Preface

The Sun Java^TM System Portal Server 7.1 Administration Guide provides information and instructions for administering the Sun Java System Portal Server 7.1.

Who Should Use This Book

This book is intended for IT administrators who are responsible for administering a portal server using Sun Java System servers and software.

Before You Read This Book

Readers should be familiar with the following products and concepts:

• Sun Java System Directory Server

• Sun Java System Access Manager

• Your web container

  • Sun Java System Application Server 8.2

  • Sun Java System Web Server 7.0

  • BEA WebLogic Server 8.1SP4

  • IBM WebSphere Application Server 5.1.1.6

• Your operating system

• Basic UNIX® administrative procedures

• LDAP (lightweight directory access protocol)

• Web Services for Remote Portlets (WSRP)

How This Book Is Organized

Chapters in the book are organized into three parts:

• Part I, Managing Sun Java System Portal Server

  • Chapter 1, Understanding Portal Server Management presents an overview of how Portal Server is managed.

  • Chapter 2, Managing Portals and Portal Server Instances describes setting up and administering Portal Server. Instructions for creating and deleting instances of Portal Server are included.

  • Chapter 3, Managing Organizations, Roles, and Users, provides instructions for managing organizations and users and for using LDAP nodes.

  • Chapter 4, Managing the Portal Server Desktop, describes steps for setting up end-user content delivered using the Portal Server.

  • Chapter 5, Web Services for Remote Portlets, provides information and instructions for using Web Services for Remote Portlets (WSRP).

  • Chapter 6, Managing Portal Server End-User Behavior Tracking, explains how to diagnose, troubleshoot, and analyze issues related to end-user activities and end-user interaction with various portal system components.

  • Chapter 7, Monitoring Portal Server Activity, explains how to obtain runtime information about the Desktop and Sun Java System Secure Remote Access server.

  • Chapter 8, Managing Portal Server Logging, describes how to control Portal Server logging.

  • Chapter 9, Managing Portal Server Subscriptions, describes how to configure and administer subscriptions.

  • Chapter 10, Managing the Portal Server Single Sign-On Adapter, presents information about using the SSO Adapter, which provides this configuration data for an authenticated connection to a portal, and the SSO Adapter service stores that data.

• Part II, Managing the Search Server

  • Chapter 11, Managing the Search Server, provides details about working with search categories and databases.

  • Chapter 12, Managing the Search Server Robot, describes the search server robot and its corresponding configuration files.

• Part III, Managing Delegated Administration

  • Chapter 13, Managing Delegated Administration Channels, explains how to decentralize administrative functions.

  • Chapter 14, Using the Portal Server Delegated Administration Tag Library, describes what reference information is available for the delegated administration tag library.

Related Books

• Sun Java System Portal Server 7.1 Deployment Planning Guide

• Sun Java System Portal Server 7 Technical Overview

• Sun Java System Portal Server Secure Remote Access 7.1 Administration Guide

• Sun Java System Portal Server 7.1 Command Line Reference

• Tag Library for Delegated Administration

• Sun Java System Portal Server 7.1 Release Notes

• Sun Java System Portal Server 7.1 Community Sample Guide

• Sun Java System Portal Server 7.1 Developer Sample Guide

• Sun Java System Portal Server 7.1 Technical Reference

• Sun Java System Portal Server 7.1 Developer’s Guide

An introduction to Portal Server concepts and components is available in the Sun Java System Portal Server 7 Technical Overview.

Other Server Documentation

For other server documentation, go to the following:

• Directory Server documentation at

• Access Manager documentation at

• Web Server documentation at

• Application Server documentation at

• Web Proxy Server documentation at

Searching Sun Product Documentation

Besides searching Sun product documentation from the docs.sun.com web site, you can use a search engine by typing the following syntax in the search field:

search-term site:docs.sun.com

For example, to search for “broker,” type the following:

broker site:docs.sun.com

To include other Sun web sites in your search (for example, java.sun.com, www.sun.com, developers.sun.com), use “sun.com” in place of “docs.sun.com” in the search field.

Related Third-Party Web Site References

Third-party URLs are referenced in this document and provide additional, related information.

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Documentation, Support, and Training

The Sun web site provides information about the following additional resources:

• Documentation

• Support

• Training

Typographic Conventions

The following table describes the typographic conventions that are used in this book.

Table P–1 Typographic Conventions

Typeface	Meaning	Example
AaBbCc123	The names of commands, files, and directories, and onscreen computer output	Edit your .login file. Use ls -a to list all files. machine_name% you have mail.
AaBbCc123	What you type, contrasted with onscreen computer output	machine_name% su Password:
aabbcc123	Placeholder: replace with a real name or value	The command to remove a file is rm filename.
AaBbCc123	Book titles, new terms, and terms to be emphasized	Read Chapter 6 in the User's Guide. A cache is a copy that is stored locally. Do not save the file. Note: Some emphasized items appear bold online.

Shell Prompts in Command Examples

The following table shows the default UNIX system prompt and superuser prompt for the C shell, Bourne shell, and Korn shell.

Table P–2 Shell Prompts

Shell	Prompt
C shell	machine_name%
C shell for superuser	machine_name#
Bourne shell and Korn shell	$
Bourne shell and Korn shell for superuser	#