 | Level: Intermediate Tom Syroid , IT consultant, Studio B
22 May 2003 This tutorial details the procedures necessary to install IBM WebSphere Portal Enable, Version 4.2, on Red Hat Linux. Because this topic is complex, we've split the information into two parts. A previous tutorial covered the installation of DB2 and IBM Directory Server (IDS). This tutorial outlines the installation of DB2, WebSphere Application Server, and WebSphere Portal Server.
Prerequisites
You do not need any special tools to read the tutorial. To follow along and actually install WebSphere Portal on Linux, the tutorial assumes that:
- You have completed the previous tutorial in this series.
- You ("you" meaning the system administrator or individual(s) tasked with installing Portal Enable) have read the hardware requirements for Portal and are installing the software on a system capable of supporting the product.
- You have administrative or 'root' access to the Linux system.
- You are starting with an existing Red Hat Linux installation that meets Portal Enable's software prerequisites.
- The Portal Enable installer (Setup Manager) must be run from an X-Window environment (KDE, Gnome, or any other desktop manager of your choosing). If X is not installed on the system, you must satisfy this requirement before beginning the installation.
- The base operating system (BOS) is correctly configured and adequately secured.
- You have a fundamental understanding of user/group creation, file permissions, initialization scripts, and filesystem layout. And that you are adept with a text editor like vi or emacs.
- If you wish to follow along with the procedures outlined in this tutorial, you'll also need to have in hand a copy of WebSphere Portal Enable Version 4.2 and the required software keys.
System requirements
Duration
Under two hours
Formats html, pdf
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