the root of the dcs directory that is located in the directory where you extracted RemoteDCS.zip.

    3. Run the following command:

        Windows™: setupdcs.bat

        UNIX™: ./setupremotedcs.sh

        i: setupremotedcs.sh

    4. When prompted, specify the WAS installation directory; for example, WAS_HOME.

    5. When prompted for the profile, specify the directory where dcs.war is installed; for example, WAS_HOME/profiles/profile_name/installedApps/node_name/dcs_war.ear

      The configuration script copies all the required files to new directory named oiexport in the directory where you installed dcs.war; for example, WAS_HOME/profiles/profile_name/installedApps/node_name/dcs_war.ear/dcs.war/WEB-INF/lib/oiexport

  6. Add the oiexport directory to the library path variable.

    Platform and library path

    Platform Library path variable
    AIX® LIBPATH
    Linux LD_LIBRARY_PATH
    Solaris LD_LIBRARY_PATH
    Windows PATH

  7. Restart the server.

      Document Conversion Services is now installed on the remote server.

  8. Open wkplc.properties with any text editor from the WP_PROFILE/ConfigEngine/properties directory.

  9. Add the following property and value to wkplc.properties: DcsRemoteHost=URL of the remote host.

      Where URL of the remote host is the URL of the remote server to which you plan to delegate document conversion services. For example, DcsRemoteHost=http://server_name:port_number/dcs/dcs.

      Does not exist in wkplc.properties by default. You must add this property and specify a value before you proceed to the next step.

  10. Run the appropriate task to delegate some or all of the document conversion functions to the remote server.

    1. Open a command prompt.

    2. Change to the following directory:

        Windows: WP_PROFILE/ConfigEngine

        UNIX: WP_PROFILE/ConfigEngine

        i: WP_PROFILE/ConfigEngine

    3. Run the following task:

        Windows: ConfigEngine.bat task_name

        UNIX: ./ConfigEngine.sh task_name

        i: ConfigEngine.sh task_name

        Where task_name is one of the following configuration tasks:

        Task Description
        delegate-all-conversions This task delegates all file conversion services to a remote server.
        delegate-text-conversions This task delegates text document conversions to a remote server.
        remove-conversion-delegation This task ends the delegation of all file conversion services to a remote server.

  11. Restart WebSphere Portal.


Parent

Enable Document Conversion Services

 


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