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IBM WebSphere Portal V6 Self Help Manual (242 pages)
Self Help Guide
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Table of Contents
Front Cover
1
Table of Contents
5
Notices
9
Trademarks
10
Preface
11
The Team that Wrote this Redpaper
11
Become a Published Author
12
Comments Welcome
13
Chapter 1. Introduction
15
Purpose of this Redpaper
16
IBM Websphere Portal Server Overview
17
What Is New in Websphere Portal Version 6
18
Administration Improvements
19
Structure of the Redpaper
20
Chapter 2. Architecture and Planning
23
Building the Right Portal Architecture
24
Addressing Functionality
24
Addressing Integration
24
Technology Choices for Connectivity
25
The System Context Diagram
27
Addressing Non-Functional Requirements
28
Frequently Asked Questions about Sizing
29
The Building Blocks of an Architecture
30
Logical Deployment Units
31
Node Characterization at the Specification Level
34
Operational Architectures
35
Adopting a Tiered Architecture
35
Addressing Scaleability and High Availability
35
Portal Deployment Considerations
41
In-Situ Maintenance Procedures
41
Two Sets of Production Environments
42
The Dual Cluster with Two Lines of Production Architecture
43
Moving a Configuration between Environments
44
Architecting for Performance
44
Scalability
45
Guidance Regarding Vertical and Horizontal Scaling
45
Websphere Queuing Mechanism
46
Choosing a Platform
47
Separation of WCM from Portal Servers
48
Separation of Web Servers and Websphere Portal Servers
48
JVM Recommendations
49
Portlet Application JVM Considerations
50
High Availability and Httpsession Failover
50
Security
51
Websphere Portal Server Security
51
Using External Security Managers
51
Single Sign-On (SSO)
52
Trust Association with Webseal
54
LTPA Token Generation with Webseal
55
Other Tivoli Access Manager Considerations
55
LDAP Directory Servers
57
Database Considerations
60
Websphere Portal Server Database Disclaimer
60
Database Domains
60
Distinct Databases or Distinct Schemas
62
Database High Availability
63
Portal Planning Recommendations
65
Recommendations for a Successful Implementation
65
Chapter 3. Websphere Portal Installation
69
Installation
70
How Do I Prepare My System for Installation
70
What Is about to Happen
71
Where Do I Begin
76
Is It Working
77
Database Transfer
79
Planning and Considerations
80
How Do I Prepare for the Database Transfer
81
What Is about to Happen
83
Is It Working
85
Enable Security
86
Planning and Considerations
86
How Do I Prepare for Websphere Portal Server LDAP Security
88
What Is about to Happen
91
Is It Working
93
Problem Determination
94
Installation Problem Determination
94
Database Transfer Problem Determination
95
LDAP Security Problem Determination
96
Chapter 4. Websphere Portal Security
99
Planning and Considerations
100
The Basics
100
Websphere Member Manager (WMM)
101
User Registry and Member Repository
103
Single Sign-On (SSO)
104
Websphere Portal Login Process
105
Portal Access Control (PAC)
107
Secure Communications over SSL
110
Integration with Tivoli Access Manager and Webseal
110
Security Configurations and Customizations
111
The Default Security Configuration
111
Reconfigure Security
112
Change User Ids and Passwords
112
Adding Application Specific Attributes to Users and Groups
113
Integration with Tivoli Access Manager (TAM)
114
Problem Determination
116
General Problem Determination Recommendations
116
Typical Portal Traces for Different Security Scenarios
119
Tools for Troubleshooting Security Problems
123
Anatomy of Configuration Files
124
Reading Portal Runtime Logs
133
Typical Security Configuration Problems
136
Chapter 5. Websphere Portal Runtime and Services
151
Overview
152
Portal Runtime Architecture
152
Portal Foundation and Framework
153
Portal Services
154
Optimization
156
Knowing Where to Start
156
Tuning Advice for the IBM Java Virtual Machine
157
Tuning Advice for the SUN Microsystems Java Virtual Machine (JVM)
159
Websphere Resource Pools
161
Web Container
162
Data Source Tuning
163
Websphere Security Tuning
164
Websphere Session Management Tuning
166
Websphere Member Manager Tuning
167
Portal Configuration Services Tuning
169
Problem Determination
174
Identify the Failing Component
174
JVM Problems
174
Some Common Problems and Workarounds
177
Portal Administration Tools
178
Runtime Monitoring
182
What to Monitor
182
Useful Resources
182
Appendix A. Using IBM Tools to Find Solutions and Promote Customer Self-Help
183
IBM Support Assistant (ISA)
184
How Does ISA Help
184
How Do I Obtain, Install, and Access ISA
185
Best Practices
188
Use Case Examples - Search
191
Use Case Examples - Product Information
196
Use Case Examples - Tools
197
Use Case Examples - Service
198
IBM Support Site
203
How Does the Support Site Help
203
How Can I Access the Support Site
203
Best Practices
203
IBM Online Communities
211
How Do Online Communities Help
211
How Can I Access the Online Communities
211
Best Practices
212
IBM RSS Feeds
212
How Do RSS Feeds Help
212
How Can I Access the IBM RSS Feeds
212
Best Practices
213
IBM Support Toolbar
213
How Does the IBM Support Toolbar Help
213
How Can I Obtain the IBM Support Toolbar
213
IBM Education Assistant
216
How Does the IBM Education Assistant Help
216
How Can I Access the IBM Education Assistant
217
Best Practices
217
IBM Guided Activity Assistant (IGAA)
218
How Does the IBM Guided Activity Assistant Help
219
How Can I Access the IBM Guided Activity Assistant (IGAA)
219
Best Practices
220
Appendix B. Maintenance: Fix Strategy, Backup Strategy, and Migration Strategy
221
Backup Strategy
222
Overview of the Backup Process
222
Our Approach to Backup
223
Some Additional Best Practices
224
Fix Strategy
225
Overview of the Maintenance Strategy
227
Our Approach to Maintenance
228
Overview of the Fix Strategy
229
Our Approach to Fixes
229
Some Additional Best Practices
232
Migration Strategy
233
What Is about to Happen: a Simple Overview of the Migration Process
233
Where Do You Start: Planning and Considerations
234
Is It Working: Verify the Migration
235
When a Problem Occurs: Troubleshooting Techniques to Help Identify the Problem
235
Export
236
Import
236
Post Migration
237
How to Find a Solution: Using IBM Self-Help Tools and Support
237
What Is Next: Typical Next Steps
238
Related Publications
239
IBM Redbooks Publications
239
Other Publications
239
How to Get IBM Redbooks Publications
239
Help from IBM
239
Back Cover
242
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