Portal Server requires a web container. Depending on what web container you choose, the configuration information in the following sections is required by the installer during installation:
This section describes the information that the installer needs when Application Server is the web container for Portal Server.
Table 3–27 Web Container Information for Portal Server with Application Server
Label and State File Parameter |
Description |
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Installation Directory |
Directory in which Application Server is installed. The default value is: Solaris OS: /opt/SUNWappserver/appserver Linux : /opt/sun/appserver |
Domain Name |
The Application Server domain to which the Portal Server is deployed. The default value is domain1. |
Server Instance Directory |
Path to the Application Server directory for the domain to which you want to deploy this Portal Server instance. The default value is: Solaris OS: /var/opt/SUNWappserver/domains/domain1 Linux : /var/opt/sun/appserver/domains/domain1 |
Server Instance Port |
Port on which Application Server listens for connections to the instance. The default value is 8080. |
Document Root Directory |
Name of the directory where static pages are kept. The default value is: Solaris OS: /var/opt/SUNWappserver/domains/domain1/docroot Linux : /var/opt/sun/appserver/domains/domain1/docroot |
Administration Port |
Port on which the Application Server administration instance is running, for the domain in which Portal Server is being installed. The default value is 4849. |
Administrator User ID |
User ID that Portal Server uses to access the Application Server as administrator. This is the Access Manager user ID and password. The default value is admin. |
Administrator Password |
Password that the Portal Server uses to access the Application Server as administrator. |
Secure Server Instance Protocol |
This protocol specifies whether the value for Server Instance port refers to a secure port. A secure port uses the HTTPS protocol. A non-secure port uses HTTP. In a state file, specify https for a secure port or http for a non-secure port. The default value is http. |
Secure Administration Server Port |
This protocol specifies whether the value for Administration port is a secure port. A secure port uses the HTTPS protocol. A non-secure port uses HTTP. In a state file, specify https for a secure port or http for a non-secure port. The default value is https. |
This section describes the information that the installer needs when Web Server is the web container for Portal Server.
Table 3–28 Web Container Information for Portal Server With Web Server
Label and State File Parameter |
Description |
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Installation Directory |
Directory in which the Web Server is installed. The default value is: Solaris OS: /opt/SUNWwbsvr7 Linux: /opt/sun/webserver7 |
Administration Domain PS_DEPLOY_DOMAIN |
The Web Server domain to which the Portal Server is deployed. The default value is domain1. |
Instance Directory |
Directory in which the Web Server instance is installed. The default value is: Solaris OS: /var/opt/SUNWwbsvr7-hostname.domainname Linux : /var/opt/sun/webserver7-hostname.domainname |
Server Instance Port |
Port on which Web Server listens for HTTP connections. The default value is 8800. If you are installing Web Server in this installer session, the default value is the Web Server HTTP Port (WS_HTTP_PORT) value. |
Administration Host PS_DEPLOY_ADMIN_HOST |
Administration Server host name. |
Administration Port PS_DEPLOY_ADMIN_PORT |
Port on which the Web Server administration instance is running, for the domain in which Portal Server is being installed. The default value is 8989. |
Secure Server Admin Protocol |
This protocol specifies whether the port for the Web Server instance is a secure port. A secure port uses the HTTPS protocol. A non-secure port uses HTTP. In a state file, specify https for a secure port or http for a non-secure port. The default value is selected (https). |
This section describes the information the installer needs when BEA WebLogic is the web container for Portal Server.
Table 3–29 Web Container Information for Portal Server With BEA WebLogic
Label and State File Parameter |
Description |
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Installation Directory |
Path to the directory where BEA WebLogic is installed. The default value is /usr/local/bea/weblogic81. |
Instance Directory |
Path to the directory where BEA WebLogic stores user projects. The default value is /usr/local/bea/user_projects/domains. |
JDK Home Directory PS_DEPLOY_JDK_DIR |
Path to the directory where the copy of JDK that BEA WebLogic uses is installed. The default value is /usr/local/bea/jdk142_05. |
Server / Cluster Port |
Number of the port where BEA WebLogic is deployed. The default value is 7001. |
Server / Cluster Protocol |
Specify whether the value for Server / Cluster Port is a secure port. A secure port uses the HTTPS protocol. A non-secure port uses HTTP. The default value is http. |
Administrator User ID |
User name of the BEA WebLogic administrator (system user). The default value is weblogic. |
Administrator Password |
Password of the BEA WebLogic administrator (system user). |
Administrator Host PS_DEPLOY_ADMIN_HOST |
Administrator server host name. Fully qualified domain name. For example, mycomputer.example.com. |
Administrator Port PS_DEPLOY_ADMIN_PORT |
Default value is 7001. |
Administrator Protocol PS_DEPLOY_ADMIN_PROTOCOL |
Specify whether the Administrator Port is a secure port. A secure port uses the HTTPS protocol. A non-secure port uses HTTP. The default value is http. |
Managed Server PS_DEPLOY_NOW |
Indicates if the BEA WebLogic Server is a managed server. In a state file, specify n for a managed server and y for a non-managed server. The default value is n. |
This section describes the information that the installer needs when IBM WebSphere Application Server is the web container for Portal Server.
Table 3–30 Web Container Information for Portal Server with IBM WebSphere
Label and State File Parameter |
Description |
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Installation Directory |
Path to the directory where IBM WebSphere Application Server is installed. The default value is /opt/IBM/WebSphere/Express51/AppServer. |
Cell Name |
Name of the IBM WebSphere Application Server cell. The default value is DefaultNode. |
Node Name |
Name of the IBM WebSphere Application Server node. The default value is DefaultNode |
Server Instance |
Name of the IBM WebSphere Application Server instance. The default value is server1. |
Server Instance Port |
Port on which the IBM WebSphere application instance listens for HTTP connections. Typically, these are configured to come from a front end web server. The default value is 7080. |
Server Instance Protocol |
Specify whether the Server Instance Port is a secure port. A secure port uses the HTTPS protocol. A non-secure port uses HTTP. In a state file, specify https for a secure port or http for a non-secure port. The default value is http. |
Document Root Directory |
Directory where IBM WebSphere Application Server stores content documents. The default value is /opt/IBM/WebsSphere/Express51/Appserver/web/docs If you are using a language other than English, change the final part of the path name. |
JDK Home Directory PS_DEPLOY_JDK_DIR |
Path to the JDK installation that IBM WebSphere Application Server uses. The default value is /opt/IBM/WebsSphere/Express51/Appserver/java. |
Administrator User ID |
User name of the WebSphere administrator (system user). The default value is weblogic. |
Administrator Password |
Password of the WebSphere administrator (system user). |
PS_DEPLOY_ADMIN_HOST |
Administrator server host name. Fully qualified domain name. For example, mycomputer.example.com. |
PS_DEPLOY_ADMIN_PORT |
The default value is 7090. |
PS_DEPLOY_ADMIN_PROTOCOL |
Specify whether the Administrator Port is a secure port. A secure port uses the HTTPS protocol. A non-secure port uses HTTP. The default value is http. |
This section describes web container deployment information that the installer needs for Portal Server.
Table 3–31 Portal Server Web Container Deployment
Label and State File Parameter |
Description |
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PS_PORTALACCESS_URL |
Primary portal instance access URL, using the format http://hostname.domain:port/portal/dt.For example, http://mycomputer.example.com:8080/portal. Can be set to the load balancer URL except for Gateway/Rewriter/Netlet Proxy-only nodes, in which case, the portal access URL should be the primary portal instance URL and not the load balancer URL. |
PS_PORTAL_ID |
Unique identifier for the portal. The default value is portal1. |
PS_SEARCH_ID |
Unique identifier for the search instance within a portal. The default value is search1. |
Deployment URI |
Uniform Resource Identifier (URI) prefix for accessing the HTML pages, classes, and JAR files associated with Portal Server. The value must have a leading slash and must contain only one slash. Must be the same as the Portal Access URL, using the format http://hostname.domain:port/portal. The default value is /portal. |
PS_INSTANCE_ID |
Unique identifier for a portal instance within a portal, using format hostname-port. For example, mycomputer-8080. |
SRA_SWITCH_CORE |
If you set this parameter to Enabled, the installer prompts you for the Portal Server Secure Remote Access gateway information. The default value is Disabled. |
PS_DEVELOPER_PORTAL |
Select whether to configure this sample that contains features of interest to developers. The default value is selected. |
PS_ENTERPRISE_PORTAL |
Select whether to configure this sample that contains features within a business portal. The default value is selected. |
PS_COMMUNITY_PORTAL |
Select whether to configure this sample that contains features for collaboration and community. The default value is selected. |