Install Quickr 8.5 for WPS - Part 3 (HTTP and LDAP)

Now I will install HTTP server to access Quickr over port 80/443 and configure LDAP (Domino LDAP)

I will use Apache HTTP server from OS installation media

• My CD is mounted under  /media/RHEL_5.8\ x86_64\ DVD/ folder.
• Navigate into the folder #cd /media/RHEL_5.8\ x86_64\ DVD/Server and install httpd rpm
• #rpm -Uvh  httpd-2.2.3-63.el5.x86_64.rpm
• After installation run #service httpd start
• Test port 80 - type your server IP in to browser. You should get apache welcome page 
• No it is time to install WAS plug-in which is used for communication betwen WAS and HTTP server
• Navigate to Quicker Installation Media IL-7.
• #cd /opt/install/IL-7/q850_extras/plugin
• #./install
• Installation wizard will be opened in a graphic mode
• Click NEXT
• Accept license NEXT
• System prerequisites check failed ... do not worry click NEXT
• See notes about this error http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=180&context=SSEQTP&q1=rhel5cert&uid=swg21260689&loc=en_US&cs=utf-8&lang=en
• Select Apache Web Server V2 and click NEXT
• Select local option
• /opt/IBM/Quickr/Plugins click NEXT
• /opt/IBM/Quickr/AppServer and click NEXT
• /etc/httpd/conf/httpd.conf and port 80 - click NEXT
• leave webserver1 and click NEXT
• Leave plugin-cfg.xml in default ... NEXT
• Check summary and click NEXT, NEXT
• Install will be finished with status: Partial Success. We must configure WAS to use  HTTP server only.
• Install FP for plugin http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg24031962
• Configure HTTP server in WAS console
• Go to https://<IP>:10041/admin and login
• Navigate to Servers>Web Servers and click NEW
• Step 1 - fill name, type, hostname and os. Click NEXT
• Step 2 - Click NEXT
• Step 3 - Set port 80 and /opt/IBM/Quickr/Plugins and select All. Click NEXT
• Step 4 - click FINISH
• After server is created, click SAVE link abow Web Servers table
• Edit httpd.conf as and chage last 2 lines to have module version ap22 and not ap20
• LoadModule was_ap22_module /opt/IBM/Quickr/Plugins/bin/64bits/mod_was_ap22_http.so
• WebSpherePluginConfig /opt/IBM/Quickr/Plugins/config/webserver1/plugin-cfg.xml
• #service httpd start
• Enable SSL
• install  #rpm -Uvh distcache-1.4.5-14.1.x86_64.rpm
• install  #rpm -Uvh mod_ssl-2.2.3-63.el5.x86_64.rpm
• Edit /etc/httpd/conf/ssl.conf and find line <VirtualHost _default_:443> and add under
•  RewriteEngine On
•  RewriteRule ^/$ /places/login [R]
• Edit /etc/httpd/conf/httpd.conf add this lines on the end of the file

AllowEncodedSlashes On

NameVirtualHost *:443
NameVirtualHost *:80

<VirtualHost *:80>
        ServerName examlpe.ibm.com
        ErrorLog logs/examlpe.ibm.com-error_log
        CustomLog logs/examlpe.ibm.com-access_log common
        RewriteEngine On
        RewriteCond %{HTTPS} off
        RewriteRule (.*) https://%{HTTP_HOST}/places/login
</VirtualHost>

LoadModule was_ap22_module /opt/IBM/Quickr/Plugins/bin/64bits/mod_was_ap22_http.so
WebSpherePluginConfig /opt/IBM/Quickr/Plugins/config/webserver1/plugin-cfg.xml

• Configure Domino LDAP
• goto # cd /opt/IBM/Quickr/wp_profile/PortalServer/wizard
• start graphic wizard #./configwizard.sh
• you will need only actual was admin account, LDAP bind account, hostname of LDAP, LDAP type is Domino 7 even we have 8.5.2.
• I configured LDAP as federated. All other options could be  left in defaults.
• Restart WebSphere_Portal