Windows stand-alone: Prepare a Domino Directory

If you plan to use a DominoDirectory as an LDAP user registry, install and set up the server so that it will communicate with WebSphere Portal.

To prepare Domino Directory:

  1. To install the Domino Directory:

    1. Go to Lotus Domino documentation.

    2. Select the appropriate version tab for product.

    3. Click the Download/View online link for the Lotus Domino for multiple platforms Information Center.

    4. Click Domino Administrator Help -> Installation -> Install and setting up Domino servers -> Server installation -> Install Domino on Windows and perform this task.

    5. Click Domino Administrator Help -> Installation -> Install and setting up Domino servers -> The Domino server setup program and perform this task.

  2. Perform the following steps as a guide to create the WebSphere Portal administrative user:

    1. Navigate to the People view of the Domino Directory and then click Add Person.

    2. Enter the following values in the New Person form to create the wpsbind user:

        Last Name

          wpsbind

        User Name

          wpsbind/DominoDomain, where DominoDomain is Lotus Domino Internet domain

          wpsbind Make sure you enter two values in the User Name field, where the first value includes the Lotus Domino domain.


        Short name/UserID

          wpsbind

        Internet password

          wpsbind

    3. Click Save and Close to save the new person record for wpsbind and return to the People view.

    4. Click Add Person and enter the following values in the New Person form to create the wpsadmin user:

        Last Name

          wpsadmin, where wpsadmin in the user ID for the WebSphere Portal Administrator

        User Name

          wpsadmin/DominoDomain, where DominoDomain is Lotus Domino Internet domain

          wpsadmin Make sure you enter two values in the User Name field, where the first value includes the Lotus Domino domain.


        Short name/UserID

          wpsadmin

        Internet password

          wpsadmin

    5. Click Save and Close to save the new person record for wpsadmin and return to the People view.

    6. Navigate to the Groups view and click Add Group.

    7. Enter the following values in the New Group form on the Basic tab.

        Group name

          wpsadmins If you plan to configure WebSphere Portal for multiple user registries and Lotus Domino LDAP will share a realm with another user registry, use the hierarchical naming convention for the group names, for example: wpsadmins/DominoDomain, to avoid unexpected results during WebSphere Portal runtime.


        Group type

          Multi-purpose

        Members

          wpsbind/DominoDomain

          wpsadmin/DominoDomain You can add additional administrator users if required.

    8. Click Save and Close to save the wpsadmins group with the wpsbind and wpsadmin users as members.

  3. To update the access control list for the Domino Directory:

    1. Open the names.nsf file in the Lotus Domino Administrator or Lotus Notes client.

    2. Click File -> Application -> Access Control from the main menu to open the access control list for the file.

    3. In the Access Control List -> Basics panel, ensure that the wpsadmins group has either Author or Editor access.

    4. Add the following Role Types to the wpsadmins group:

        GroupCreator

        GroupModifier

        UserCreator

        UserModifier

    5. Click OK.


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Prepare user registries

 


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