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Sun Java System Portal Server 6 2005Q4 Release Notes

Important Information

This section contains the latest information that is not contained in the core product documentation. This section covers the following topics:

Installation Notes

Portal Server

Portal Server can be installed and configured to run with either:

ProcedureTo Run the Liberty Samples On A Portal Server/Access Manager Separated Install

Steps

  1. Make sure the SP_HOST_DOMAIN value in configSP.sh points to the Access Manager full install host.

  2. In the administration console of Access Manager that is acting as Service Provider, set the Provider Home Page to URL=http://portal-server-host:port/portal/dt

    To set this value:

    1. Select the federation management tab.

    2. Select the service provider in navigation frame.

    3. Select provider in the drop-down in data frame.

    4. Scroll down to Access Manager Configuration section.

    5. Set the Provider Home Page to URL=http:// portal-server-host : port /portal/dt.

      For Liberty Sample 3 only, perform step 3 and step 4.

  3. Change “Single Sign-On Failure Redirect URL” and set it to http://portal-server-host:port/portal/dt?libertySSOFailed=true

    To set this value:

    1. Select the federation management tab.

    2. Select the service provider in navigation frame.

    3. Select provider in the drop-down in data frame.

    4. Scroll down to Access Manager Configuration section.

    5. Set the Single Sign-On Failure Redirect URL to http:// portal-server-host : port /portal/dt?libertySSOFailed=true

  4. Set the PreLogin URL to http://portal-server-host:identity-server-port/amserver/preLogin?metaAlias=is-host&goto=http://portal-server-host:portal-server-port/portal/dt

    To set this value:

    1. Go to Identity Management, Select Users from the drop down Menu.

    2. Click on authlessanonymous user and then select Portal Desktop from the View drop down list in the Navigation Frame.

    3. Click on the Edit link.

    4. Click on Manage Channels and Containers.

    5. Click on Edit properties of the Login Channel.

    6. Set the PreLogin URL to http:// portal-server-host : identity-server-port /amserver/preLogin?metaAlias=is-host&goto=http:// portal-server-host : portal-server-port /portal/dt.

  5. Set the following in the AMConfig.properties file on the Portal Server host:

    • com.iplanet.am.notification.url=http://portal-server-host:port/servlet/com.iplanet.services.comm.client.PLLNotificationServlet

    • com.iplanet.am.session.client.polling.enable=false

Web Containers

For detailed instructions on installing the Sun Java Server component products, refer to the Sun Java Enterprise System Installation Guide at http://docs.sun.com/db/doc/819-0056

Accessibility Features for People With Disabilities

To obtain accessibility features that have been released since the publishing of this media, consult Section 508 product assessments available from Sun upon request to determine which versions are best suited for deploying accessible solutions. Updated versions of applications can be found at: http://sun.com/software/javaenterprisesystem/get.html.

For information on Sun's commitment to accessibility, visit http://sun.com/access.

Compatibility Issues

Communication Channels

The Server and Port properties are missing for configuring the properties of the Instant Messaging (IM) channel. Because all communication happens with the multiplexor, the server and port settings have been removed from the provider. This is an incompatibity between the Java System Enterprise 2 and Java Enterprise System 4 release.

Deprecation Notifications and Announcements

This section contains information about features that will not be supported in a future release.

Operating System and Required Component Software

Support for the following operating system platforms and application server are being deprecated and will not be supported in future releases:

Portal Server CLIs

Existing Portal Server command line utilities are deprecated, and their functions will be replaced with a single Portal Server command line utility in a future release. The following Portal Server command line utilities are deprecated, and their functions will be replaced with a single Portal Server command line utility in a future release:

Administration Console

The existing Portal Server administration console is deprecated, and its functions will be replaced with a new Portal Server management console in a future release.

Portal Server Desktop Template Container Provider

The Portal Desktop Template Container Provider interface is being deprecated and will be removed in a future release. Interface components being deprecated include:

Installation Issues

When you run the Java Enterprise System Installer, Access Manager 7 2005Q4 has two installation types (or modes):

If you are installing Access Manager with any of the following products, you must select Legacy (6.x) mode:

For more information, see the Sun Java Enterprise System 2005Q4 Installation Guide for UNIX.

Documentation Updates for Portal Server 6 2005Q4

The following sections provide updates and additional documentation for the Portal Server 6 2005Q4 documentation set.

Portal Server Administration Guide

Instant Messaging Updates

The settings on the Instant Messaging Channel edit page have changed. The Desktop user now has to configure only two settings (if the administrator has not configured the channel for a single Instant Messaging Server).

The two Instant Messaging Server settings are now:

Performance and Tuning Updates

The perftune script has been changed. The amtune script is now used. Use the follow the steps to use the performance tuning tools.

Note –

In each step substitute your actual base path if you did not choose the default during installation.

  1. Edit /opt/SUNWam/bin/amtune/amtune-as8 as follows. Find the line: $ECHO $ASADMIN_PASSWORD > $ASADMIN_PASSFILE and change it to: $ECHO "AS_ADMIN_PASSWORD=$ASADMIN_PASSWORD" > $ASADMIN_PASSFILE

  2. Edit /opt/SUNWam/bin/amtune/amtune-env as follows. Find the line: ASADMIN=$CONTAINER_BASE_DIR/bin/asadmin and change it to: ASADMIN=/opt/SUNWappserver/appserver/bin/asadminThe, basedir /opt, may be different for you. Verify that asadmin is actually at the location you enter.

  3. Get the files for perftune from http://java.sun.com/performance/JES/

  4. Backup, then replace the following: /opt/SUNWps/bin/pstune-env /opt/SUNWps/bin/pstune-portal with /opt/SUNWps/bin/perftune and /opt/SUNWam/bin/amtune

Secure Remote Access Administration Guide

The following items are not documented in the online help or Sun Java System Portal Server 6 2005Q4 Secure Remote Access Administration Guide, but are part of the Access Manager administration console.

ProcedureTo Enable Basic HTTP Authentication

Steps

  1. Log in to the Access Manager administration console as administrator.

  2. Select the Service Configuration tab.

  3. Click the arrow next to Gateway under SRA Configuration.

  4. The Gateway page is displayed.

  5. Select the gateway profile for which you want to set the attribute.

  6. The Edit Gateway Profile page is displayed.

  7. Click the Core tab.

  8. Select the Enable HTTP Basic Authentication checkbox to enable HTTP basic authentication.

  9. Click Save to record the change.

  10. Restart the Gateway from a terminal window:

    gateway-install-root/SUNWps/bin/gateway -n gateway-profile-name start

Online Help

The Search channel Help page states in the Advanced Search section: