In this section of the lab, you will start the Portal server and configure WebSphere Studio to connect to the remote Portal server.
Start WebSphere Portal by clicking Programs -> IBM WebSphere -> Portal Server -> Start the Server . Wait a few minutes for Portal to be started ( open for e-business message).
If needed, start the WebSphere Studio Site Developer by selecting Start -> Programs -> IBM WebSphere Studio -> Site Developer 5.0.
Create a new server and server configuration by selecting the Server Configuration tab on the left pane and Server and Server Configuration on the right side.
Figure 16-9. Server and Server Configuration
A new window will be displayed to allow you to define the new server and server configuration.
Enter for example Test Remote Server Attach as the server name .
Select WebSphere Portal version 5.0 -> Remote Server Attach as the server type.
Click Next to continue.
Figure 16-10. Server configuration settings window
In the Remote Attach Server Instance Page; enter as host: portaldev.itso.ral.ibm.com and click Next .
Figure 16-11. Host Name of the remote machine running Portal
In the WebSphere v5.0 Remote Server Attach Configuration configure the following:
JVM debug port: 7777
The debug port number provided by the server JVM.
HTTP port: use port 9081 (default value is 9080)
The transport port to access the remote Portal server.
Enable JavaScript debugging: do not check
Select this checkbox if you want to enable JavaScript debugging. It is not needed for this lab.
BSF debug port: disabled
This is the port used to attach to the Bean Scripting Framework Manager to enable JavaScript debugging.