To Create a New Portal on Application Server 8.2 Using the psadmin Command

Before You Begin

Ensure the following:

• Portal Server, Access Manager, and Common Agent Container are up and running on the first node. Execute the following command on Node 1: PortalServer-base/SUNWportal/bin/psadmin list-portals -u user-name -f admin-password

1. Install Access Manager SDK and Application Server 8.2 in the Configure Now mode using the Java ES installer.

2. Start the Application Server 8.2.

   ApplicationServer_base/appserver/bin/asadmin start-domain --user admin_user --password admin_password domain-name

3. Run the installer and install Portal Server software in the Configure Later mode.

4. Configure common agent container and Java DB.

   PortalServer_base/bin/psconfig --config example2.xml

5. Verify that the common agent container is working properly.

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

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

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

   • Host=hostname.domain

   • Port=8080

   • Scheme=http

   • WebContainerType=SJSAS81

   • WebContainerInstallDir=/opt/SUNWappserver/appserver

   • WebContainerInstanceName=server

   • WebContainerDomainName=domain1

   • WebContainerInstanceDir=/var/opt/SUNWappserver/domains/domain1

   • WebContainerDocRoot=/var/opt/SUNWappserver/domains/domain1/docroot

   • WebContainerAdminHost=hostname.domain

   • WebContainerAdminPort=4849

   • WebContainerAdminScheme=https

   • WebContainerAdminUid=admin id

   • WebContainerAdminPassword=ApplicationServer admin password

   • WebContainerMasterPassword=ApplicationServer master password

8. Create the new portal.

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

9. Restart the web container.

10. Verify that the new portal has been created.

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