Configuring portal light mode

To benefit from a higher performance improvement, you can adapt the default list of lazy applications to your needs.

1. Determine which of the applications deployed in your portal you want to configure as lazy applications. To do this, perform the following steps:
   1. Log on to the WebSphere® Integrated Solutions Console.
   2. Select Applications > Application Types > WebSphere Enterprise Applications.
   3. Write down the names of the applications that you want to add to the list of lazy applications. Add only applications to the list that are not used by your usual scenarios and that are not required for portal start up.
2. Stop the portal server.
3. Make sure that portal light mode is disabled. To disable portal light mode, change to the directory wp_profile_root/ConfigEngine and run the configuration task

   ./ConfigEngine.sh|bat disable-portal-light-startup-performance -DWasPassword=password

4. Change to the directory wp_profile_root/PortalServer/config/StartupPerformance .
5. Modify the file wp.base_TargetMapInclList.properties. This file contains the list of applications that are not loaded when the portal server is started.
   • To add an application to this list, type the required application names from the WebSphere Enterprise Applications list.
   • To remove an application, comment out the appropriate application name or delete it from the list.
   Note: Make sure that your list of lazy applications does not contain any applications that are either required for portal startup or frequently used. Do not add portlet applications to the list that hold portal services or a plug-in for an Eclipse extension point. You can use the white list in the wp.base_TargetMapExclList.properties file as a reference. Never disable any of the applications listed in that properties file. For more information see Configuring developer mode on Windows.
6. Save your changes.
7. Enable portal light mode. To do this, change to the directory wp_profile_root/ConfigEngine and run the configuration task

   ./ConfigEngine.sh|bat enable-portal-light-startup-performance -DWasPassword=password

8. Restart the portal server.
9. After this adaptation verify that your scenarios are still running.