Websphere Portal Server 6.0 Installation.. Part 1
This hopefully is the first of many
posts on Portal server for Domino guys… Feedback would be great.
Ok, you know nothing about Websphere
Portal Server… but know Domino/Sametime. That is where I am beginning
these little SNTT posts. They are totally open to correction or (hopefully)
productive comments. First things first – what files do I need to
download and install the product?
Well, there are many many many CD’s
that you can get to do this. If you have access to download the files
(i.e. a BP or Passport customer), you need the following:
- C93LQML.zip
- C93LWML.exe
- C93LRML.exe
- C93LSML.zip
- C93M4ML.zip
- C93LUML.zip
Now these files have to be expanded
into a directory structure to make the install go smoothly, as opposed
to being asked to supply directories during the install. The following
batch file (using unzip.exe) will unpack the files into the correct places
to get you started:
"unzip C93LQML.zip -d e:\WPS6\W-Setup
unzip C93LWML.exe -d e:\WPS6\W-1
unzip C93LRML.exe -d e:\WPS6\W-2
unzip C93LSML.zip -d e:\WPS6\W-3
unzip C93M4ML.zip -d e:\WPS6\W-4
unzip C93LUML.zip -d e:\WPS6\W-5"
The structure should look like the following:
Next post is on preparing the OS for
the install.
Roberto Boccadoro Said,
November 1, 2006 @ 3:01 pm
Paul, I am a Domino guy and in the last years I have worked quite a lot with portal. I know how different are the two environments and the difficulties a Domino guy faces when starting with Portal.
I want to say this taks you are undertaking is great; can definitely help in making people understand Portal. I am with you 100%.
Not that you need it I am sure, but if I can be of any help, just tell me.
Keep up the excellent work, mate!
RoB
Andrew Culbert Said,
November 2, 2006 @ 9:51 am
Hi Paul,
Peed my pants when I read this. I have made a couple of attempts at getting WPS running but usually end up going slightly insane and throwing the towel in after a couple of days (and nights!).
I’m sure you are going to go more into this, but can you give me a quick idea of minimum RAM and processor to get a dev environment up and running?
Keep it coming!
Cheers,
Andrew.
Carl Riceman Said,
November 3, 2006 @ 5:32 am
Love the idea of a Websphere Portal focused blog. Tips, shared portlets, screenshots, etc… it just doesnt exist today.
Tim Clark Said,
November 3, 2006 @ 4:24 pm
Hi Paul,
Here’s another tip for your readers.
If you need to have the CDs available for other O/S then all you need to download is the disk images for disk 1 & 2. You can LINK through to the setup, 3 & 4. This reduces the amount you have to download by a HUGE amount.
So here are the naming conventions used by the other O/S.
* AIX = A
* HP-UX = H
* i5/OS = I
* Intel Linux = IL
* PowerPC Linux = PL
* Solaris = SS
* Windows = W
But the important thing is that for each O/S you only need to download disk 1 & 2. The other 3 are the same for each O/S
I hope this helps.
Tim Clark Said,
November 3, 2006 @ 4:33 pm
forget to mention that you still need disk 5, but that’s a “generic” one too.
Cameron McKenzie Said,
December 28, 2006 @ 9:13 pm
Thanks for the help.
I couldn’t find the W-3 file. Why can’t IBM just call the files disc 1, 2 3..etc.
I downloaded C393018409sk30s.zip, then the installer asks for W-3??? Then I search IBM for W-3, and nothing comes up.
Making easy things difficult.
Thanks though.
I’ve got some free J2EE, Portal and WebSphere tutorials at { Link } if you’re interested.
Thanks,
-Cameron McKenzie
{ Link }
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Raktim Paul Said,
February 1, 2007 @ 4:49 am
I attened one of your handson-Sessions at Lotusphere, it was fantastic…
ahmed Said,
February 6, 2008 @ 9:02 am
i brought a pack of portal server web sphere cd’s and i do not know how to install them or to use them and i working in company and this is my task … please reply me as soon as possible .. thanx