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Installation
of IBM WebSphere Portal
Here, we will
show you the first (1st) phase of Installing IBM WebSphere Portal
Express. These are the steps to check with you before installing the IBM
WebSphere Portal Express Software.
There are four
types of software’s that can be installed in IBM WebSphere Portal. They are
listed as follows:
- IBM WebSphere
Portal Server software
- IBM WebSphere
Portal Enable software
- IBM WebSphere
Portal Extend software
- IBM WebSphere
Portal Express software
Through this IBM WebSphere Portal Server software foundation WebSphere Portal
services and serves as the cornerstone of all WebSphere Portal offerings are
provided.
By using this IBM WebSphere Portal Enable software contains
all the features of WebSphere Portal Server software plus significant added
content management and workflow functionality for supporting the core business
applications and processes.
By using IBM WebSphere Portal Extend software includes
the capabilities of WebSphere Portal Enable software plus more robust
collaboration and electronic forms capabilities.
This IBM WebSphere Portal Express software provides
a comprehensive set of ready-to-use portal and out-of-the-box, collaboration features
and document management designed for small and midsize businesses and
departments within larger organizations.
- The bundle is
different, but the code is unique.
- For the small
business organizations, this WebSphere Portal Express is designed.
- For the large
scale business organizations, IBM WebSphere Portal Enable and IBM WebSphere
Portal Extend are designed.
- Installation and
configuration of DB2 is done by WebSphere Portal Express.
- You have to
configure the WebSphere Portal and WebSphere Portal Extend manually with other
databases because it comes with Derby.
- The license
package is different for WebSphere Portal Express and WebSphere Portal Enable,
Extend.
- The license
allows clustering with WebSphere Portal Enable and WebSphere Portal Extend
- The license
forbids clustering with WebSphere Portal Express.
Is your OS 32 bit or 64 Bit?
- If your OS is 64
bit, Install 32-bit Linux libraries because the Installer application is 32
bit.
- Change the shell
program /bin/sh to point to the right shell.