A How to Guide to install Websphere Portal in the IBM SmartCloud

1. Installing Websphere
Portal in the IBM
SmartCloud Enterprise
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2. Authenticate in the IBM SmartCloud Enterprise
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After creating your account in the SCE, do the login faça o login
utilizando o link abaixo:
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https://www-147.ibm.com/cloud/enterprise/dashboard
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The following Screen will appear:
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3. Creating your instance @ SCE
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After authentication you will see a screen like the one below...
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4. Creating your instance @ SCE
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Click in Control Panel and then in Add Instance
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5. Creating your instance @ SCE
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Choose the image you want to use. In this example we will use the
Operating System only. Windows 2008 - 64-bit:
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6. Creating your instance @ SCE
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Fill in the info as described below and click on Next:
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7. Creating your instance @ SCE
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Now you will create the Windows Admin. Choose name and password
and click on Next:
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8. Creating your instance @ SCE
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Confira as configurações de sua instância, e clique em Next:
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9. Creating your instance @ SCE
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Read about the service details. If you agree choose I agree and click
on Submit
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10. Creating your instance @ SCE
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Wait until the following message is presented
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And click on Return to control panel
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11. Creating your instance @ SCE
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Your Instance will go through 3 stages before being available for
usage: Requesting, Provisioning and Active:
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12. Creating your instance @ SCE
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When your instance is ready for usage it will display the Active status
that means it will be ready for usage.
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Choose the instance and copy the hostname as below :
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13. Creating your instance @ SCE
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In this example we will use Remote Desktop Connection to access
the remote instance..
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14. Creating your instance @ SCE
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Inform the Hostname previously created/informed
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Click In Connect
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15. Acessing your instance in the IBM SCE
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The Windows Login Screen will be Presented
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Inform the name/password created in the previous steps.
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16. Acessing your instance @ SCE
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The windows login screen will be presented
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Your Instance is ready for usage
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17. Configuring the file Transfer
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As we are using an image of the Operating system only, we need to transfer
the program installation files of Websphere Portal.
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The configuration is done via the same Remote Desktop Connection
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Click in Options >> / Local Resources
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Click on More...
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18. Configuring the file Transfer
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Choose the drive where the installation files reside.
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ATTENTION : You are informing the source of the files.
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Click on OK and then on Connect.
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19. Configuring the file transfer
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After authentication, open Windows Explorer..
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Pick the SOURCE server as shown in the figure.
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20. Configuring the file transfer
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Copy all the files for a folder in your SCE instance ( ie local to the
server in the cloud)
Note: Depending on your connection this process can take a while..
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21. Installing WS Portal 8.0
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Unpack all the files..;
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In the Setup directory, click on setup64.exe with the Mouse right
button and
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Choose Run as Administrator
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22. Installing WS Portal 8.0
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You will see now the Step by step of the installation screens..
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Follow it carefully
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46. Installing WS Portal 8.0
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If you followed all the previous steps the installation is done..
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Access the product using the following url
http://<hostname>:10039/wps/myportal
Where <hostname>, is the full hostname of your instance..
http://vhost1850.site1.compute.ihost.com:10039/wps/myportal
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47. Starting WS Portal 8.0
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The WS Portal is automatically started right after the installation
process. If you need to execute it manually here are the instructions :
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Open a command line
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Go to the directory where the portal profile was created as an
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C:Program Files (x86)IBMWebSpherewp_profilebin
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Execute the following comand
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startServer.bat WebSphere_Portal
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Wait for the initialization process to finish
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48. Stopping WS Portal 8.0
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To Stop the WS Portal, follow this procedure :
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Open a Command line
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Go to the directory where the profile was created
– C:Program Files (x86)IBMWebSpherewp_profilebin
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Execute the following command:
– stopServer.bat WebSphere_Portal
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An authentication pop-up will appear.. Pls inform the name and
password of the Websphere Application server admin.
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49. References
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WS Portal 8.0 Wiki:
http://www-10.lotus.com/ldd/portalwiki.nsf/xpViewCategories.xsp?lookupName=IBM
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SmartCloud Enterprise Support:
https://www-147.ibm.com/cloud/enterprise/support?csrftoken=null
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IBM Cloud Licensing
http://www-
01.ibm.com/software/lotus/passportadvantage/licensing_for_IBM_Clou
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