IBM Content Navigator, Version 2.0.3 Supports: Content Manager, FileNet P8, OnDemand, OASIS CMIS, FileNet Collaboration Services

Creating a configuration profile

In order to create the IBM® Content Navigator web application, you must use the IBM Content Navigator Configuration and Deployment Tool. You can create multiple web applications from a single installation of IBM Content Navigator.

Before you begin

Before you create a configuration profile:

Ensure that the web application server where you want to deploy IBM Content Navigator is running.
Collect information about your web application server. Refer to the appropriate worksheet for your web application server:
- Worksheet for connecting to IBM WebSphere Application Server
- Worksheet for connecting to Oracle WebLogic Server
If you want to save the passwords that you enter in the IBM Content Navigator Configuration and Deployment Tool as encrypted passwords in the XML configuration files, click Preferences > Basic Settings and select the Save all passwords to file when saving a task or profile check box before you create a configuration profile. If you do not select this check box, your passwords are not saved and you must enter your passwords in clear text when you run the task.

About this task

Each web application is stored as a configuration profile. After you create a configuration profile, you can reuse the profile or update it if you change your environment. For example, you might need to update your configuration profile if you:

Want to update any of the settings for your web application
Want to rebuild or redeploy the web application
Want to configure the web application to work with additional repository types
Install a new version of Content Manager, Content Engine, or Process Engine

When you create a configuration profile, you specify information about:

The type of web application server that you plan to deploy IBM Content Navigator to
The types of repositories that you plan to use the deployed web application to connect to

The configuration tasks that you must complete depend on the web application server and the types of repositories that you want to connect to from the IBM Content Navigator web client.

Tip: If the IBM Content Navigator Configuration and Deployment Tool is separated from your web application server by a wide area network (WAN), there might be a delay when populating information about your web application server in the tool. You can minimize this delay by running the tool on the same local area network (LAN) as the web application server.

Procedure

To create a configuration profile:

Open the IBM Content Navigator Configuration and Deployment Tool. The Configuration and Deployment Tool is in the configure subdirectory of the IBM Content Navigator installation directory, by default:

Operating system	Default location
AIX	/opt/IBM/ECMClient/configure/configmgr
Linux	/opt/IBM/ECMClient/configure/configmgr
Linux for System z®	/opt/IBM/ECMClient/configure/configmgr
Windows	C:\Program Files (x86)\IBM\ECMClient\configure\configmgr.exe

If you want to enable the IBM Content Navigator Configuration and Deployment Tool to save passwords, click Window > Preferences > Basic Settings and select Save all passwords to file when saving a task or profile. Click OK. When you select this option, your passwords are encrypted.
Important: The encryption method that is used in the IBM Content Navigator Configuration and Deployment Tool might not comply with Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS) 140.
To comply with FIPS 140, set the operating system-level access permissions on the XML configuration files that are generated by the tool to allow only the administrator who is configuring and deploying IBM Content Navigator to read or write to the file.
Select Create a new deployment.
Specify a name and location for your configuration and click Next. The name that you specify is the name of the configuration profile. When you need to reuse or update your configuration, you can select this profile from the list of profiles on your IBM Content Navigator server.
Select either WebSphere Application Server or Oracle WebLogic Server and click Next. The web application server that you select determines the types of repositories that you can connect to and the types of IBM CMIS for ECM services that you can configure:
- If you select WebSphere Application Server, you can configure the following repository connections and IBM CMIS for ECM web applications:
  - IBM Content Manager Enterprise Edition
  - IBM Content Manager OnDemand
  - IBM FileNet® P8
  - IBM CMIS for Content Manager
  - IBM CMIS for FileNet Content Manager
- If you select Oracle WebLogic Server, you can configure the following repository connections and IBM CMIS for ECM services:
  - IBM Content Manager OnDemand
  - IBM FileNet P8
  - IBM CMIS for FileNet Content Manager
Complete the task to connect to your web application server by using the values that you entered in the worksheet for your environment:
- Worksheet for connecting to IBM WebSphere Application Server
  On IBM WebSphere Application Server Network Deployment, connect to your deployment manager.
- Worksheet for connecting to Oracle WebLogic Server
  On Oracle WebLogic Server, connect to your administration server.
Tip: You can use the Test Connection button to ensure that you entered the information about your web application server correctly.
Click Next to connect to your web application server.
Select the types of applications that you want to configure:
- IBM Content Manager
- IBM Content Manager OnDemand
- IBM FileNet P8
- IBM CMIS for IBM Content Manager
- IBM CMIS for FileNet Content Manager
Restriction: When you specify the types of applications that you want to configure, keep the following restrictions in mind:
- It is recommended that you do not configure a web application that includes both IBM Content Navigator repository connections and IBM CMIS for ECM services.
- It is recommended that you do not configure a web application that includes more than one type of IBM CMIS for ECM service.
Click Next.
Specify how you want to create your profile:
- Click Next to use the wizard.
  The wizard guides you through each of the configuration and deployment tasks that you must complete to successfully deploy your web application.
  
  This option is recommended for most IBM Content Manager Enterprise Edition and IBM Content Manager OnDemand users. This option is also recommended for IBM FileNet P8 users who are deploying IBM Content Navigator to a new application server that does not have any existing IBM FileNet P8 configurations and who plan to use IBM FileNet P8 workflows.
- Click Advanced to manually run the configuration tasks.
  Important: If you select this option, you cannot use the wizard to update or redeploy the profile.
  This option is recommended for users who:
  - Want to run configuration and deployment tasks individually
  - Want to skip configuration tasks or run tasks out of order
  - Are deploying IBM Content Navigator and Content Engine in the same Oracle WebLogic Server domain or WebSphere Application Server cell
  - Are configuring IBM Content Navigator to connect to IBM FileNet P8 repositories but do not use IBM FileNet P8 workflows
  You must gather information about your system and review the documentation for configuring and deploying IBM Content Navigator before you select this option.
Click Next to proceed to the next configuration task or click Close to save your profile until you are ready to complete the configuration tasks.