Included in the attached PDF are the steps necessary to build a two-node WebSphere Portal v8.0.0 cluster running on WebSphere Application Server v8.0.0.3. This also includes configuration to an external database, a Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) user registry, and a remote Web server.
Introduction
Cluster Concepts
Using this Guide
Before you begin
Main Guide
1 – Install IBM WebSphere Portal v8 on the Primary node
2 - Configure the Primary Portal node to an external database
3 - Create the WebSphere Portal profile template
4 - Install the Deployment Manager
5 - Configure the Deployment Manager
6 - Federate and Cluster the Primary Node
7 - Configure the Portal Cluster for Federated LDAP Security
8 - Install an additional Portal Node
9 - Federate and Cluster an additional Portal node
10 - Configure the Portal Cluster with an external web server
Appendix A – Alternate Setup Paths
A-1 - Installing WebSphere Portal and Deployment Manager on the same server
A-2 – Creating a Deployment Manager profile on an existing Portal installation
A-3 – Federating Portal to a Deployment Manager that has LDAP security enabled
Appendix B – Supplemental Information
B-1 – Script to create and setup DB2 databases
B-2 – Adding a Vertical Cluster member
B-3 – Using the Configuration Wizard
Tips for Configuration Wizard
Running ConfigEngine scripts using the Configuration Wizard
Creating Workflows
Using the ConfigTrace Log Viewer
B-4 – How to properly extract the WebSphere Portal Installation media
About The Author
Acknowledgments
Change History