The Sun JavaTM System Portal Server 7.1 Administration Guide provides information and instructions for administering the Sun Java System Portal Server 7.1.
This book is intended for IT administrators who are responsible for administering a portal server using Sun Java System servers and software.
Readers should be familiar with the following products and concepts:
Sun Java System Directory Server
Sun Java System Access Manager
Your web container
Sun Java System Application Server 8.2
Sun Java System Web Server 7.0
BEA WebLogic Server 8.1SP4
IBM WebSphere Application Server 5.1.1.6
Your operating system
Basic UNIX® administrative procedures
LDAP (lightweight directory access protocol)
Web Services for Remote Portlets (WSRP)
Chapters in the book are organized into three parts:
Part I, Managing Sun Java System Portal Server
Chapter 1, Understanding Portal Server Management presents an overview of how Portal Server is managed.
Chapter 2, Managing Portals and Portal Server Instances describes setting up and administering Portal Server. Instructions for creating and deleting instances of Portal Server are included.
Chapter 3, Managing Organizations, Roles, and Users, provides instructions for managing organizations and users and for using LDAP nodes.
Chapter 4, Managing the Portal Server Desktop, describes steps for setting up end-user content delivered using the Portal Server.
Chapter 5, Web Services for Remote Portlets, provides information and instructions for using Web Services for Remote Portlets (WSRP).
Chapter 6, Managing Portal Server End-User Behavior Tracking, explains how to diagnose, troubleshoot, and analyze issues related to end-user activities and end-user interaction with various portal system components.
Chapter 7, Monitoring Portal Server Activity, explains how to obtain runtime information about the Desktop and Sun Java System Secure Remote Access server.
Chapter 8, Managing Portal Server Logging, describes how to control Portal Server logging.
Chapter 9, Managing Portal Server Subscriptions, describes how to configure and administer subscriptions.
Chapter 10, Managing the Portal Server Single Sign-On Adapter, presents information about using the SSO Adapter, which provides this configuration data for an authenticated connection to a portal, and the SSO Adapter service stores that data.
Part II, Managing the Search Server
Chapter 11, Managing the Search Server, provides details about working with search categories and databases.
Chapter 12, Managing the Search Server Robot, describes the search server robot and its corresponding configuration files.
Part III, Managing Delegated Administration
Chapter 13, Managing Delegated Administration Channels, explains how to decentralize administrative functions.
Chapter 14, Using the Portal Server Delegated Administration Tag Library, describes what reference information is available for the delegated administration tag library.
An introduction to Portal Server concepts and components is available in the Sun Java System Portal Server 7 Technical Overview.
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The following table describes the typographic conventions that are used in this book.
Table P–1 Typographic Conventions
Typeface |
Meaning |
Example |
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AaBbCc123 |
The names of commands, files, and directories, and onscreen computer output |
Edit your .login file. Use ls -a to list all files. machine_name% you have mail. |
AaBbCc123 |
What you type, contrasted with onscreen computer output |
machine_name% su Password: |
aabbcc123 |
Placeholder: replace with a real name or value |
The command to remove a file is rm filename. |
AaBbCc123 |
Book titles, new terms, and terms to be emphasized |
Read Chapter 6 in the User's Guide. A cache is a copy that is stored locally. Do not save the file. Note: Some emphasized items appear bold online. |
The following table shows the default UNIX system prompt and superuser prompt for the C shell, Bourne shell, and Korn shell.
Table P–2 Shell Prompts
Shell |
Prompt |
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C shell |
machine_name% |
C shell for superuser |
machine_name# |
Bourne shell and Korn shell |
$ |
Bourne shell and Korn shell for superuser |
# |