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IBM Connections 4.5: How to Deploy a Two Node Cluster of IBM connections V4.5 on a RedHat (RHEL) Server V6.4 (x86-64bit)About the authorPatrick (Pat)

 Accept the license agreement and next to continue...  select Next to continue... Enter the path to were to install the deployment manager. Selec

 Selected the Medium topology Select the Nodes as required (I selected all nodes) then Next © Copyright IBM Corp. 2013100

 Configure Database - (the database server must be started) as shown below; click Validate; then Next © Copyright IBM Corp. 2013101

Next is Cognos - select Do later Next Content StoreEnter the network share location (that will be shared with the Application servers Node1 & Node

For Notifications I selected None as I will configure that later. And finally the summary screen... click Install to begin the install of IC45. This

 Once the install is complete you'll see:   Select Finish to exit and return to the Installation Manager, t

8. Post Install steps8.1 Copying Search conversion tools to local nodes___1. On each Applications server (node) copy the entire stellent folder in the

8.2 Configuring the HTTP Server___1) Add the Wed server as an unmanaged node AND Add Web server as a serverA quick way to do this is to use the specia

 Stops and restart the Deployment Manager Log in to the WAS console and verify that the Web server has been added under Servers -> Server Types -

___2) Generate and Propagate configuration info to the Plugin-cfg.xml file  Return to Servers - Server Types - Web Servers.  Select the check box be

___3) Propagate The plug-in keyring file from the DM to the IHS web server Click on webserver1 then click on the link: Plug-in properties  click on

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___4) Adding Certificates to the WebSphere Trust Store On the WebSphere Administration Console go to Security > SSL Certificate and Key Management

 Enter the hostname of the webserver and its SSL port (typically 443) and an Alias Click the Retrieve signer information button, which retrieves the

___5) Update Web addresses used by IBM Connections to access contentUsing the wsadmin client, check out the LotusConnections-config.xml (aka lcc.xml)

8.3 Configuring an Administrator User for Homepage Login to your admin console -> http://dm&ihs.spnego.company.com:9060/admin (use wasadmin us

8.4 Enabling Fast Downloads for Files and WikisNOTE: Although this is an optional step for customers we do this for all our test systems.___a) On the

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8.5 Configure NotificationsMachine Hostname Applications Version# OS/versiondm&ihs.spnego.company.com  WAS Deployment Manager IBM HTTP Server (I

• The Internet Domain value could be set to the real domain you use: Click Register to complete the registration.© Copyright IBM Corp. 2013117

___2. Now, configure the ReplyTo user For NotificationsGo back to People & Groups tab, expand People byOrganization.Edit the account of the user u

 Click New Agent. set the Name field to "replyto" Add the following Lotusscript code to the agent:Sub Initialize Dim session As New

 • Select Next to continue... © Copyright IBM Corp. 201312

 Save your changes. Open the agent again to set the following properties: in the Options section select Shared. in the Runtime section select On

___3. Configuring Domino for email notification replies Open Domino Admin client and click on configuration tab. Expand Messaging in the navigator p

___4. In Connections DM, configuring Notifications_____4.1 Create and configure the mail session: "lcnotifications" login to the WAS Conso

 Enter the following information... then OK, then Save © Copyright IBM Corp. 2013123

 select Mail Sessions > lcnotification > Custom properties create/verify the following settings: © Copyright IBM Corp. 2013124

_____4.2 Create and configuring the Mail Session: "lcreplyto" select Resources > Mail > Mail Sessions  Select Scope = Cell=XXXXCell

Enter the following information... then OK, then Save © Copyright IBM Corp. 2013126

 the end result is: © Copyright IBM Corp. 2013127

___5. Configure news-config.xml for email notificationsUsing wpadmin checkout the file news-config.xml; open the file and search for the section "

 The installation packages are then displayed to you. I did not change any of the defaults here. Select Next to continue...  Finally a summary scr

 After some time the installation will complete. During the installation you will see stuff like this...  Once complete you are asked to create a

• The WebSphere Customization Toolbox starts. Select the Create... button  Change the WebSphere Application Server selection to Management and then

 Select the Deployment manager option and then Next to continue...  Select the Typical profile creation option and then Next to continue... © Cop

 Ensure Enable administrative security is checked and enter an admin user name & password. Select Next to continue...  At this summary screen

 Check the option Launch the First steps console and then select Finish.  Select the Installation verification option  Once complete you should se

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1. Deployment TopologyInstalling IBM® Connections in a network deployment to achieve optimum scaling, load balancing, and failover.A network deployme

 Using your Browser check that you login to Websphere Integrated Solutions Console (also known as the WAS Admin Console) via the URL address: "h

3.3 Install WAS V8 Applications Server on Node1 and Node2 In this scenario we have a 2 node cluster deployment so we will repeat these steps on both

 Select the Add Repository... button and enter the details to the path for the repository.config file. Select OK to continue...  Now select Install

 Accept the license agreement and Next to continue... © Copyright IBM Corp. 201323

 Enter the Installation directory. Select Next to continue...  Select Next to continue... © Copyright IBM Corp. 201324

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 The Install Packages screen is displayed. I did not change any of the defaults here. Select Next to continue...  The summary screen appears...

 After a few minutes the install will complete and you will see the following screen.  Select the option Profile Management Tool to create a profil

 Select Application server and then Next to continue...  Select Typical profile creation and then Next to continue... © Copyright IBM Corp. 201328

 Ensure the Enable administrative security box is checked and enter a User name and Password for the WAS Admin. I use the same User name and passwor

suit your needs.2. IBM Connections 4.5 System RequirementsFor IBM Connections V4.5 System requirements see the product documentation: http://www-01.i

 This may take a few minutes to complete. Ensure the Launch the First steps console option is selected; then click on Finish  Select Installation

•• Redo these steps on Node2.© Copyright IBM Corp. 201331

3.4 Install IBM HTTP Server (IHS) V8NOTE: In this scenario we install the HTTP Server on the same machine as the DMDownload the following WAS Suppleme

From the Installation Manager main window select Install. This will pickup that the HTTP Server, Plugins and Toolbox is now to be installed. Select

 Accept the license agreement and Next to continue...  Specify the path for each install item. I used the default paths for each. Select Next to

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 Select the features to install (as seen below) and Next to continue...  Enter the port you want HTTP to run on (typically port 80) and Next to cont

 At this summary screen select Install to start the installation process...  After a few moments the following screen will appear: Now configure t

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 Select Web Server Plug-ins Configuration Tool and then select Launch Selected Tool  select Add... © Copyright IBM Corp. 201339

v) Configure the Open File Descriptor limit to at least 8192 on all systems (DM, Node1, Node2 and DB2)vi /etc/profileadd ulimit -n 8192 verify by runn

 Enter the name of the HTTP Server and the location to were your plugins were installed earlier. Select Finish to continue Select Create... for the W

 Select the type of HTTP Server which is IBM HTTP Server V8. Select Next to continue...  selected 64 bit, then Next to continue... © Copyright I

 Specify the location of the httpd.conf file and set Web server port=80 and then Next to continue  Specify the IHS Admin UserID=ishadmin and Passw

 Specify the UserID=ihsadmin, and Group=ihsadmins, then Next to continue  Give your web server a definition name. Select Next to continue...  Unde

 Finally the Summary screen; select Configure to configure the IBM HTTP Server.  Once complete you should see the following... Select Finish to clos

3.5 Update DM, Applications Server and IHS to required Fixpack and iFixesIBM Connections V4.5 requires the following WAS updated:1. WAS V8 Fixpack V8.

 The update installer will now collect the files needed to do the update/install; this will take a few minutes...  Once completed, select the Upd

 After several minutes the update will complete returning the following screen. Now select Finish to exit the Update installer. You have now update

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___2. Additional WAS V8 iFixes required to support IBM Connections V4.5. There are additional iFixes that are required to be installed for IBM Connect

3. Middleware installation and configuration3.1 IBM Installation Manager 1.5.3: WebSphere V8.0 is installed using the IBM Installation Manager (IM)

 Select IBM WAS Network Deployment Manager (as in the screen shot below).. Select Next to continue  Select both iFixes, then Next to continue© Copy

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 Select Update to install the iFixes  And after a few minutes the install will complete.  Select Finish to return to the Main screen; then File &

3.6 Install DB2 10-FP1 ServerInstall Steps for DB2 Copy the DB2 V10.1 install/image file to your machine.  Uncompress the files; then, as root, sta

 Select Install a Product... and then under DB2 Enterprise Server Edition Version 10.1 select Install New  click Next to continue

 Accept the license agreement... and Next to continue...  Select Typical and then Next to continue... © Copyright IBM Corp.

 Select the Install DB2 Enterprise Server Edition Version on this computer then Next to continue  Used the default path for the Dire

Use the default names and directory paths and enter a valid password. Select Next to continue.  Select Create a DB2 instance... sel

 Select Single partition instance... select Next to continue...  Enter your DB2 instance owner and password; used the defaul

 Enter your fenced username and password... I used the default user names... select Next to continue.  Select Do not set up your

 select Next to continue...  At this summary screen select Install to begin the installation... © Copyright IBM Corp. 20136

 On the Summary screen, check all setting and if OK select Finish to begin installing DB2  Installer with start... © Copyright

 After some time the installation will complete...Select Finish to close the installer and you are returned to the cmd prompt. Check the version of

Copy the DB2 JDBC jars files to the DM and to each of the Application Nodes On the DM, Node1 and Node1 create the folder: /opt/DB2-JDBC-jars and cop

3.7 Install Tivoli Directory Integrator (TDI) V7.1 + Fixpack 5IBM Tivoli Directory Integrator 7.1 Install:The install of TDI is needed so the IBM Conn

 Select English and click OK  Select Next from the Introduction screen... © Copyright IBM Corp. 201364

 select Next Accept the terms of the license agreement and select Next © Copyright IBM Corp. 201365

 Keep the default install path... select Next  Select Typical as the Install Set; then select Next © Copyright IBM Corp. 201366

 Select Do no specify - use current working directory at startup time and then Next  Use the default ports and select Next © Copyright IBM Corp. 201

 Do not select Register as a system service, then click Next  Accept the default port values for the Integrated Solutions Console Port Values, then

 Do not select Register as a system service, then click Next  Please wait a few moments for TDI to configure © Copyright IBM Corp. 201369

 After some time the installation will complete and you will see: That's the IM installed. Note: You will need to do this on your Deployment Ma

 A Pre-Installation Summary screen will display... select Install to start the installation...  Installing begins...this will take a few minutes...

 The Install Complete screen will next appear. Deselect the option to Start Configuration Editor; then select Done You can now Exit the installer...

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4. Deployment configuration steps4.1 Enable Security on the Deployment ManagerNext we need to add the LDAP repository to your Configuration... Login

Select: Security -> Global security -> Web and SIP Security -> General Settings.  Ensure the Use available authentication data when an unpr

Configure the Federate LDAP Repositories: Select: Security -> Global security -> Configure... opposite Federated repositories Select Add Base

Enter the Repository information as shown below; then OK, then Save  Enter the base entry... select OK, then Save Now, restart the Deployment Manag

Add an LDAP user as an administrator: Login to your admin console -> https://dm&ihs.spnego.company.com:9043/ibm/console  Select Users and Gro

4.2 Federate Application Server into Deployment Manager:Next we federate the AppServers (Nodes) into the Deployment Manager. Checks:i) Ensure the clo

 Then goto Servers / Server Types / WebSphere Application Servers you should see something like this... Repeat this for each node in your deployment.

3.2 WebSphere V8.0 Deployment Manager InstallationCreate the following folder: /opt/software - we will use this folder to store all download images

4.3 Configure HTTP server to accept SSL connections___1. Create Self-Signed SSL Certs for HTTP Server:Connections supports login only over SSL, so we

Give the Key Label a name, and set the field Common Name to the IHS hostname. Once you select OK you are returned to ikeyman  Thats the certificate

___2. Configure httpd.conf to enable SSL:In httpd.conf file which is under /opt/IBM/HTTPServer/conf, add the following lines to the end of file before

Click Add Exceptions... and then click Confirm Security Exception and you see: © Copyright IBM Corp. 201383

5. Create Connections DB2 databases using the dbWizard___1. Log in, using a VNC client, to your database server as the root user or system administrat

 Slect Next to continue © Copyright IBM Corp. 201385

 Select Create and then Next  Select the path for your DB2 database installation location and the database instance name... select Next to contin

 Ensure all databases are selected and then Next to continue...  The summary screen is displayed... review the setting and select Creat

 Select Execute to begin creating the databases... this will take some time to complete.  At this point the databases are being created

 After some time (10+ minutes) the following screen appears: Check for each database that the Result: message is The database creation was successfu

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6. Populate the Connections profiles (PEOPLEDB) database with LDAP User Information On the DB2 server, as root, go to the /Wizard folder and enter ./

 Next enter the database information for the profiles (PEOPLEDB) database; select Next to continue..  Enter the LDAP server name and port number and

 Enter the bind user details and password CN=bind,OU=branch,DC=spnego,DC=company,DC=com  Enter the search base and search filter... selec

 Use the default database mappings... select Next to continue...  Do not select any of the Optional database tasks Select 'Yes' for

 Review the Summary page to ensure that the information you entered in the previous panels is correct.  To make changes, click Back to return to the

 Once the population wizard has completed you should get the screen below. WARNING: There are over 400k users in my LDAP branch but the message belo

7. Installation of IBM Connections 4.5 (IC45) : IC45 is installed over WAS 8.0.0.5. The install of IC45 is done on the Deployment Manager (DM) machi

 Specify the Installation Directory and Next to continue... © Copyright IBM Corp. 201397

 Select what applications to install. I selected Metrics because when I get to the Cognos install screen I can choose Not to Install Now and do this

 Select the path to the WebSphere Application Server instance running on your deployment manager. Enter the hostname,  NOTE: the Administration use