IBM Websphere Portal for Multiplatforms V5 Handbook
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Front cover IBM WebSpherehere Portal for Multiplatforms V5 Handbook A better installation process and enhanced management capabilities Step-by-step installation instructions for multiplatforms Implementation of powerful clustering and collaboration capabilities Rufus Credle Faheem Altaf Serena Chan Fernanda Gomes Sunil Hiranniah Pralhad Khatri Shun Zhong Li Vikrant Mastoli ibm.com/redbooks International Technical Support Organization IBM WebSphere Portal for Multiplatforms V5 Handbook March 2004 SG24-6098-00 Note: Before using this information and the product it supports, read the information in “Notices” on page xv. First Edition (March 2004) This edition applies to IBM WebSphere Application Server Enterprise V5.0, IBM HTTP Server 1.3.26.1, IBM DB2 Universal Database Enterprise Server Edition 8.1, IBM Directory Server V5.1, IBM Lotus Domino Enterprise Server 5.0.12, Lotus Sametime 3.0, Lotus QuickPlace for Windows 3.01and IBM WebSphere Portal for Multiplatforms, V5.0. © Copyright International Business Machines Corporation 2004. All rights reserved. Note to U.S. Government Users Restricted Rights -- Use, duplication or disclosure restricted by GSA ADP Schedule Contract with IBM Corp. Contents Notices . xv Trademarks . xvi Preface . xvii The team that wrote this redbook. xviii Become a published author . xx Comments welcome. xxi Chapter 1. Introduction: WebSphere Portal for Multiplatforms V5 . 1 1.1 IBM WebSphere Portal Enable for Multiplatforms. 2 1.2 IBM WebSphere Portal Extend for Multiplatforms. 4 1.3 Tools and components . 5 Chapter 2. Portal technology . 9 2.1 Portal evolution . 10 2.1.1 The generations of portal technology . 11 2.2 Overview . 12 2.2.1 WebSphere Portal architecture . 15 2.2.2 WebSphere Portal tooling . 22 2.3 WebSphere Portal . 23 2.3.1 Portal concepts . 23 2.3.2 Portlets . 26 2.4 Highlights of WebSphere Portal V5. 26 2.4.1 Portal install. 26 2.4.2 General infrastructure . 27 2.4.3 Event broker . 28 2.4.4 Member subsystem. 28 2.4.5 Authentication . 29 2.4.6 Authorization . 29 2.4.7 Search. 30 2.4.8 Content management . 31 2.4.9 Content publishing . 33 2.4.10 Transcoding . 33 2.4.11 Struts portlet framework . 34 2.4.12 Click-to-Action . 34 2.4.13 Portal Toolkit . 35 Chapter 3. WebSphere Portal V5 prerequisites and planning. 37 3.1 Overview . 39 © Copyright IBM Corp. 2004. All rights reserved. iii 3.2 Architecture review . 40 3.2.1 HTTP server separation . 40 3.2.2 Simple-machine . 40 3.2.3 Multiple-machine . 40 3.2.4 Multiple-tier . 41 3.2.5 Vertical scaling . 41 3.2.6 Horizontal scaling . 41 3.3 Hardware and software prerequisites . 42 3.3.1 Microsoft Windows 2000 . 42 3.3.2 SUSE SLES 8 . 47 3.3.3 IBM AIX 5.2 . 48 3.3.4 Sun Solaris 8.0 . 50 3.3.5 zLinux . 52 3.4 Planning for the database . 53 3.4.1 Using Cloudscape or another robust database. 54 3.4.2 Local or remote database server . 54 3.4.3 Database preparation . 54 3.4.4 Database migration . 55 3.4.5 Database prerequisites . 56 3.5 Planning for the LDAP. 58 3.6 Planning for Web servers . 60 3.6.1 Existing Web server . 60 3.6.2 Local or remote Web server . 60 3.6.3 Web server product choice . 60 3.6.4 Port conflict avoidance . 61 3.6.5 Web server prerequisites . 61 3.7 Planning for WebSphere Application Server and WebSphere Portal . 62 3.7.1 An existing WebSphere Application Server. 62 3.7.2 Coexisting WebSphere Application Servers . 63 3.7.3 Multiple instances of WebSphere Portal on the same machine . 63 3.7.4 Installation without a configuration . 63 3.7.5 Default virtual host consideration . 64 3.7.6 Installing an empty Portal . 64 3.7.7 Context root planning . 64 3.7.8 If a firewall exists . 65 3.7.9 WebSphere Application Server Enterprise Edition prerequisites . 65 3.8 Planning for WebSphere Portal security . 66 3.8.1 Authentication and the user registry . 66 3.8.2 External authentication . 67 3.8.3 External authorization . 68 3.8.4 Supported external security software . 68 3.8.5 Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) . 68 3.8.6 Certificate consideration . 69 iv IBM WebSphere Portal for Multiplatforms V5 Handbook 3.8.7 Deleting passwords. 69 3.8.8 Tivoli Access Manager . 69 3.9 Planning for the clustering. 70 3.9.1 Vertical clustering . 70 3.9.2 Horizontal clustering . 70 3.9.3 Cross-platform clustering . 71 3.10 Planning for content publishing . 71 3.11 Planning Lotus Collaborative Components . 72 3.11.1 Sametime and QuickPlace . ..