how to install ibm connections in a coffe break

UKLUG 2012 – Cardiff, Wales

Andrea Fontana

How to install IBM Connections in a Coffe Break

September 2012


About me

•I began working with Lotus Notes in 1992•I began working with WebSphere in 2002•I’m an IBM Champion for WebSphere since 2012,13,14•I’m an IBM Champion for ICS in 2015•I’m an IBM DeveloperWorks Contributing Author since 2012•I’m an BM developerWorks Accredited Author in 2015

Today i work as CTO - ICS & WebSphere Architect at Sowre SA in Switzerland ( but it's not my country :-)

UKLUG 2012 – Cardiff, WalesAndrea Fontana - @net2action – [email protected]

Genesis•The origin of this idea began from an analysis of our market, where we

play.

•The market involved in this analysis is the small and middle Business

where most of the European companies are.

•Obviously this solution can be used for other type of companies

(Enterprise customers).

•The environment that I consider is the Collaborative Solution space

that uses WebSphere based products (IBM Connections, IBM

WebSphere Portal, ….. )

mailto:[email protected]


What our competitors say

•WebSphere is too complicated

•There are too many tasks to do and to know for a simple configuration

•The installation cost is too high

•There is need for too many specific skills

•The start of a new project requires too much time



Other Side : PureFlex

Only for big customerFor medium company sometime is too expensive

actual proposal: divided solutions

One side: Cloud ComputingNot each customer retains cloud solution comfortableNot each country, permit that data will be out from them

Do we think to losing?



ABSOLUTELY NO : We can win the competition

•Optimizing Installation Process

•Optimizing configuration task

•Automating these processes

•Making the required setup time negligible

•Moving Customers spending capacity from “Setup” to “Project”



The Solution !Use a tool that does the "dirty work" for you.

How we can do this?

All you need is to tell it:

•Which is the server where to execute the installation

•Choosing each component you want to be installed

•Giving credential for each user needed to complete installation

Your tool is: Cracker Jack 1.0 (aka iJack your servant)


RoB

io lo leverei "properly trained"


Cracker Jack 1.0 It’s a suite, and it will be composed by some “family” tools, and each of this will be specialized for a IBM Product.• installJack for Connections• InstallJack for Portal• installJack for Sametime• installJack for…

You can have some servants, to assist you to sale the Collaborative Solutions


What is installJack ? (aka iJack)•iJack is an opportunity !

•iJack a automated install system• You must define where are the packages to use

• You must define which are the servers where you want to install

• Choosing the appropriate modules, you define which component you want to install

•iJack is the answer to difficult of installation process of IBM Products• Main goal: make the setup time negligible

•Using this tools you can execute your installation during your coffee

break, and if you have more time, like lunch time, you can complete

each configuration



Why iJack ?•Destroy complex setup of: IBM Portal and IBM Connections

•Simplify the installation and configuration process of these products with very

simple steps• Build a properties files using a GUI or manually.

• Run a program that execute installation and configuration, using that file.

•Insert the concept of Standard in the wonderful world of System Engineer.

•Reduces the maintenance time,

• It allows you to work on a setup that you didn't perform, knowing in advance how it was done and knowing where to put your hands, without losing time trying to understand how it was configured at the time.

• Allow to drastically reduce hidden costs in order to prepare environment for test and development.



Looking in the face iJack



iJack Capabilities•Installation:

• IIM → IBM Installation Manager• IHS → IBM Http Server• DB2 → DB2 Enterprise/WorkGroup Server• TDS → Tivoli Directory Server• WP → WebSphere Portal• IC → IBM Connections• WAS → WebSphere Application Server (for Connections)• TDI → Tivoli Directory Integrator (for Connections)



iJack Capabilities•Configuration:

• IHS → IBM Http Server• Pre-set each Virtual-Host

• Create SSL Certificate self-signed and create request for *.domain.com, and pre-set server to use it

• Create services to start | stop | graceful

• Create Backup script and schedule it

• Install and configure WebSphere Plugin

• DB2 → DB2 Enterprise/WorkGroup Server• Create Instance

• Create databases for WebSphere Portal or IBM Connections

• Pre-set Databases to Backup on line





• TDS → Tivoli Directory Server• Create organizational chain for Demo/POC

• Create Default user for Demo/POC


• WP → WebSphere Portal• Migrate data from Derby to DB2

• Configure Security using LDAP

• Extend Administration role to LDAP Admin User

• Create the definition of Webserver

• Deploy plugin to HTTP Server

• Pre-set Single Sign-on (SSO Domain)

• Export LTPA Token




• WP → WebSphere Portal• Configure Virtual Host and pre-set redirect to the Home

Page


• Create services to start | stop | restart Server

• Pre-set cleaning for logs file during stop process

• IC → IBM Connections• Create WebSphere Cluster

• Cerate each databases according to selected features

• Configure security on LDAP

• Create definition of Webserver

• Deploy Plugin to HTTP Server

• Pre-set the Single Sign-on (SSO Domain)

• Export LTPA Token



iJack Capabilities

•Configuration:• IC → IBM Connections

• Install Lotus Connections

• Configure Virtual Host and pre-set redirect to the Home Page


• Create services to start | stop | restart Server

• Pre-set cleaning for logs file during stop process

• Populate Database “PEOPLEDB” from defined LDAP.



Why a suite?•This tool will be realized to execute automatic installation and

configuration of following product:

IBM WebSphere PortalIBM ConnectionsIBM SametimeIBM DocsIBM FilenetIBM………..

The first module that will be available:InstallJack for PortalInstallJack for Connections

Supported platform will be:WindowsLinux (Suse – Red Hat)Aix (work in progress..)



•It will be possible to move the spending capacity of Customer from setup to

project.•The time needed for the installation process will be negligible.

•Help you to standardize your installation•At the end, using this tool, each installation will be equal and well documented

•Reduce maintenance cost, permit to give more speedy answer to the

Customer’s request, and the Customer will be more favorable to spend more,

for a better service.

Using InstallJack there are no more excuses“ … but it’s too complex!..”

✔ “ … there are too many tasks to do...”✔ “ … there are too many products to know...”


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