To provide the IBM® Content Navigator web client to your users, you must install the prerequisite software, prepare your web application server and database, and install, configure, and deploy the web client. You might need to complete additional configuration tasks, depending on your content repository.
Follow these general steps to install and configure IBM Content Navigator.
Before you can install IBM Content Navigator, install the prerequisite software on the server where you plan to install IBM Content Navigator and on your content repository server.
After you install and configure the prerequisite software, complete the prerequisite tasks to prepare the IBM Content Navigator server for installation, configuration, and deployment.
Web application server | Preinstallation tasks |
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WebSphere® Application Server |
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Oracle WebLogic Server |
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Install the IBM Content Navigator software. You can install the IBM Content Navigator software by running the installation program or by running a silent installation. The installation program adds the files on the IBM Content Navigator server.
You do not need to install multiple instances of the IBM Content Navigator software to deploy different types of web applications.
Repository | Tasks |
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IBM FileNet® P8 version 5.1 or earlier | You must complete more tasks before you can configure and deploy the web application, go to Step 4 - Update Process Engine connector files. |
IBM Content Manager | Configure and deploy the web application, go to Step 5 - Configure and deploy IBM Content Navigator. |
IBM Content Manager OnDemand | Configure and deploy the web application, go to Step 5 - Configure and deploy IBM Content Navigator. |
IBM FileNet P8 version 5.2 or later | Configure and deploy the web application, go to Step 5 - Configure and deploy IBM Content Navigator. |
If you are running IBM FileNet P8, version 5.2 or later, you can update the Content Platform Engine client connector files when you run the IBM Content Navigator Configuration and Deployment Tool.
Before users can access the IBM Content Navigator web client, configure and deploy IBM Content Navigator on your web application server.
The configuration tasks that you must complete depend on which types of repositories you want to connect to from this instance of the IBM Content Navigator web client. To configure and deploy IBM Content Navigator, complete the following tasks in the IBM Content Navigator Configuration and Deployment Tool:
Task | IBM Content Manager | IBM Content Manager OnDemand | IBM FileNet P8 |
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Create a configuration profile | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Update the IBM FileNet
P8 client connector files Download the correct versions of the Content Engine or Content Platform Engine client connector files from the Content Engine or Content Platform Engine server. |
✓ | ||
Configure Process Engine for IBM Content
Navigator If you plan to use IBM FileNet P8 workflows in IBM Content Navigator, configure the Process Engine connection point. |
✓ | ||
Configure the connection to your LDAP server If you plan to deploy IBM Content Navigator in the same cell as Content Engine on WebSphere Application Server, you do not need to complete this task. |
✓ | ||
Import your Content Engine LTPA
keys If you plan to deploy IBM Content Navigator in the same cell as Content Engineon WebSphere Application Server, you do not need to complete this task. |
✓ | ||
Configure the Content Manager OnDemand connector | ✓ | ||
Configure the JDBC drivers for your database | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Configure the Content Manager connector | ✓ | ||
Configure the database and data source | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Configure JAAS authentication on your web application server | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Configure the IBM Content Navigator web application | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Build the web application | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Deploy the web application | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Task | IBM Content Manager | IBM Content Manager OnDemand | IBM FileNet P8 |
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Create a configuration profile | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Update the IBM FileNet P8 client connector files Download the correct versions of the Content Engine or Content Platform Engine client connector files from the Content Engine or Content Platform Engine server. |
✓ | ||
Configure Process Engine for IBM Content
Navigator If you plan to use IBM FileNet P8 workflows in IBM Content Navigator, configure the Process Engine connection point. |
✓ | ||
Configure the connection to your LDAP server | ✓ | ||
Configure the Content Manager OnDemand connector | ✓ | ||
Configure your database and data source | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Configure the IBM Content Navigator web application | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Build the web application | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Deploy the web application | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Web application server | Post-configuration tasks |
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WebSphere Application Server |
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Oracle WebLogic Server |
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After you configure and deploy the web application, you must administer the web client to enable users to connect to the repositories in your environment.
At a minimum, complete the following tasks before users can access the web client:
Required configuration tasks |
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Optional tasks |