Preparing prerequisite and corequisite software on Windows

Before creating your high availability production environment, you must prepare your database, your user registry, your deployment manager, and your remote Web server.

Perform the following tasks to prepare prerequisite and corequisite software:

Preparing databases
This section includes information on installing and setting up your database to work with WebSphere Portal Express.
Preparing user registries on Windows
Install and setup an LDAP server as a user registry to store user information and authenticate users in your high availability production environment.
Preparing WebSphere Application Server Network Deployment on Windows
IBM WebSphere Portal Express provides a customized installation package (CIP) that includes IBM WebSphere Application Server Network Deployment and all required maintenance packages. Use the supplied discs to install WebSphere Application Server Network Deployment on a dedicated system.
Preparing a remote Web server
Install and configure the Web server plug-in, provided by IBM WebSphere Application Server, to set up your Web server to communicate with IBM WebSphere Portal Express.

Parent topic: Setting up a production environment on Windows

Next topic: Preparing for WebSphere Portal Express Server on Windows

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