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Configure Portal v8


Overview

This section discusses global configuration of portal. For setup tasks with non-global scope, see: Administering.

Before using these configuration tasks, transfer your database.

ConfigEngine uses wkplc.properties for inputs before executing tasks. Note that wkplc.properties is not read during portal appserver startup, only by ConfigEngine during configuration changes. The contents of wkplc.properties do not necessarily correspond to the values instantiated by portal. To obtain actual portal configuration settings, check the WAS admin console, or generate reports using wsadmin.

We can run ConfigEngine tasks from...


z/OS considerations

If you have installed WebSphere Portal for IBM z/OS, we use the Customization Dialog that provides the series of ISPF panels to configure the portal. However, some of the portal configuration tasks do not have ISPF panels. For tasks that do not have ISPF panels, you need to follow the general instructions provided for two alternatives to ISPF panels:


See

  1. Configuration properties reference
  2. Change ports
  3. Change the portal URI
  4. Change the portal URI on z/OS
  5. Configuration Wizard
  6. Configure portal behavior
  7. Configure the IBM License Metric Tool and IBM Tivoli License Compliance Manager
  8. Set up a remote spell checker
  9. Enable Document Conversion Services
  10. Connect to existing database domains
  11. Transfer data from a database other than the default database.
  12. Add features to a base installation
  13. Configure managed pages
  14. WebSphere Portal and Web Content Manager Performance Tuning Guide


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Installing