Start the configuration wizard to get a running portal
and to configure the portal with your database and user registry.
Before you begin
Log in to WebSphere Portal Express to verify
that you have a working
portal:http://hostname.example.com:10039/wps/portal,
where hostname.example.com is the fully qualified
host name of the server where Portal is running and 10039 is
the default transport port that is created by WebSphere Application Server. The port
number might be different for your environment.
Procedure
- Access the Configuration
Wizard. Go to http://your_server:10200/ibm/wizard.
Restriction: There is a known issue with Chrome version 45.x and the
Configuration Wizard. If you are experiencing difficulties, use a different
browser when you access the wizard.
- Log in to the Configuration
Wizard with the administrative ID for the configuration
wizard profile, cw_profile.
Note: The wizard user interface might not be available in all
languages. If the language is not currently supported, you might see
the English version. For details on the supported languages for all
of the
WebSphere Portal Express user interfaces,
see
Supported languages.
Complete the following steps to transfer your database:
- Select .
- Provide information about your environment.
- Save your configuration settings.
- Choose one of the following options:
- Click Download Files to run the steps
remotely.
- Click Run All Steps to run the steps
locally.
- Log in to WebSphere Portal Express to verify that
you have a working portal server.
Complete the following steps to create your deployment
manager:
- Select .
- Provide information about your environment.
- Save your configuration settings.
- Choose one of the following options:
- Click Download Files to run the steps
remotely.
- Click Run All Steps to run the steps
locally.
- Log in to WebSphere Portal Express to verify that
you have a working portal server.
Complete the following steps to create a cluster node:
- Select .
- Provide information about your environment.
- Save your configuration settings.
- Choose one of the following options:
- Click Download Files to run the steps
remotely.
- Click Run All Steps to run the steps
locally.
- Log in to WebSphere Portal Express to verify that
you have a working portal server.
Complete the following steps to enable federated security:
- .
Note: If you set
Use Administrator IDs stored in your LDAP user registry to
yes, the
WebSphere Application
Server and
WebSphere Portal Express user IDs and passwords
are changed to the LDAP user ID and password. If you do not want to
change both user IDs and passwords to match the LDAP user ID and password,
set this value to
no. After you configure your
LDAP user registry, you can manually change the user IDs and passwords.
- Provide information about your environment.
- Save your configuration settings.
- Choose one of the following options:
- Click Download Files to run the steps
remotely.
- Click Run All Steps to run the steps
locally.
- Log in to WebSphere Portal Express to verify that
you have a working portal server.
Complete the following steps to create an idle standby:
- Install WebSphere Portal Express on the idle standby.
Documentation resource: Installing the digital experience software.
Tip: For additional
nodes, you only need to install the WebSphere Portal Express product binary files.
Therefore, on the Features screen of the IBM Installation Manager, ensure that Portal Server Profile is not selected.
- .
- Provide information about your environment.
- Save your configuration settings.
- Choose one of the following options:
- Click Download Files to run the steps
remotely.
- Click Run All Steps to run the steps
locally.
- Log in to WebSphere Portal Express to verify that
you have a working portal server.
- Complete the following steps to configure the Idle Standby
node as a backup server:
- Log on to the deployment manager WebSphere Integrated Solutions Console.
- Select .
- From the Server Role menu, select Backup.
- Apply and save the changes.
- Log out of the deployment manager WebSphere Integrated Solutions Console.