IBM COLLABORATIVE PORTAL 2.2.1 - Manuals

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Contents Collaborative Portal Implementation Guide .............................................................................. i Preface ........................................................................................................................................ iii How to Use Starting...

Chapter 1. Prepare for Implementation This section helps you understand and execute steps that should be performed prior to starting the implementation. Specifically, this solution illustrates how to design and implement a collaborative portal solution. Portals are websites targeted at specific audi...

www.ibm.com/redbooks Development Environment Architecture The following diagram depicts the systems and applications that are described in this Solution Starting Point. Figure 1. Development Environment Architecture Server Naming Conventions In this Solution Starting Point, servers are referred to b...

Development Tools It is recommended to use the IBM Lotus Component Designer V6 (formerly IBM Workplace Designer) or IBM WebSphere Portlet Factory for developing portlets to use with IBM WebSphere Portal Express V6.0. IBM Lotus Component Designer V6 ships with IBM WebSphere Portal Express V6.0 and is...

Required Materials Checklist The following is a list of the items you need to gather to complete the task of installing and configuring the solution: Table 2. Required Materials Checklist Category Item Hardware Server machines: ● Portal Server ● Domino Mail and Directory Server ● Sametime Connect Se...

4. Download the following required files, and the applicable optional files: Table 3. Required files for IBM WebSphere Portal Express Product Name and description Filename IBM WebSphere Portal Express V6.0 Quick Start Guide C97Q2ML IBM WebSphere Portal Express Quick Start and Server Install, V6.0 (W...

http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/wpdoc/v6r0/topic/com.ibm.wp.exp.doc/wpf/inst_exp_prod.ht ml If you choose to install a non-collaborative portal without the instant messaging or other IBM Lotus Domino based products, you may choose to use IBM WebSphere Portal Express by itself. The solution ...

Server Information Worksheet Install the operating systems on all the required servers. Use the following table to record your values. A separate spreadsheet of this table is packaged with this Solution Starting Point. Table 5. Server Information Worksheet System Parameter Portal Server Directory Se...

purposes, you may want to set all servers to the same time zone, and the same time and date. You need to adjust the session timeout value for the Domino directory server to accommodate requirements from your customer. A Domino directory is a collection of user and resource information, such as user ...

12 Collaborative Portal: Implementation Guide Chapter 2. Install and Configure Essential Solution Software This section describes how to install and configure the products required to implement this solution. Task Summary Perform the tasks as listed in the table below in the order listed and on the ...

● IBM WebSphere Portal Express requires IBM WebSphere Application Server in order to function. In this Solution Starting Point, it is assumed that IBM WebSphere Application Server is not already present in the network, and therefore it is installed with the portal software. For more information, in ...

15 Collaborative Portal: Implementation Guide Table 10. IBM WebSphere Portal Express Installation Parameters Setup type Typical Installation Directory 1 C:\IBM\PE ● Run WebSphere Application Server as a service ● System Logon User ID ● Password Values: ● Selected ● wpsadmin ● N/A Node Name (of Porta...

Sametime Connect Server This section describes how to set up the IBM Lotus Domino Server for Directory and Web mail services. Before You Begin IMPORTANT : It is critical that all servers are set up for the same time and date in order for single- sign on to work. IBM Lotus Domino Server installation ...

Configure the Directory Server For this installation, you configure the Directory Server as the first Domino server in the Domino domain. Key Parameters If desired, use this table to record information you provide during the configuration for later reference. A separate spreadsheet of this table is ...

b. In the TCP/IP line, verify that the Host Name field shows the fully qualified host name for the server. c. If needed, modify the fully qualified internet host name for this Domino server in the box below the port settings (should match the entry in step b above). d. After you click OK , you are t...

7. Start the Domino Administrator client (there is an icon on the desktop, or use the Start menu). The Notes client configuration wizard appears. 8. On the Welcome screen, click Next . 9. On the User Information screen, enter the administrator's name (for example, wpsadmin ) and the master domino se...

5. Click Continue . 6. Fill in the registration details for each new server: a. Server name (for example, sametime ) b. Verify that the server administrator is correct. Tip : You can select the LocalDomainAdmins group for the Server Administrator name field. This allows everyone who is in the LocalD...

7. On the Basics tab, set or verify the following values: ● Connection type: Local Area Network ● Source server: master server (for example, directory/mycompany ) ● Destination Server: name of server group (for example, MyCompanyServers ) 8. Click Save & Close . Update Server Configurations In t...

3. In the SSO configuration document make the following entries: a. Configuration name: LtpaToken (default) b. Organization: Leave this blank. c. DNS Domain: Enter the Internet domain that all of your servers share. d. Domino Server Names: Select and add all of the servers ( directory and sametime )...

2. Go to the Mail tab and click New . Click Yes to the security warnings to download and run Domino Web Access Control. 3. Select new message from the Mail tab to open the e-mail editor window. In the e-mail editor, click the To: button to bring up the Select Addresses dialog. Select mycompany's Dir...

5. Select The server ID file is stored on a floppy disk, CD or network drive and browse to the ID file created when the server was registered on the master Domino server. 6. The server name is determined from the ID file. 7. When prompted to specify Internet services, select only Web Browsers (HTTP ...

c. Add UserInfoServlet to the list of servlets on this line and separate it from the other servlet names with a blank space. d. Restart the Domino and Sametime servers. Note: Even after the console says, " Sametime Server: Running ", some services are still being loaded in the background. Us...

Turn Off Secrets and Tokens Database for Domino By default, Domino tries to use the Sametime Secrets and Tokens authentication. If you want to enable Domino to use SSO, you must turn this off. Although not technically required, it is strongly recommend that you do this because SSO is a critical new ...

Configure IBM WebSphere Portal Express Server to Use Domino Directory This task needs to be performed on the following systems: Directory Server Portal Server The next sections take you through the various steps necessary to connect Secure Portal to the Domino Collaborative Servers using the Lotus C...

Note: 1. Enter each value on a separate line in the entry field. 4. Click Save & Close . 5. Click Groups in the navigation pane and click Add Group . 6. Enter wpsadmins as the group name and add wpsadmin and wpsbind as members. 7. Click Save & Close . 8. Repeat steps 5 to 7 to add the three ...

1. In the Domino Administrator client, go to the Configuration tab and navigate to Server -> All Server Documents . (Be sure to switch back to the Directory server using File -> Open Server... ) 2. Edit the configuration document for the Directory server ( directory/mycompany ). 3. On the Inte...

● Password: enter the same password used for ID used to install IBM WebSphere Portal Express 11. You will see message, " Validating input, please wait. " Go back to correct any input not validated; otherwise, you will see message, " IBM Portal Express is ready to run the following config...

Table 18. Values for Collaborative Components Properties Property Example Value Description LCC.Sametime.Enabled true Is Lotus Sametime enabled in the environment? LCC.Sametime.Server sametime.mynetwork.com The Lotus Sametime server name. LCC.Sametime.Protocol http The protocol used to connect to th...

Verification Procedure You can validate the SSO function with these steps: 1. Open a browser to http://portal.mynetwork.com:10038/wps/portal . Log in to the portal as the one of the test users ( Test User 1 - test user1 ). Verify that the upper right displays " Log Out: tuser1 ." (Do not cli...

Enable the Mail Portlet in Messaging Perform the following steps to enable the Mail portlet in Messaging: 1. Login to the portal using a Portal Administrator ID (for example, wpsadmin ) and password. 2. Go to the Messaging Welcome page. 3. Click the Mail tab. 4. Move the mouse pointer to the top of ...

11. In the new file, at the end of the line, add the internet password for the user ID (that was entered for CS_SERVER_DOMINO_DIRECTORY_1.userid ). 12. Save and close the new file as dominobind.txt in the <was_profile_root> directory. 13. Open a command prompt to the < was_profile_root >...

Enable Lotus Sametime in Domino Integration Perform the following steps to enable Lotus Sametime in Domino integration: 1. Stop the IBM WebSphere Portal Express server by going to the < was_profile_root >\bin directory and enter the following command in a command prompt window: stopserver.bat ...

Chapter 3. Create Demo Users Perform this task on the Directory Server . You need to create the following users for the demo use cases. Table 19. Users for Demo Use Cases User Name User ID Group Membership (Role) Mike Rotz mrotz Executives Vic Sargent vsargent Managers Betsy Parker bparker Managers,...

11. Click Migrate and click OK to close the message that indicates the number and status of the users queued for registration. (There should be 9.) 12. Click Done . 13. The people queued for registration now appear in the Registration status box. Click Register All . A status bar appears showing the...

Chapter 4. Using the Solution This section contains a set of use cases that can be followed to ensure the solution is installed and configured correctly. They can also be used as the basis for a demonstration to customers. These use cases help you to understand how to use the portal that you have im...

specific clients and now can be accessed using a single browser access point. Explain that employees can use their customized environment with all required applications, from everywhere, when they can access the portal. The easiest way to do this is to center your navigation on what each user role c...

The rest of these examples present the different views in the portal that the employees have, depending on their role. Collaboration Scenario Collaboration addresses many aspects of communication within the business environment including e-mail, instant messaging, and online e-meetings. Collaboratio...

3. Click Send . 4. On Vic's client machine, respond Tomorrow from 3-4 would be perfect . and click Send . HR Policy Education Using e-meetings This section demonstrates how an e-meeting is used to educate store managers on updated HR policies. Create an e-meeting The following steps demonstrate how ...

Chapter 5. Customize the Solution When you are developing a solution to satisfy the customer requirements some form of customization is usually involved. This section helps you understand and implement common customizations for this solution and how to create a unique theme and skin for your portal....

add it to styles.jsp . You can change the style definitions. However, make sure that you do not delete any style sheets or remove any style classes. 4. To add the theme, use the Themes and Skins portlet under Administration -> Portal User Interface . 5. Edit the properties of a test page and set ...

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