[jboss-cvs] jboss-portal-docs/referenceGuide/en/modules ...
Roy Russo
russo at jboss.com
Thu Aug 17 11:23:14 EDT 2006
User: russo
Date: 06/08/17 11:23:14
Modified: referenceGuide/en/modules installation.xml
Log:
JBPORTAL-927 - done.
Revision Changes Path
1.7 +110 -2 jboss-portal-docs/referenceGuide/en/modules/installation.xml
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Index: installation.xml
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RCS file: /cvsroot/jboss/jboss-portal-docs/referenceGuide/en/modules/installation.xml,v
retrieving revision 1.6
retrieving revision 1.7
diff -u -b -r1.6 -r1.7
--- installation.xml 12 Jul 2006 19:51:43 -0000 1.6
+++ installation.xml 17 Aug 2006 15:23:14 -0000 1.7
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
</author>
</chapterinfo>
<title>Installation</title>
- <para>There are 3 different methods to getting JBoss Portal up and running. The one you choose is up to you, but all
+ <para>There are 4 different methods to getting JBoss Portal up and running. The one you choose is up to you, but all
result in your being able to run/deploy the best Portal application in the world. ;-)
<itemizedlist>
<listitem>
@@ -20,6 +20,9 @@
<listitem>
<xref linkend="install_source"/>
</listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <xref linkend="install_installer"/>
+ </listitem>
</itemizedlist>
<note>As of JBoss Portal 2.4-CR1, we have made available pre-configured clustered versions. They are available
from the
@@ -226,7 +229,6 @@
</sect1>
<sect1 id="install_source">
<title>Installing from Sources</title>
- <para></para>
<sect2>
<title>Getting the Sources</title>
<para>There are two ways for you to obtain the JBoss Portal source files:
@@ -441,4 +443,110 @@
</para>
</sect2>
</sect1>
+ <sect1 id="install_installer">
+ <title>Installing using the JEMS Installer</title>
+ <para>As of JBoss 4.0.4GA, users are able to install JBoss Portal using the
+ <emphasis>portal</emphasis>
+ configuration in the installer process. This method often makes it easier to install AS + Portal, and allows
+ for running JBoss Seam portlets by incorporating required libraries.
+ <warning>This method will normally not supply you with the latest version of JBoss Portal. An alternative, is
+ to run through the entire install process, and then replace the portal binary with the latest from the JBoss
+ Portal download site.</warning>
+ </para>
+ <sect2>
+ <title>Running the Installer</title>
+ <para>
+ <orderedlist>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>Download the installer package from the JEMS installer page,
+ <ulink
+ url="http://labs.jboss.com/portal/jemsinstaller/downloads">
+ here</ulink>
+ .
+ <warning>DO NOT use the JBoss Application Server Installer, as it will not contain the
+ portal configuration! You must use this JEMS installer!</warning>
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>After you have downloaded the installer jar, you can execute it with
+ <emphasis>java -jar xxxx-installer.jar</emphasis>
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>Select your language.
+ <mediaobject>
+ <imageobject>
+ <imagedata align="center" valign="middle" fileref="images/setup/inst_lang.gif"/>
+ </imageobject>
+ </mediaobject>
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>Select an install path.
+ <mediaobject>
+ <imageobject>
+ <imagedata align="center" valign="middle" fileref="images/setup/inst_path.gif"/>
+ </imageobject>
+ </mediaobject>
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>Select the portal configuration.
+ <mediaobject>
+ <imageobject>
+ <imagedata align="center" valign="middle" fileref="images/setup/inst_portal.gif"/>
+ </imageobject>
+ </mediaobject>
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>Select the packs to install (normally, you would leave this alone).
+ <mediaobject>
+ <imageobject>
+ <imagedata align="center" valign="middle" fileref="images/setup/inst_packs.gif"/>
+ </imageobject>
+ </mediaobject>
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>This is not portal specific, but it is good practice to secure your deployment here.
+ <mediaobject>
+ <imageobject>
+ <imagedata align="center" valign="middle" fileref="images/setup/inst_secure.gif"/>
+ </imageobject>
+ </mediaobject>
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>Fin.
+ <mediaobject>
+ <imageobject>
+ <imagedata align="center" valign="middle" fileref="images/setup/inst_fin.gif"/>
+ </imageobject>
+ </mediaobject>
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>Now, start JBoss AS, by executing
+ <emphasis>INSTALL_PATH/bin/run.bat</emphasis>
+ . The initial startup process will create all of the necessary portal tables in the embedded
+ Hypersonic database.
+ <note>This will require JDK5+</note>
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>Point your browser to
+ <ulink url="http://localhost:8080/portal">http://localhost:8080/portal</ulink>
+ to view JBoss Portal.
+ <mediaobject>
+ <imageobject>
+ <imagedata align="center" valign="middle" fileref="images/setup/inst_localhost.gif"/>
+ </imageobject>
+ </mediaobject>
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </orderedlist>
+ </para>
+ </sect2>
+ </sect1>
</chapter>
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