To Install Portal Server on Application Server 9.1 Cluster

The instructions provided in the task are for setting up a cluster configuration that contains only two instances.

1. Install Web Server 7.0 using Java ES 5 or Java ES 5 Update 1 installer.

2. Install Application Server 9.1 and Load Balancer plugin. Start DAS after installation.

   ApplicationServer-install-dir/appserver/bin/asadmin start-domain --user admin --passwordfile password-file domain1

3. Install Access Manager and Directory Server on port 8080.

4. Start Directory Server.

   DirectoryServer-install-dir/opt/SUNWdsee/ds6/bin/start /var/opt/SUNWdsee/dsdsins1

5. Start Application Server 9.1.

   ApplicationServer-install-dir/appserver/bin/asadmin start-domain --user admin --passwordfile password-file domain1

6. Verify whether you are able to access, Access Manager Administration Console.

   http://machine-name.domain-name.com:8080/amconsole

7. Start Web Server Administration Server and the default instance running on running on port 80.

8. Create Application Server 9.1 cluster, pscluster.

   ApplicationServer-install-dir/appserver/bin/asadmin create-cluster --user admin --passwordfile password-file pscluster

9. Create node agent for Node 1.

   ApplicationServer-install-dir/appserver/bin/asadmin create-node-agent --user admin --passwordfile password-file node1-nodeagent

10. Add an Application Server 9.1 instance named node1-7788 to the cluster.

    ApplicationServer-install-dir/appserver/bin/asadmin create-instance --user admin --passwordfile password-file --cluster pscluster --nodeagent node1-nodeagent --systemproperties HTTP_LISTENER_PORT=7788 node1-7788

11. Start the local node agent.

    ApplicationServer-install-dir/appserver/bin/asadmin start-node-agent --user admin --passwordfile password-file node1-nodeagent

12. Using Portal Server 7.2 GUI installer, install Portal Server 7.2 in the Configure Now mode.

13. Provide the cluster name in the installer and the port on which, portal instance is running properly.

14. Run the following command.

    PortalServer-install-dir/SUNWportal/bin/psconfig --config example14.xml

15. After configuring, restart the cluster: pscluster.

    1. Access Application Server 9.1 Administration Console.

    2. In the left tab click Clusters.

       The Clusters page appears in the right pane.

    3. Select pscluster and click Stop Cluster.

    4. After the cluster is stopped, select pscluster and click Start Cluster.

16. Verify whether the portal desktop displays properly.

    http://node1:7788/portal/dt