Deployment ibm connections - No Http Server required
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This document details the deployment of IBM Connections without requiring an IBM HTTP server, specifying the necessary hardware and software configurations. It outlines the installation process, including settings for virtual hosts, web module mapping, and customizing connection URLs. The document provides a step-by-step guide for system administrators to successfully configure and start the IBM Connections server with WebSphere Proxy Server integration.
![Virtual Host
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After installation complete of IBM Connections, create virtual host
Logon Deployment Manager
Environment Virtual hosts New {Name_of_virtualHost} Apply
Virtual hosts LC_hosts Host Aliases [New] [Host_name] / [port]](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/deploymentibmconnectionswithouthttpserver-160611085509/85/Deployment-ibm-connections-No-Http-Server-required-5-320.jpg)
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Virtual hosts LC_hosts Host Aliases [New] [Host_name] / [port]
Virtual Host](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/deploymentibmconnectionswithouthttpserver-160611085509/85/Deployment-ibm-connections-No-Http-Server-required-6-320.jpg)
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Web module Mapping
Change all Enterprise applications virtual host except from default to LC_hosts except [default application
and oEmbed]
Applications WebSphere enterprise Applications [Applications] [Virtual hosts] Map [web module] / Virtual host
[LC_hosts] OK](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/deploymentibmconnectionswithouthttpserver-160611085509/85/Deployment-ibm-connections-No-Http-Server-required-7-320.jpg)
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WebSphere Proxy Server
Create WPS [WebSphere Proxy Server]
Servers Server Types WebSphere Proxy Servers New Select Node [nodeName] / Server Name [serverName]
Next](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/deploymentibmconnectionswithouthttpserver-160611085509/85/Deployment-ibm-connections-No-Http-Server-required-9-320.jpg)
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WebSphere Proxy Server
Uncheck [SIP] Next](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/deploymentibmconnectionswithouthttpserver-160611085509/85/Deployment-ibm-connections-No-Http-Server-required-10-320.jpg)
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Master Changes [Save]
System Administration Save changes to master repository
check [Synchronize changes with nodes] Save](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/deploymentibmconnectionswithouthttpserver-160611085509/85/Deployment-ibm-connections-No-Http-Server-required-13-320.jpg)
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Update Connections URL to access applications
Procedure
Check Out
[root @ labs ~]# echo “export WAS_HOME=/data/WebSphere/AppServer” >> ~/.bashrc
[root @ labs ~]# echo “export DMGR_HOME=$WAS_HOME/profiles/Dmgr01” >> ~/.bashrc
[root @ labs ~]# echo “export APPS_HOME=$WAS_HOME/profiles/AppSrv01” >> ~/.bashrc
[root @ labs ~]# source ~/.bashrc
[root @ labs ~]# cd $DMGR_HOME/bin
Update IBM Connections ‘URL’](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/deploymentibmconnectionswithouthttpserver-160611085509/85/Deployment-ibm-connections-No-Http-Server-required-14-320.jpg)
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Update IBM Connections ‘URL’
Execution
[root @ labs bin]# ./wsadmin.sh -lang jython -username {wasAdmin} -password {xxxxxxx}
WASX7209I: Connected to process "dmgr" on node labsCell01 using SOAP connector; The type of process
is: DeploymentManager
WASX7031I: For help, enter: "print Help.help()"
wsadmin>execfile("connectionsConfig.py")
Connections Administration initialized
wsadmin>LCConfigService.checkOutConfig(“/tmp”,”labsCell01”)
Connections configuration file successfully checked out
wsadmin>quit
Remove ports from file
[root @ labs bin]# vi /tmp/LotusConnections-config.xml
:%s/9081/ / → {replace 9081 with empty}
28 substitutions on 28 lines
:%s/9444/ / → {replace 9444 with empty}
56 substitutions on 56 lines
:x → {save and exit}](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/deploymentibmconnectionswithouthttpserver-160611085509/85/Deployment-ibm-connections-No-Http-Server-required-15-320.jpg)
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Update IBM Connections ‘URL’
Varification
a) # sed -n '/http:/p' /tmp/LotusConnections-config.xml ()
b) # sed -n '/https:/p' /tmp/LotusConnections-config.xml ()
Check In
[root @ labs bin]# ./wsadmin.sh -lang jython -username {wasAdmin} -password xxxxxxx
wsadmin>execfile("connectionsConfig.py")
wsadmin>LCConfigService.checkInConfig("/tmp","labsCell01")
Loading schema file for validation: /tmp/LotusConnections-config.xsd
Loading schema file for validation: /tmp/service-location.xsd
/tmp/LotusConnections-config.xml is valid
Connections configuration file successfully checked in](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/deploymentibmconnectionswithouthttpserver-160611085509/85/Deployment-ibm-connections-No-Http-Server-required-16-320.jpg)
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URL ‘Redirection’
Environment URI Groups New [Fill required values] Apply](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/deploymentibmconnectionswithouthttpserver-160611085509/85/Deployment-ibm-connections-No-Http-Server-required-17-320.jpg)
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URL ‘Redirection’
Routing Rule
Servers Server Types WebSphere Proxy Servers Http_Proxy Routing rule New
Name: ICS_Rules
Name of the Virtual Host: LC_hosts
URI group: https_uri_group
Redirect URL: https://labs.contoso.com/homepage
Apply [Save]](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/deploymentibmconnectionswithouthttpserver-160611085509/85/Deployment-ibm-connections-No-Http-Server-required-18-320.jpg)
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Start IBM Connections Sever with WPS
[WebSphere Proxy Server]
[root @ labs ~]# cd $APPS_HOME /bin
[root @ lab bin]# ./startServer.sh ics_cluster01_server1 && ./startServer HTTP_Proxy
Varification](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/deploymentibmconnectionswithouthttpserver-160611085509/85/Deployment-ibm-connections-No-Http-Server-required-20-320.jpg)
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Welcome to IBM Connections
Now logon to: http://labs.contoso.com
It will redirect your page: https://labs.contoso.com/homepage [Secure Access]
User id: [Ldap Based User id]
Password: [xxxxxxxxxxx]](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/deploymentibmconnectionswithouthttpserver-160611085509/85/Deployment-ibm-connections-No-Http-Server-required-21-320.jpg)
Deployment ibm connections - No Http Server required
- 1. Deployment IBM Connections No HTTP Server required SarwarJavaid Sr.Systems Engineer, May 11, 2016
- 2. Abstract 2 • In this article, you will learn how to deploy IBM Connections in your premises without IBM HTTP Server
- 3. LAB (Technical Information of IBM Connections Server) 3 Hardware Processor: 2 x2 RAM: 8 GB HDD 2x: 50GB /- NIC: Single 10/1000 MBPS Software (Single Server) OS: Linux RHEL 6.4 Directory Service: LDAP {Active Directory} Database: IBM DB2 10.5 fp5 (Enterprise) WAS: 8.5.5 fixpack 9 Installation Manager: 1.8 IBM Connections: 5.0 Mail Server: IBM Domino 9.0.2 FP2 (Social Ed.)
- 4. 4 System Information Directory Server (Active Directory) Hostname: domain.contoso.com IBM connections Server Hostname: labs.contoso.com Mail Sever: mail.contoso.com Websphere Deployment Manager Information Cell name: labsCell01 Node name: labsCellManager01 Administrative console port: 9060 Administrative console secure port: 9043 Bootstrap port: 9809 SOAP connector port: 8879 Ports Information Default : 80 443 9081 9444 5060 5061 LAB (Technical Information of IBM Connections Server)
- 5. Virtual Host 5 After installation complete of IBM Connections, create virtual host Logon Deployment Manager Environment Virtual hosts New {Name_of_virtualHost} Apply Virtual hosts LC_hosts Host Aliases [New] [Host_name] / [port]
- 6. 6 Virtual hosts LC_hosts Host Aliases [New] [Host_name] / [port] Virtual Host
- 7. 7 Web module Mapping Change all Enterprise applications virtual host except from default to LC_hosts except [default application and oEmbed] Applications WebSphere enterprise Applications [Applications] [Virtual hosts] Map [web module] / Virtual host [LC_hosts] OK
- 8. 8 Web module Mapping Enterprise Applications at a glance
- 9. 9 WebSphere Proxy Server Create WPS [WebSphere Proxy Server] Servers Server Types WebSphere Proxy Servers New Select Node [nodeName] / Server Name [serverName] Next
- 10. 10 WebSphere Proxy Server Uncheck [SIP] Next
- 11. 11 WebSphere Proxy Server Next
- 13. 13 Master Changes [Save] System Administration Save changes to master repository check [Synchronize changes with nodes] Save
- 14. 14 Update Connections URL to access applications Procedure Check Out [root @ labs ~]# echo “export WAS_HOME=/data/WebSphere/AppServer” >> ~/.bashrc [root @ labs ~]# echo “export DMGR_HOME=$WAS_HOME/profiles/Dmgr01” >> ~/.bashrc [root @ labs ~]# echo “export APPS_HOME=$WAS_HOME/profiles/AppSrv01” >> ~/.bashrc [root @ labs ~]# source ~/.bashrc [root @ labs ~]# cd $DMGR_HOME/bin Update IBM Connections ‘URL’
- 15. 15 Update IBM Connections ‘URL’ Execution [root @ labs bin]# ./wsadmin.sh -lang jython -username {wasAdmin} -password {xxxxxxx} WASX7209I: Connected to process "dmgr" on node labsCell01 using SOAP connector; The type of process is: DeploymentManager WASX7031I: For help, enter: "print Help.help()" wsadmin>execfile("connectionsConfig.py") Connections Administration initialized wsadmin>LCConfigService.checkOutConfig(“/tmp”,”labsCell01”) Connections configuration file successfully checked out wsadmin>quit Remove ports from file [root @ labs bin]# vi /tmp/LotusConnections-config.xml :%s/9081/ / → {replace 9081 with empty} 28 substitutions on 28 lines :%s/9444/ / → {replace 9444 with empty} 56 substitutions on 56 lines :x → {save and exit}
- 16. 16 Update IBM Connections ‘URL’ Varification a) # sed -n '/http:/p' /tmp/LotusConnections-config.xml () b) # sed -n '/https:/p' /tmp/LotusConnections-config.xml () Check In [root @ labs bin]# ./wsadmin.sh -lang jython -username {wasAdmin} -password xxxxxxx wsadmin>execfile("connectionsConfig.py") wsadmin>LCConfigService.checkInConfig("/tmp","labsCell01") Loading schema file for validation: /tmp/LotusConnections-config.xsd Loading schema file for validation: /tmp/service-location.xsd /tmp/LotusConnections-config.xml is valid Connections configuration file successfully checked in
- 17. 17 URL ‘Redirection’ Environment URI Groups New [Fill required values] Apply
- 18. 18 URL ‘Redirection’ Routing Rule Servers Server Types WebSphere Proxy Servers Http_Proxy Routing rule New Name: ICS_Rules Name of the Virtual Host: LC_hosts URI group: https_uri_group Redirect URL: https://labs.contoso.com/homepage Apply [Save]
- 19. 19 URL ‘Redirection’ Routing rule at a glance
- 20. 20 Start IBM Connections Sever with WPS [WebSphere Proxy Server] [root @ labs ~]# cd $APPS_HOME /bin [root @ lab bin]# ./startServer.sh ics_cluster01_server1 && ./startServer HTTP_Proxy Varification
- 21. 21 Welcome to IBM Connections Now logon to: http://labs.contoso.com It will redirect your page: https://labs.contoso.com/homepage [Secure Access] User id: [Ldap Based User id] Password: [xxxxxxxxxxx]
- 22. Welcome to IBM Connections
- 23. 23 Welcome to IBM Connections My Files
- 24. Questions If you have any question, please feel free to ask Email : sarwarjvd@hotmail.com IM : sarwarjvd@hotmail.com (Windows Messenger) Phone : +92 346 2595970 (mobile) /sarwarjvd /in/sarwarjavaid