Creating a Portal on the Same Node

This section explains how to create a Portal Server instance on different web containers on the same node where you installed Portal Server. When you create a Portal Server instance, you can create the instance on a new configuration or a new domain of the web container. You can also create a Portal Server instance on the existing configuration or domain of the web container where you have installed Portal Server.

This section explains the following:

• Creating a Portal Instance on a New Configuration of Web Server 7.0

• Creating a Portal Instance on a New Domain of Application Server 8.2

• Creating a Portal Instance on a New Instance of Application Server 8.2

• Creating a Portal Instance on a Managed Server of WebLogic 8.1 Service Pack 5

• Creating a Portal Instance on a Managed Server of WebLogic 8.1 Service Pack 5 on which Portal Instance Exists

To Create a New Portal Instance on a New Configuration of Web Server 7.0

Before You Begin

Ensure the following:

• Portal Server is installed. Name of the first portal is portal1.

• Access Manager administrator console is running.

• Web containers are installed under the default directories.

1. Create a new configuration of Web Server 7.0 on the same node where Portal Server is installed. Specify the name of the configuration as secondinstance and the port as 8100.

2. Start the new configuration. Ensure that the Web Server administrator console is running.

3. Copy the PortalServer_base/SUNWportal/template/Webcontainer.properties.SJSWS7 to a PortalServer_base/SUNWportal/bin/secondportal.properties file.

4. Edit the following properties in the secondportal.properties file.

   • Host=hostname.domain

   • Port=8100

   • Scheme=http

   • WebContainerType=SJSWS7

   • WebContainerInstallDir=/WebServer_base/SUNWwbsvr7

   • WebContainerInstanceName=secondinstance

   • WebContainerDomainName=secondinstance

   • WebContainerDocRoot=/var/SUNWwbsvr7/docs

   • WebContainerAdminHost=hostname.domain

   • WebContainerAdminPort=8989

   • WebContainerAdminScheme=https

   • WebContainerAdminUid=admin

   • WebContainerAdminPassword=Webserver_admin_password

5. Create the new portal instance.

   PortalServer_base/SUNWportal/bin/psadmin create-instance -u amadmin -f ps_password -p portal1 -w secondportal.properties

   The ps_password file contains the Access Manager password

6. Restart the web container.

7. Verify that the new portal instance has been created.

   PortalServer_base/SUNWportal/bin/psadmin list-portals -u amadmin -f ps_password

8. Access the new Portal Server instance.

   http://hostname.domain-name:8100/portal1

To Create a Portal Instance on a New Domain of Application Server 8.2

Before You Begin

Ensure the following:

• Portal Server is installed on Application Server. Name of the first portal is portal1.

• Access Manager is installed on Application Server.

• Application Server is installed in the default directory.

1. Create a domain, seconddomain, and a server instance on the port 8100.

   /ApplicationServer_base/appserver/bin/asadmin create-domain --adminport 4850 --adminuser admin --instance-port 8100 seconddomain

2. Start the new domain, seconddomain.

3. Copy the PortalServer_base/SUNWportal/template/Webcontainer.properties.SJSAS81 file to a PortalServer_base/SUNWportal/bin/secondinstance.properties file.

4. Edit the following properties in the secondinstance.properties file.

   • Host=hostname.domain

   • Port=8100

   • Scheme=http

   • WebContainerType=SJSAS81

   • WebContainerInstallDir=/ApplicationServer_base/SUNWappserver/appserver

   • WebContainerInstanceName=server

   • WebContainerDomainName=seconddomain

   • WebContainerInstanceDir=/var/SUNWappserver/domains/seconddomain

   • WebContainerDocRoot=/var/SUNWappserver/domains/seconddomain/docroot

   • WebContainerAdminHost=hostname.domain

   • WebContainerAdminPort=4850

   • WebContainerAdminScheme=https

   • WebContainerAdminUid=admin

   • WebContainerAdminPassword=Application Server administrator password

   • WebContainerMasterPassword=Application Server master password

5. Create the new Portal Server instance.

   PortalServer_base/SUNWportal/bin/psadmin create-instance -u amadmin -f ps_password -p portal1 -w secondinstance.properties

6. Restart the web container.

7. Verify that the new portal has been created.

   PortalServer_base/SUNWportal/bin/psadmin list-portals -u amadmin -f ps_password

8. Access the new portal instance.

   http://hostname.domain.com:8100/portal

9. Restart the common agent container.

   On the Solaris platform:

   /usr/share/bin/cacaoadm stop /usr/share/bin/cacaoadm start

   On the Linux platform:

   /opt/sun/cacao/bin/cacaoadm stop /opt/sun/cacao/bin/cacaoadm start

To Create a Portal Instance on a New Instance of Application Server on Which a Portal Instance Exists

Before You Begin

Ensure the following:

• Portal Server is installed on Application Server. Name of the first portal is portal1.

• Access Manager is installed on Application Server.

• Application Server is installed in the default directory.

1. Create a node agent, nodeagent1, in the same domain in which the first Portal Server instance exists.

   ApplicationServer_base/appserver/bin/asadmin create-node-agent --host hostname.domain --port 4849 --user ApplicationServer_admin_user --password ApplicationServer_admin_password nodeagent1

2. Create an instance in the node agent.

   ApplicationServer_base/appserver/bin/asadmin create-instance --host hostname.domain --port 4849 --user ApplicationServer_admin_user --password ApplicationServer_admin_password --nodeagent nodeagent1 --systemproperties HTTP_LISTNER_PORT=3870 server2

3. Start the node agent and the instance.

   ApplicationServer_base/appserver/bin/asadmin start-node-agent --user admin --password password nodeagent1 ApplicationServer_base/appserver/bin/asadmin start-instance --port 4849 --user admin --password password server2

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   Note –

   When you start the instance after starting the node agent, the start-instance CLI may fail stating that the server instance is already started. In this case, ignore the message. This is due to the server instance being started while starting the node agent. This behavior is controlled by the start-servers-in-startup attribute, located in the domain.xml and if it is set to true, all the server instances which are not running are started during node-agent startup.

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4. Copy the PortalServer_base/SUNWportal/template/Webcontainer.properties.SJSAS81 to a PortalServer_base/SUNWportal/bin/secondinstance.properties file.

5. Edit the following properties in the secondinstance.properties file.

   • Host=hostname.domain

   • Port=3870

   • Scheme=http

   • WebContainerType=SJSAS81

   • WebContainerInstallDir=/ApplicationServer_base/SUNWappserver/appserver

   • WebContainerInstanceName=server2

   • WebContainerDomainName=domain1

   • WebContainerInstanceDir=ApplicationServer_base/nodeagents/node1/server2

   • WebContainerDocRoot=ApplicationServer_base/nodeagents/node1/server2/docroot

   • WebContainerAdminHost=hostname.domain

   • WebContainerAdminPort=admin port of domain1

   • WebContainerAdminScheme=https

   • WebContainerAdminUid=admin id

   • WebContainerAdminPassword=ApplicationServer admin password

   • WebContainerMasterPassword=ApplicationServer master password

6. Create the new Portal Server instance.

   PortalServer_base/SUNWportal/bin/psadmin create-instance -u amadmin -f ps_password -p portal1 -w secondinstance.properties

7. Restart the web container.

8. Verify that the new portal instance has been created.

   PortalServer_base/SUNWportal/bin/psadmin list-portals -u amadmin -f ps_password.

9. Access the new Portal Server instance.

   http://hostname.domain.com:3870/portal

To Create a Portal Instance on a Managed Server in a New Domain of WebLogic 8.1 Service Pack 5

Before You Begin

Ensure the following:

• Portal Server is installed on WebLogic. Name of the first portal is portal1.

• Access Manager is installed on WebLogic.

• WebLogic is installed in the default directory.

1. Create a WebLogic domain, seconddomain on the port 7002.

2. Create a managed server, 7022server, on the port 7022.

3. Go to the WebLogic_base/user_projects/domains/seconddomain directory and run the following scripts.

   ./startWeblogic.sh

   ./startManagedWeblogic.sh 7022server

4. Copy the PortalServer_base/SUNWportal/template/Webcontainer.properties.BEAWL8 file to a PortalServer_base/SUNWportal/bin/secondinstance.properties file.

5. Edit the following properties in the secondportal.properties file.

   • Host=hostname.domain

   • Port=7022

   • Scheme=http

   • WebContainerType=BEAWL8

   • WebContainerInstallDir=/usr/local/bea/weblogic81

   • WebContainerInstanceName=7022server

   • WebContainerInstanceDir=/usr/local/bea/user_projects/domains/seconddomain

   • WebContainerDocRoot=LEAVE BLANK

   • WebContainerAdminHost=hostname.domain

   • WebContainerAdminPort=7002

   • WebContainerAdminScheme=http

   • WebContainerAdminUid=admin userid

   • WebContainerAdminPassword=admin passwd

   • WebContainerJDKDir=/usr/local/bea/jdk142_08

   • WebContainerManagedServer=true

     The value is false if new Portal Server is installed on administrator server itself.

6. Create the new portal instance.

   PortalServer_base/SUNWportal/bin/psadmin create-instance -u amadmin -f ps_password -p portal1 -w secondinstance.properties

7. Restart the web container.

8. Verify that the new portal instance has been created.

   PortalServer_base/SUNWportal/bin/psadmin list-portals -u amadmin -f ps_password.

9. Access the new Portal Server instance.

   http://hostname.domain.com:instance-port/portal

To Create a Portal Instance on a Managed Server Instance of WebLogic 8.1 Service Pack 5 on Which Portal Instance Exists

Before You Begin

Ensure the following:

• Portal Server is installed on WebLogic. Name of the first Portal is portal1.

• Access Manager is installed on WebLogic.

• WebLogic is installed in the default directory.

1. Create a new WebLogic Server instance, 7022server, on the port 7022.

2. Go to the WebLogic_base/user_projects/domains/seconddomain directory and run the following scripts:

   ./startWeblogic.sh

   ./startManagedWeblogic.sh 7022server

3. (Optional) You can also follow these steps to create a new portal instance on WebLogic 8.1 Service Pack 5:

   1. Start the WebLogic Administrator Server.

   2. Start the WebLogic node manager with the IP address of the host as the first argument and the port number on which you want the node manager to run as the second argument.

   3. Add the IP address of the node in the /bea_install/weblogic81/common/nodemanager/nodemanager.hosts file.

   4. Log in to the WebLogic administrator console.

   5. Click Machines.

   6. Click Configure a New Machine.

   7. Specify a machine name and click Create.

   8. Click the Node Manager tab.

   9. Specify the IP Address of the host in the listen address and specify the port on which the Node Manager is running.

   10. Click on Servers in the left pane to create a new managed server.

   11. Click on configure a new server.

   12. Specify the server name and Listen Port of the managed server.

   13. Start the managed server from the console.

4. Copy the PortalServer_base/SUNWportal/template/Webcontainer.properties.BEAWL8 file to a PortalServer-base/SUNWportal/bin/secondinstance.properties file.

5. Edit the following properties in the secondinstance.properties file.

   • Host=hostname.domain

   • Port=7022

   • Scheme=http

   • WebContainerType=BEAWL8

   • WebContainerInstallDir=/usr/local/bea/weblogic81

   • WebContainerInstanceName=7022server

   • WebContainerInstanceDir=/usr/local/bea/user_projects/domains/seconddomain

   • WebContainerDocRoot=LEAVE BLANK

   • WebContainerAdminHost=hostname.domain

   • WebContainerAdminPort=7002

   • WebContainerAdminScheme=http

   • WebContainerAdminUid=admin userid

   • WebContainerAdminPassword=admin passwd

   • WebContainerJDKDir=/usr/local/bea/jdk142_08

   • WebContainerManagedServer=true

     The value is false if new Portal is installed on administrator server itself.

6. Create the new Portal instance.

   PortalServer_base/SUNWportal/bin/psadmin create-instance -u amadmin -f ps_password -p portal1 -w secondinstance.properties

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   Note –

   If Portal Server is on the same port as Access Manager, then the Dcom.iplanet.am.serverMode in startWeblogic.sh or startManagedWeblogic.sh should be true, else it should be false. Before restarting the web container, edit the startWeblogic.sh or startManagedWeblogic.sh appropriately.

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7. Restart the web container.

8. Verify that the new portal instance.

   PortalServer_base/SUNWportal/bin/psadmin list-portals -u amadmin -f ps_password.

9. Access the new Portal Server instance.

   http://hostname.domain.com:instance-port/portal