AIX stand-alone: Configuring Portal to use a database

Before transferring default data to the production database server, you need to prepare the database server. Database preparation includes creating user IDs and databases. For this installation path, stand-alone production server, remote databases servers are used.

Prerequisites
Preparing your AIX operating system in a stand-alone environment
Installing WebSphere Portal on AIX

About this task

Select the database server that are using.
  • AIX stand-alone: Setting up a DB2 database
    View information on installing and setting up DB2® or DB2 PureScale that works with WebSphere Portal. All DB2 instructions apply to DB2 pureScale except where specifically noted.
  • AIX stand-alone: Preparing IBM DB2 for i
    To setup a remote IBM DB2 for i database, create user IDs and databases on a remote server. Tasks are provided to assist with creating the user IDs and the databases. Before you can use the tasks, you must modify properties files.
  • AIX stand-alone: Preparing DB2 for z/OS
    Setting up the DB2 for z/OS database includes creating user IDs, databases, and table spaces on a remote server.
  • AIX stand-alone: Setting up Oracle or Oracle RAC database
    View information on installing and setting up Oracle to work with WebSphere Portal.
  • AIX stand-alone: Setting up a SQL Server database
    View information on installing and setting up SQL Server to work with WebSphere Portal.
  • AIX stand-alone: Verifying the database configuration
    After you configure IBM WebSphere Portal to work with your database, test the database connection to ensure that it operates correctly. Then verify that all database transactions work properly within the WebSphere Portal environment. For example, all portal pages should display without HTTP 404 errors, and there should be no database layer-related exceptions in the SystemOut.log and SystemErr.log filesPortalServer joblog.
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