Accessing the Portal Server Desktop by Starting the Web Container

The Portal Server startup and shutdown mechanisms are part of the startup and shutdown mechanisms for the web container on which it runs (Sun Java Systems or third-party). Portal Server also depends on Directory Server, Access Manager, and the Access Manager SDK. See the following sections to start your Sun web container, Access Manager, and Portal Server after installation and configuration:

• Starting and Stopping Application Server

• Starting and Stopping Web Server

Portal Server administrators use the Access Manager Console for managing end-user access to the Portal Server desktop. See Starting and Stopping Access Manager to open the Access Manager Console.

The following procedures pertain to accessing the end-user Portal Server Desktop after postinstallation configuration is complete:

• To Access the Portal Server Desktop from a Sun Web Container

• To Access the Portal Server Desktop from BEA WebLogic

• To Access the Portal Server Desktop from IBM WebSphere

To Access the Portal Server Desktop from a Sun Web Container

The web protocol for Portal Server can be either HTTP or HTTPS. By default, the host is hostname.domain.

1. In a browser window, use the following URL format to display the sample Desktop (the default Portal Access URL and default deployment URI are/portal):

   http://hostname.domain:port/portal

   When you enter the URL, the welcome page is displayed, including a short description of Portal Server and links to the sample portals that you selected for installation. Click one of the links to access the anonymous portal desktop for the sample portal. If the sample desktop displays without any exception, your Portal Server installation was successful.

2. Enter the following in the browser:

   http://hostname.domain:port/psconsole

3. Verify that the gateway is running on the specified port (default is 443):

   netstat –an | grep port-number

   If the gateway is not running, use the following command to start the gateway:

   PortalServer-base/bin/psadmin start-sra-instance –u amadmin -f amadmin-password-file – –instance-type gateway – –instance-name GatewayInstancename

4. View the log files to verify that there are no problems logged.

5. Run Portal Server in secure mode by typing the gateway URL in your browser:

   https://gateway-hostname.domainname:port

   If you have chosen the default port (443) during installation, you need not specify the port number.

6. For a mobile device, use the following URL format:

   http://hostname.domain:port/portal/dt

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   Note –

   The Portal Server URL and the deployment URI must be the same. For example, if the Portal Server URL is http://hostname.domain:port/portal, the deployment URI must be /portal.

   • Portal ID: The default value is portal1.

   • Search ID: The default value is search1.

   • Deployment URI: The default value is /portal.

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To Access the Portal Server Desktop from BEA WebLogic

1. In a new browser window on Solaris OS, use the following URL to display the Sample Desktop:

   http://beaweblogic-host: port/portal

   Display of the Sample Desktop confirms successful deployment of Portal Server on BEA WebLogic.

To Access the Portal Server Desktop from IBM WebSphere

1. In a new browser window on Solaris OS, use the following URL to display the Sample Desktop:

   http://ibmwebsphere-hostname: port/portal

   Display of the Sample Desktop confirms successful deployment of Portal Server on IBM WebSphere.