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Install IBM WebSphere Portal Express
Perform this task on the Portal Server.
This section is a guide for the installation of IBM WebSphere Portal Express. Detailed installation steps
are located in the Information Center provided on the setup CD. IBM WebSphere Portal Express is
installed on the Portal Server.
For more information, see the main product website at:
http://www.ibm.com/software/genservers/portalexpress
Information Center Prerequisites
The Information Center requires a browser that supports the following:
● HTML 4
● Cascading style sheets
● JavaScript
(TM)
● Java
(TM)
applets
Examples of such browsers are Microsoft
(R)
Internet Explorer 6 or higher.
It is recommended that JavaScript be enabled in the browser. If you use a different or earlier version of a
browser, your pages may format differently and some functions may not work correctly. Also, the
Information Center uses Java applets for search and the collapsible table of contents. Not all browsers
support these applets. Therefore, there is an alternate HTML-based table of contents that you can use if
you have trouble with the Java-based table of contents.
Some browsers that do not provide a Java Virtual Machine (JVM) by default may require that you install a
JVM to use any Java based code such as JavaScript or Java applets. Refer to support for your browser
for more information.
Before You Begin
Prerequisites
The following prerequisites must be satisfied prior to installing the Portal Server:
● Install the appropriate operating system.
See the section Installing -> Supported hardware and software -> Software requirements ->
Required on the portal machine: a supported operating system in the WebSphere Portal
Information Center (available on the IBM WebSphere Portal Express setup CD) to see which
operating systems are supported.
● The WebSphere Portal Information Center also provides a set of tasks that must be performed to
ensure that your machine is ready for installation. To see this list, navigate to Installing ->
WebSphere Portal -> Preparing your operating system -> Linux/Windows.
Special Considerations
Consider the following before installing IBM WebSphere Portal Express:
● View the section of the Information Center under Planning for Deployment -> Supported
hardware and software for WebSphere Portal Express v6.0, for details on which operating
systems and fix pack levels are supported.
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