To Create a Portal Server Instance

Before You Begin

• Create a new instance for an existing Portal Server on your web container instance.

• Start the web container instance.

• Start the administration server of the web container.

1. Log in to the Portal Server management console.

2. Select the Portals tab.

3. Select the name of a Portal Server.

4. Select the Server Instances tab.

5. Click on the New Instance button to launch the wizard.

6. Provide the name of the portal identifier.

7. Select a web container type.

   The available types are the following:

   • Sun Java System Web Server 7

   • Sun Java System Application Server 8.2

   • BEA WebLogic 8.1SP4

   • IBM WebSphere 5.1.1.6

8. (Optional) Change the default web container instance properties.

   For information, see Creating a Portal on the Same Node in Sun Java System Portal Server 7.1 Configuration Guide.

9. Verify the information you supplied, and click Finish to create the new portal instance.

   A progress bar displays the status of this procedure. When the procedure is complete, a results page is provided.

10. Click Finish to create your new portal instance.

Equivalent psadmin Command

psadmin create-instance