Prerequisites

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Minimum machine requirements

  • 1GHz Pentium III or higher

  • 768MB RAM

  • 20 GB hard drive, LAN Attached or loopback support

  • TCP/IP stack must be installed

Software requirements

  • Windows 2000 Professional or Server and Service Pack 3 (MS Hotfix KB823980 is recommended)

  • Cloudscape V5.1 or DB2 V8.1 FP 1(optional)

  • WebSphere Studio Site Developer (WSSD) V5.0 and fix packs

  • WebSphere Portal Toolkit V5.0 for WebSphere Studio Site Developer

  • WebSphere Portal V5.0

  • WebSphere Application Server V5.0 and fix packs

Figure A-1 illustrates the sample portlet development platform for the scenarios in this redbook.

Figure A-1. Portlet development workstation

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Installing a loopback adapter

Each target machine should have a static IP address assigned to it. For the purposes of this installation, the hosts file will be used to provide address resolution.

  1. Prior to software installation, disable your Ethernet or Token Ring adapter by clicking Start -> Settings ->Network and Dial-up Connections . If Ethernet or Token Ring adapters appear, right-click and disable them. You should see something like Figure A-2.

    Figure A-2. Network and dial-up connections

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  2. Install the Loopback Adapter.

    1. Select Start -> Settings -> Control Panel .

    2. Double-click Add/Remove Hardware . This will start the Add/Remove Hardware Wizard. Click Next .

    3. Select Add/Troubleshoot a device and click Next .

    4. Select Add a new device and click Next .

    5. Select No, I want to select the hardware from a list and click Next .

    6. Select Network Adapters .

    7. From the Manufacturers column, select Microsoft and from the Network Adapter column, select Microsoft Loopback Adapter , then click Next .

    8. The Loopback adapter will install.

  3. Configure the Loopback Adapter.

    1. Select Start -> Settings -> Network Adapters -> MS Loopback adapter (or whatever you named it) -> Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) -> Properties . You should see a window like Figure A-3 on page 504.

      Figure A-3. TCP/IP properties

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    2. Change to the option Use the following IP address then we suggest that you specify 10.1.1.1 for the IP address and 255.255.255.0 . for the Subnet mask, then click the OK button.

  4. Configure the hostname of your computer.

    1. Go to My Computer and click Properties .

    2. To change your hostname, click Network Identification , and then click Properties ; we suggest that you specify portaldev in the Computer name field.

    3. Click More... , and change the Primary DNS suffix; we suggest itso.ral.ibm.com .

    4. Click OK in the DNS Suffix window. Click OK in the Identification Changes window; you should see a window like Figure A-4 on page 505.

      Figure A-4. Network Identification window with a full computer name

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  5. Obtain the fully qualified host name by executing ipconfig /all in a DOS window. The connection-specific DNS suffix appended to the hostname will be the fully qualified name of your computer. In the illustration shown in Figure A-5 on page 506, the fully qualified name of the computer is portaldev.itso.ral.ibm.com .

    Figure A-5. Output from ipconfig command

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  6. Open C:\WINNT\system32\drivers\etc\hosts with a text editor and add a line with the static IP address and the fully qualified name of the computer. Be sure to end the line by pressing the Enter key. The file should look like Figure A-6.Save the file and close the editor.

    Figure A-6. Lines from the hosts file

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  7. Reboot Windows for these changes to become effective.

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IBM WebSphere Portal V5 A Guide for Portlet Application Development
IBM Websphere Portal V5: A Guide for Portlet Application Development
ISBN: 0738498513
EAN: 2147483647
Year: 2004
Pages: 148

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