Contents

Title and Copyright Information

Preface

• Audience
• Documentation Accessibility
• Related Documents
• Conventions

1 Overview

2 Installing the WebSphere Portal Server

• 2.1 Prerequisites
  • 2.1.1 Minimum Technical Requirements
  • 2.1.2 Installing WebSphere Application Server 7.0
  • 2.1.3 References
• 2.2 Preparing the Microsoft Windows Operating System
• 2.3 Retrieving WebSphere Portal 7.0 Software from Oracle JD Edwards Update Center
• 2.4 Installing the Portal Server

3 Database Configuration for WebSphere Portal

4 Configuring IBM WebSphere Portal Server v7.0 to use Oracle Database

• 4.1 Before You Begin
• 4.2 Working with Properties Files
• 4.3 Creating the Oracle Database for IBM WebSphere Portal Server v7.0
• 4.4 Oracle Database Setup Considerations

5 Configuring IBM WebSphere Portal v7.0 to use DB2 for IBM i Database

• 5.1 Before You Begin
• 5.2 Working with Properties Files
• 5.3 Creating and Assigning Users to Groups
• 5.4 Using ConfigEngine Tasks to Create Databases for a Local DB2 for IBM i Installation
• 5.5 Automatically Creating Users, Granting Permissions, and Creating Java Content Repository Table Spaces
• 5.6 Transferring WebSphere Portal and Java Content Repository Databases to DB2 for IBM i
• 5.7 Updating the Database Configuration to Support Large Files (Web Content Management Only)
• 5.8 Configuring JDBC Driver for WebSphere Portal

6 Configuring IBM WebSphere Portal Server v7.0 to use SQL Server 200x Database

• 6.1 Before You Begin
• 6.2 Working with Properties Files
• 6.3 Alternative Method for Creating Databases
• 6.4 Using the ConfigEngine Task to Automatically Set Up a Database
• 6.5 Manually Transferring Data from the Default Database to the SQL Server Database

7 Verifying Database Connections

• 7.1 Verifying Database Connections

8 Configuring the Microsoft Active Directory for Portal

• 8.1 Installing Microsoft Active Directory for Microsoft Windows 200x
  • 8.1.1 Preparing Active Directory
  • 8.1.2 LDAP User Registry without SSL
  • 8.1.3 LDAP User Registry over SSL
• 8.2 Working with LDAP Attributes
• 8.3 Configuring LDAP Server for Dynamic Group Queries
• 8.4 Configuring a Portal to Use LDAP Referrals
• 8.5 Enabling Security with the LDAP Directory
• 8.6 Configuring an External HTTP Server for WebSphere Portal v7.0
  • 8.6.1 Creating a Webserver Definition
  • 8.6.2 Adding a Virtual Host Definition
  • 8.6.3 Generate the Web Server Plug-in for wp_profile
• 8.7 Installing the JD Edwards Collaborative Portal

A Start and Stop Portal Servers

• A.1 Starting and Stopping the WebSphere Portal Administration Server (server1)
• A.2 Starting server1 (Portal Administration Server)
• A.3 Stopping server1 (Portal Administration Server)
• A.4 Starting and Stopping the WebSphere Portal Server
• A.5 Starting the WebSphere Portal Server
• A.6 Stopping WebSphere Portal Server

B Example of a PortalUsers.ldif File

Glossary