Configuring WebSphere Portal with the configuration wizard 

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The configuration wizard is a graphical user interface for setting up WebSphere® Portal. It provides an alternative to running the command-line configuration tasks that are described in the installation procedures. You can choose to use the configuration wizard to connect databases, transfer databases, and enable security.

The configuration wizard is a series of help panels with information specific to the task being performed. The wizard captures a combination of data. Some fields might require a value that represents a new entity, such as a new database. Other fields might require a value that represents an existing entity, such as a user ID and password that you have already created. As you work through the wizard, display the Help topics that provide additional information.

Remember: Database user names and passwords should not contain spaces and should comply with both the database management system software requirements and WebSphere Portal requirements for administering users and groups.

The configuration wizard helps you complete the following tasks:

Transfer data to a different database

This option helps you transfer data from one supported database to another. If you plan to transfer or connect to a different database, that database software must be installed and the appropriate databases and users must be created before you can use the configuration wizard. The configuration wizard will not run correctly if the prerequisites for this task have not been met.
If you plan to transfer data to another database, review the following information:

• Data can be transferred from the out-of-box database (Derby) but cannot be transferred to the out-of-box database.
• On IBM® i data can only be transferred to a IBM DB2® for i database from the out-of-box database.
• Data can only be transferred to a DB2 for z/OS® database using the configuration wizard when using a JDBC type 2 connection. If you are transferring to a DB2 for z/OS database with a JDBC type 4 connection, you must transfer your data using the command-line configuration tasks that are documented for setting up WebSphere Portal.
  
  

Connect additional node to a database

This option helps you connect the database for a clustered installation by removing the old data sources and JDBC provider and creating new data sources and JDBC provider.

Enable LDAP Security

This option helps you configure WebSphere Portal to use an LDAP user registry to store user information and to authenticate users. If you enable LDAP security with the configuration wizard, you can enable LDAP security only without realm support. If you want to enable LDAP security with realm support, do not use the configuration wizard. Instead, using the command-line configuration tasks that are documented for configuring an LDAP user registry for WebSphere Portal.
If you plan to configure LDAP security, the LDAP software must be installed and set up appropriately before you can use the configuration wizard. The configuration wizard will not run correctly if the prerequisites for this task has not been met.
The configuration wizard uses helper files located in the wp_profile_root/ConfigEngine/config/helpers directory. The wizard finds the correct helper file based on the selected LDAP server, loads the values from the file, and pre-fills the related fields in the wizard. If you want to use a different helper file, you must specify the file and location on the command line, for example:
UNIX™: ./configwizard.sh -W setLdapProperties.propertiesFile=/Helper/patty-ids.properties

Windows™: configwizard.bat -W setLdapProperties.propertiesFile=d:\Helper\patty-ids.properties

After using the Configuration Wizard to enable your LDAP security, you must adapt the attribute configuration to match the configured LDAP server(s) and your business needs; see the appropriate "Adapting the attribute configuration" file for information.

Starting the configuration wizard on i
You can start the configuration wizard from either a Windows workstation or the i shell. Starting the wizard from Windows lets you see online Help for the different panels.

Starting the configuration wizard on UNIX
You can start the configuration wizard using the command line, and run it from the command line or in console mode.

Starting the configuration wizard on Windows
You can start the configuration wizard using the command line, and run it from the command line or in console mode.

Parent topic: Configuring

Related information
AIX stand-alone: Adapting the attribute configuration
IBM i stand-alone: Adapting the attribute configuration
Linux stand-alone: Adapting the attribute configuration
Solaris stand-alone: Adapting the attribute configuration
Windows stand-alone: Adapting the attribute configuration
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