In this article, you will learn how to deploy IBM Connections in your premises without IBM HTTP Server

1. Deployment IBM Connections
No HTTP Server required
SarwarJavaid
Sr.Systems Engineer,
May 11, 2016

2. Abstract
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• In this article, you will learn how to deploy IBM
Connections in your premises without IBM HTTP
Server

3. LAB
(Technical Information of IBM Connections Server)
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Hardware
Processor: 2 x2
RAM: 8 GB
HDD 2x: 50GB /-
NIC: Single 10/1000 MBPS
Software (Single Server)
OS: Linux RHEL 6.4
Directory Service: LDAP {Active Directory}
Database: IBM DB2 10.5 fp5 (Enterprise)
WAS: 8.5.5 fixpack 9
Installation Manager: 1.8
IBM Connections: 5.0
Mail Server: IBM Domino 9.0.2 FP2 (Social Ed.)

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System Information
Directory Server (Active Directory) Hostname: domain.contoso.com
IBM connections Server Hostname: labs.contoso.com
Mail Sever: mail.contoso.com
Websphere Deployment Manager Information
Cell name: labsCell01
Node name: labsCellManager01
Administrative console port: 9060
Administrative console secure port: 9043
Bootstrap port: 9809
SOAP connector port: 8879
Ports Information
Default : 80 443 9081 9444 5060 5061
LAB
(Technical Information of IBM Connections Server)

5. Virtual Host
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After installation complete of IBM Connections, create virtual host
Logon Deployment Manager
Environment  Virtual hosts  New  {Name_of_virtualHost}  Apply
Virtual hosts  LC_hosts  Host Aliases  [New]  [Host_name] / [port]

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Virtual hosts  LC_hosts  Host Aliases  [New]  [Host_name] / [port]
Virtual Host

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Web module Mapping
Change all Enterprise applications virtual host except from default to LC_hosts except [default application
and oEmbed]
Applications  WebSphere enterprise Applications  [Applications]  [Virtual hosts]  Map [web module] / Virtual host
[LC_hosts]  OK

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Web module Mapping
Enterprise Applications at a glance

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WebSphere Proxy Server
Create WPS [WebSphere Proxy Server]
Servers  Server Types  WebSphere Proxy Servers  New  Select Node [nodeName] / Server Name [serverName] 
Next

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WebSphere Proxy Server
Uncheck [SIP]  Next

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WebSphere Proxy Server
 Next

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WebSphere Proxy Server
Finish

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Master Changes [Save]
System Administration  Save changes to master repository
check [Synchronize changes with nodes]  Save

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Update Connections URL to access applications
Procedure
Check Out
[root @ labs ~]# echo “export WAS_HOME=/data/WebSphere/AppServer” >> ~/.bashrc
[root @ labs ~]# echo “export DMGR_HOME=$WAS_HOME/profiles/Dmgr01” >> ~/.bashrc
[root @ labs ~]# echo “export APPS_HOME=$WAS_HOME/profiles/AppSrv01” >> ~/.bashrc
[root @ labs ~]# source ~/.bashrc
[root @ labs ~]# cd $DMGR_HOME/bin
Update IBM Connections ‘URL’

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Update IBM Connections ‘URL’
Execution
[root @ labs bin]# ./wsadmin.sh -lang jython -username {wasAdmin} -password {xxxxxxx}
WASX7209I: Connected to process "dmgr" on node labsCell01 using SOAP connector; The type of process
is: DeploymentManager
WASX7031I: For help, enter: "print Help.help()"
wsadmin>execfile("connectionsConfig.py")
Connections Administration initialized
wsadmin>LCConfigService.checkOutConfig(“/tmp”,”labsCell01”)
Connections configuration file successfully checked out
wsadmin>quit
Remove ports from file
[root @ labs bin]# vi /tmp/LotusConnections-config.xml
:%s/9081/ / → {replace 9081 with empty}
28 substitutions on 28 lines
:%s/9444/ / → {replace 9444 with empty}
56 substitutions on 56 lines
:x → {save and exit}

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Update IBM Connections ‘URL’
Varification
a) # sed -n '/http:/p' /tmp/LotusConnections-config.xml ()
b) # sed -n '/https:/p' /tmp/LotusConnections-config.xml ()
Check In
[root @ labs bin]# ./wsadmin.sh -lang jython -username {wasAdmin} -password xxxxxxx
wsadmin>execfile("connectionsConfig.py")
wsadmin>LCConfigService.checkInConfig("/tmp","labsCell01")
Loading schema file for validation: /tmp/LotusConnections-config.xsd
Loading schema file for validation: /tmp/service-location.xsd
/tmp/LotusConnections-config.xml is valid
Connections configuration file successfully checked in

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URL ‘Redirection’
Environment  URI Groups  New [Fill required values]  Apply

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URL ‘Redirection’
Routing Rule
Servers  Server Types  WebSphere Proxy Servers  Http_Proxy  Routing rule  New
Name: ICS_Rules
Name of the Virtual Host: LC_hosts
URI group: https_uri_group
Redirect URL: https://labs.contoso.com/homepage
 Apply [Save]

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URL ‘Redirection’
Routing rule at a glance

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Start IBM Connections Sever with WPS
[WebSphere Proxy Server]
[root @ labs ~]# cd $APPS_HOME /bin
[root @ lab bin]# ./startServer.sh ics_cluster01_server1 && ./startServer HTTP_Proxy
Varification

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Welcome to IBM Connections
Now logon to: http://labs.contoso.com
It will redirect your page: https://labs.contoso.com/homepage [Secure Access]
User id: [Ldap Based User id]
Password: [xxxxxxxxxxx]

22. Welcome to IBM Connections

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Welcome to IBM Connections
 My Files

24. Questions
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