IBM WebSphere Portal

A Step-By-Step Guide to performing a standalone

WebSphere Portal 9.0 installation

Mike Watkin
WebSphere Portal Level 2 Support
IBM Victoria Lab

January 2017
© Copyright International Business Machines Corporation 2017. All rights reserved.
Table of Contents
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Preparing the environment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Downloading and Extracting Binaries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Installing IBM Installation Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Installing Portal 8.5 Base . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Update Portal 8.5 to CF13 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Install Portal 9.0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Acknowledgments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Change History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

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Introduction
This guide is meant to provide a step-by-step for the setup and installation of a standalone IBM
WebSphere Portal 9.0. We will also cover prerequisites.

Windows/Unix Differences
This guide was written using Windows as the base operating system, however the steps/concepts listed
in this guide are independent of operating system. The only significant difference is that for Windows,
you must use the batch file commands instead of the UNIX shell commands listed in this guide.
For example:
UNIX: ./ConfigEngine.sh config-ch-integ
Windows: ConfigEngine.bat config-ch-integ

Also, it is recommended to use the Command Prompt (cmd.exe) on Windows instead of PowerShell.

File system paths

The following tags are used to reference common file system paths.

<AppServer_root> - The root path of the AppServer directory, for example:

C:\IBM\WebSphere\AppServer

<PortalServer_root> - The root path of the PortalServer directory, for example:

C:\IBM\WebSphere\PortalServer

<wp_profile_root> - The root path of the wp_profile directory, for example:

C:\IBM\WebSphere\wp_profile

Troubleshooting

The following logs were used to troubleshoot errors encountered throughout the guide.

<IM_DATA_DIR>/logs
<IM_DATA_DIR>/installed.xml
<IM_DATA_DIR>/installed.xsl
<IM_DATA_DIR>/installRegistry.xml
<wp_profile root>/logs
<wp_profile root>/ConfigEngine/log/ConfigTrace.log
<AppServer root>/logs

The following location is defined IM_DATA_DIR

Unix: /<user_home>/var/ibm/InstallationManager
Windows: C:\ProgramData\IBM\Installation Manager

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It is recommended to use the Portal Log Analyzer tool for parsing the SystemOut log and ConfigTrace
log in an easy to read format. The tool can be accessed from Greenhouse here:

https://greenhouse.lotus.com/plugins/plugincatalog.nsf/assetDetails.xsp?
action=editDocument&documentId=C7AB4C82F17EC6228525790B006F6D43

Preparing the environment

Review the detailed requirements technote to ensure that your system meets or exceeds the minimum
requirements provided by IBM

http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg27007791

Note: with hard drive space, I would recommend you exceed the recommended minimum free space of
8GB to something like 20+GB.

It is recommended to review the Portal 9.0 Infocenter to ensure your operating system has been
configured:

http://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/SSHRKX_9.0.0/mp/install/inst_web_experience.html

Downloading and Extracting binaries

Websphere Portal has five different offerings. Server, Enable, Extend, WCM, and WCM SE. You will
need to download one of these from Passport Advantage. You can find the component ids in the Portal
9.0 Infocenter link here:

http://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/SSHRKX_9.0.0/mp/dd/dd_passport9.html

In this guide, I will be installing the Enable offering.

The 4 required components are:

CNH1VML IBM WebSphere Portal Enable Setup V9.0 Multiplatform Multilingual Part 1
CNH1WML IBM WebSphere Portal Enable Setup V9.0 Multiplatform Multilingual Part 2.
CNH1XML IBM WebSphere Portal Enable Setup V9.0 Multiplatform Multilingual Part 3
CNH1YML IBM WebSphere Portal Enable Setup V9.0 Multiplatform Multilingual Part 4

Searching on CJ1A3ML should find you the eAssembly of the Enable offering. The eAssembly
includes all 4 required components.

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Once you have the parts downloaded. Create a parent folder. You should have something like this:

Extract the zip files to a parent folder. Once all 4 parts are extracted, you should have a folder called
SETUP under your parent folder.

Navigating into the SETUP folder, there is a Product folder that holds the files and repositories for
WAS 9.0.0.2, JDK 8.0.3 , Portal 8.5.0.0, CF13 for Portal 8.5, Portal 9.0 and ifix PI59896.

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Installing IBM Installation Manager
The IBM Installation Manager, (IIM) is a tool that you can use to install and maintain your IBM
software packages. Wizards guide you through the steps that you must take to install, modify, update,
roll back, or uninstall your IBM products. To install IIM navigate to:

C:\Users\Administrator\Downloads\portal90Binaries\SETUP\IIM folder.

Within that folder, there are multiple IIM binaries for their relevant operating systems.

For this guide, I will be installing onto a Windows 2012 R2 system so will need to navigate to the
win64 folder.

From here run the Install.exe file.

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You should see the following window appear:

Select Next. Agree to the licensing terms and Select Next again.
Set install path for IIM

Select Next

Review the install summary and select Install.

When the installation is complete, select the Restart Installation Manager button

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Installing Portal 8.5 Base
With a fresh install of Portal v9, the first step is to install the base Portal 8.5 with WAS 9.0.0.2 , JDK
8.0.3, and PI59896. Due to the continuous deployment model and how the product has been
architected, this is not a one step install. Portal v9 is not applied until Portal 8.5 base has been installed
and upgraded to CF13.

Note: the ifix PI59896 is required so that Portal 8.5 is in a installable state with WAS 9.0 and JDK v8.
This is a temporary step while Portal environment is being built up to the final goal of Portal 9.0 on
WAS 9.0. Portal 8.5 is NOT supported on WAS 9.0 as a final configuration.

1. Open IBM Installation Manager (IIM) and under File > Preferences > Repositories and select the
Add Repository button.

2. In the next IIM Window, we need to navigate to the repository.config file. In the screenshot, I
navigate to portal90Binaries\SETUP\products\WASND90 and select the file.

Continue adding the following repositories noted below:

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Reminder: for the ifix PI59896, point the repository to the zip file itself

Select OK.

3. Within IIM, select Install icon, then highlight all the items listed:

Note: Due to the way WAS defines the SDK as a co-requirement, we get two entries for SDK. Both
entries are the same package and only one needs to be selected.

Select Next

4. Select iFix listed:

Warning: This ifix is required for Portal 8.5 to be supported while on WAS 9.0 using JDK8

Select Next.

5. Accept terms of licensing agreement. Then Select Next

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6. Set location of IMShared.

Select Next

7. Set the path you wish the WAS and Portal package to be installed:

Note: The WebSphere Application Server package installation path will need to be customized
as it tries to put it under the Program Files folder by default

Select Next10
7. Select the translations you wish to use.

Select Next

8. Review the packages that are going to be installed.

Select Next

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 9. Enter the user id and password for the ConfigWizard admin user. This user is used to access the
configuration wizard for when you do your database transfer, or create your cluster, etc

Select Next

10. Enter the user id and password for the Portal Admin user. This is your Admin user for logging into
Portal Administration page or the WAS admin console.

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11. Final review of package information.

Select Install

12. When the installation is finished, select the None option for “Which program do you want to
start?” and click Finish.

Verify that you can access your Portal in an internet browser by navigating to:

http://myportal.ibm.com:10039/wps/portal

While you have successfully installed WebSphere Portal v8.5 with WebSphere Application Server
9.0.0.2 using JDK 8.0.3, please note you are still in an UNSUPPORTED state.

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Update Portal 8.5 to CF13
Portal now needs to be upgraded to CF13 to support the installation of Portal 9.0.

We will need to stop the Portal Server and ConfigWizard to allow us to proceed with the upgrade.

1. Open a cmd prompt and navigate to <wp_profile_root>/bin

2. Run stopServer.bat WebSphere_Portal
3. Enter Portal credentials when prompted
4. Navigate to <AppServer_root>/profiles/cw_profile/bin
5. Run stopServer.bat server1
6. Enter ConfigWizard credentials when prompted

Before proceeding, IBM highly recommends that you take a backup of your system. Please review
the 8.5 inforcenter link for further details.

http://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/en/SSHRKX_8.5.0/mp/admin-
system/i_wadm_c_bkup_restr_winlinux.html

7. Open IBM Installation Manager (IIM) and under File > Preferences > Repositories

add the following repositories:

Reminder: Remove the previous repository entries.

Select OK

8. Within IIM, select Update icon, then select the Portal package.

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9. Select CF13 package.

Reminder: You will need to stop Portal Server / ConfigWizard to be able to proceed.

Select Next

10. Review validation results. Select Next

11. Accept terms of licensing agreement. Then Select Next

12. Review Features that are going to be installed. Select Next

13. Select Update

At this point ONLY the Portal binaries have been updated to CF13. The IIM only manages the
binaries so we will need to run a Portal script to upgrade the profile.

Next update the profile.

1.Ensure the WebSphere_Portal server is stopped on the profile you intend to upgrade.

2.Execute the following command from within the path of the profile to configure:

Unix/Linux: <profile_root>/PortalServer/bin/applyCF.sh -
DPortalAdminPwd=<password> -DWasPassword=<password>
Windows: <profile_root>\PortalServer\bin\applyCF.bat -DPortalAdminPwd=<password>
-DWasPassword=<password>

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Install Portal 9.0
1. Add the Portal 9.0 repositories to IIM

Reminder: Remove the previous repository

Select Ok

2. Within IIM, select Install option. Select both packages

Select Next

3. Accept terms of licensing agreement. Then Select Next

4. Use existing portal 8.5 package

Select Next

5. Enter Admin user id and password for Websphere Application Server and Portal Server. Select Next

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6. Review Summary. Select Install.

Note: During the install, a series of configEngine tasks will be run to upgrade Portal 8.5 to 9.0 so
upgrading the profile after is not required.

7. When the installation is finished, you should now now see.

Verify that you can access your Portal in an internet browser by navigating to:

http://myportal.ibm.com:10039/wps/portal

On a successful upgrade, you will be presented with a link to fully integrate Portal 9.0 with Watson
Content Hub, see this link:

http://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/SSHRKX_8.5.0/mp/integrate/cfg_dch.html

Note: The WCH integration is not required.

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References
Portal 8.5 Cumulative Fix Readme
https://www-10.lotus.com/ldd/portalwiki.nsf/xpDocViewer.xsp?
lookupName=Combined+Cumulative+Fix+Readme+V8.5.0.0#action=openDocument&res_title=IBM_
WebSphere_Portal_V8.5.0.0_combined_cumulative_fix_instructions_standalone_cf8500&content=pdc
ontent

WebSphere Portal V9.0, V8.5 and V8.0 detailed system requirements

http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg27007791

Portal 8.5 backup/restore

http://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/en/SSHRKX_8.5.0/mp/admin-
system/i_wadm_c_bkup_restr_winlinux.html

dWAnswers
https://developer.ibm.com/an swers/topics/digexp/

Portal Log Analyzer

https://greenhouse.lotus.com/plugins/plugincatalog.nsf/assetDetails.xsp?
action=editDocument&documentId=C7AB4C82F17EC6228525790B006F6D43

Acknowledgments

David Batres, DX Deployment and Security L2 Support Engineer, for providing writing structure and
guidance to get me started.

Travis Cornwell, DX Deployment and Security L2 Support Engineer, for technical guidance and
feedback to make this guide useful.

Ben Parker, DX Deployment and Security L2 Support Engineer, for additional feedback,
recommendations, and comments for the content in this guide.

Jerry Dancy, DX Deployment and Security L2 Support Engineer, for additional feedback,
recommendations, and comments for the content in this guide.

The DX Information Development team for providing the Product Documentation that this guide is
based on.

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Change History
Version Date What Changed
1.0 Published

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