Planning, installing, and configuring IBM Content Navigator

IBM® Content Navigator is easy to use. You can customize and deploy a web client for content management. IBM Content Navigator provides users with a web console for working with content that is stored on IBM Content Manager, IBM Content Manager OnDemand, or IBM FileNet® Content Manager repositories.

You should be familiar with one or more of the following operating systems:

AIX®
Linux®
Linux for System z®
Microsoft Windows

In addition, to install and deploy IBM Content Navigator, you should be familiar with the following products and technologies:

WebSphere® Application Server or WebSphere Application Server Network Deployment
Oracle WebLogic Server
Web application security
One or more of the following content management systems:
- IBM Content Manager
- IBM Content Manager OnDemand, including Content Manager OnDemand Web Enablement Kit
- IBM FileNet P8, including Content Platform Engine
System operation and network administration
Database administration
LDAP server administration

Use the following information to plan, install, deploy, administer, and troubleshoot IBM Content Navigator.

Table 1. Planning, installation, deployment, and administration tasks
Task	What you can do
Planning for IBM Content Navigator	Analyze your business needs and decide how to structure your Enterprise Content Management system.
Getting IBM Content Navigator components up and running	Verify that you installed and configured all the prerequisite products and that you understand the tasks that you must complete to get the appropriate components running in your environment.
Installing the IBM Content Navigator software	Install the IBM Content Navigator components.
Upgrading IBM Content Navigator	Upgrade your IBM Content Navigator components.
Configuring and deploying IBM Content Navigator components	Deploy the appropriate IBM Content Navigator components to your web application server.
Administering IBM Content Navigator components	Complete the administrative tasks to configure the IBM Content Navigator components for your users and administer your environment.
Troubleshooting IBM Content Navigator components	Troubleshoot problems with specific tools and IBM Content Navigator components.
Removing IBM Content Navigator	Remove IBM Content Navigator components from your web application server.