Portal Server Configuration Information

Web container choice for Portal Server

PS_DEPLOY_TYPE

Allows you to choose the web container for Portal Server from the following: 

• Java ES Application Server

• Java ES Web Server

• BEA WebLogic Server

• IBM WebSphere Application Server

Default value is Web Server. 

Note: If you are using a third-party web container, that web container must be running at the time of this installation. 

Installation Directory 

PS_DEPLOY_DIR

Directory in which Application Server is installed. The default value is: 

Solaris OS: /opt/SUNWappserver/appserver

Linux : /opt/sun/appserver

Domain Name 

PS_DEPLOY_DOMAIN

The Application Server domain to which the Portal Server is deployed.  

The default value is domain1.

Server Instance Directory 

PS_DEPLOY_INSTANCE_DIR

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 

PS_DEPLOY_PORT

Port on which Application Server listens for connections to the instance. 

The default value is 8080.

Document Root Directory 

PS_DEPLOY_DOCROOT

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 

PS_DEPLOY_ADMIN_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 

PS_DEPLOY_ADMIN

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 

PS_DEPLOY_ADMIN_PASSWORD

Password that the Portal Server uses to access the Application Server as administrator. 

Secure Server Instance Protocol 

PS_DEPLOY_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  

PS_DEPLOY_ADMIN_PROTOCOL

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.

Installation Directory 

PS_DEPLOY_DIR

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 

PS_INSTANCE_DIR

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 

PS_DEPLOY_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  

PS_DEPLOY_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).

Installation Directory 

PS_DEPLOY_PRODUCT_DIR

Path to the directory where BEA WebLogic is installed. 

The default value is /usr/local/bea/weblogic81.

Instance Directory 

PS_DEPLOY_INSTANCE_DIR

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 

PS_DEPLOY_PORT

Number of the port where BEA WebLogic is deployed. 

The default value is 7001.

Server / Cluster Protocol 

PS_DEPLOY_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 

PS_DEPLOY_ADMIN

User name of the BEA WebLogic administrator (system user). 

The default value is weblogic.

Administrator Password 

PS_DEPLOY_ADMIN_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. 

Installation Directory 

PS_DEPLOY_DIR

Path to the directory where IBM WebSphere Application Server is installed. 

The default value is /opt/IBM/WebSphere/Express51/AppServer.

Cell Name 

PS_DEPLOY_CELL

Name of the IBM WebSphere Application Server cell. 

The default value is DefaultNode.

Node Name 

PS_DEPLOY_NODE

Name of the IBM WebSphere Application Server node. 

The default value is DefaultNode

Server Instance 

PS_DEPLOY_INSTANCE

Name of the IBM WebSphere Application Server instance. 

The default value is server1.

Server Instance Port 

PS_DEPLOY_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 

PS_DEPLOY_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 

PS_DEPLOY_DOCROOT

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 

PS_DEPLOY_ADMIN

User name of the WebSphere administrator (system user). 

The default value is weblogic.

Administrator Password 

PS_DEPLOY_ADMIN_PASSWORD

Password of the WebSphere 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

The default value is 7090.

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.

Portal Access

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. 

Portal ID

PS_PORTAL_ID

Unique identifier for the portal. 

The default value is portal1.

Search ID

PS_SEARCH_ID

Unique identifier for the search instance within a portal. 

The default value is search1.

Deployment URI 

PS_DEPLOY_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.

Portal Instance ID

PS_INSTANCE_ID

Unique identifier for a portal instance within a portal, using format hostname-port. For example, mycomputer-8080.

Enable Secure Remote Access

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.

Developer Sample

PS_DEVELOPER_PORTAL

Select whether to configure this sample that contains features of interest to developers.  

The default value is selected. 

Enterprise Sample

PS_ENTERPRISE_PORTAL

Select whether to configure this sample that contains features within a business portal.  

The default value is selected. 

Community Sample

PS_COMMUNITY_PORTAL

Select whether to configure this sample that contains features for collaboration and community.  

The default value is selected.