InstallWebScanner - cws-khuntly/WebSphere GitHub Wiki

date: 2025-05-08 14:46:12 created: 2025-05-08 14:46:07 categories:

  • WebSphere / Server Build / Portal Server / Remote Search Services

Install WebScanner

Login to the Portal host via SSH

Export the WAS_INSTALL_ROOT variable:

declare -x WAS_INSTALL_ROOT="/opt/IBM/WebSphere/AppServer"

Export the deployment manager hostname:

declare -x SEARCH_HOSTNAME=XXX

Export the profile name:

declare -x PROFILE_NAME=XXX

Export the server name:

declare -x TARGET_SERVER=XXX

Copy the PSElibs.zip file from the Portal server installation to the search server:

scp /opt/IBM/WebSphere/PortalServer/search/wp.search.libs/installableApps/PseLibs.zip ${LOGNAME}@${SEARCH_HOSTNAME}:/var/tmp

Copy the WebScannerEjbEar.ear file from the Portal server installation to the search server:

scp /opt/IBM/WebSphere/PortalServer/prereq/prereq.webscanner/installableApps/WebScannerEjbEar.ear ${LOGNAME}@${SEARCH_HOSTNAME}:/var/tmp

Login to the Search host via SSH

Create Portal Search Engine libraries directory on the search server:

mkdir -pv /opt/IBM/WebSphere/profiles/${PROFILE_NAME}/PSELibs

Unzip the Portal Search Engine libraries:

unzip -d /opt/IBM/WebSphere/profiles/${PROFILE_NAME}/PSELibs -j /var/tmp/PseLibs.zip

Remove PseLibs.zip from /var/tmp:

rm /var/tmp/PseLibs.zip

Move WebScannerEjbEar.ear to /opt/IBM/WebSphere/AppServer/installableApps:

mv /var/tmp/WebScannerEjbEar.ear /opt/IBM/WebSphere/AppServer/installableApps/WebScannerEjbEar.ear

Login to the ISC

Navigate to Environment -> WebSphere variables

Select the search service cluster

Click "New"

 - Name: PSELibsDir

 - Value: ${USER_INSTALL_ROOT}/PSELibs

Save changes

Navigate to Environment -> Shared libraries

Select the search service cluster

Click "New…"

 - Name: PSE

 - Classpath: ${PSELibsDir}

 - Check "Use an isolated classloader for this shared library"

Save changes

Navigate to Resources -> Concurrency -> Work managers

Select the search service cluster in the Scope drop-down menu

Click "New…"

 - Name: PSEWorkManager

 - JNDI name: wps/searchIndexWM

 - Service names:

  - Check "Internationalization"

  - Check "Security"

  - Check "WorkArea"

  - Check "Application Profiling Service (deprecated)"

 - Thread pool properties:

  - Minimum number of threads: 20

  - Maximum number of threads: 60

  - Check "Growable"

 - Click "OK"

Save changes

Navigate to Applications -> Application types -> WebSphere enterprise applications

Click "Install"

Select "Remote file system" and click "Browse"

Navigate to dmgrNode -> AppServer -> installableApps

Select WebScannerEjbEar.ear

Click "OK"

Click "Next"

Click "Detailed"

Click "Continue"

Click "Next" on Step 1

In Step 2:

 - In "Clusters and servers", select the search service cluster

 - Select the checkbox for both PSEStandaloneEJB and PseServlet

 - Click "Apply"

Click "Next" on Step 2

Click "Next" on Step 3

In Step 4:

 - Select the checkbox for PSEStandalone

 - Click "Reference shared libraries"

 - Select "PSE" in the "Available" box and click the left arrow to add it to the "Selected" box

 - Click "OK"

Click "Next"

Click "Next" on Step 6

Click "Next" on Step 7

Click "Next" on Step 8

In Step 9:

 - Click the checkbox next to "SearchUser" and click "Map Users…"

 - If desired, provide a username or wildcard in the "Search string" text box and Click "Search"

 - In the "Available" box, select the desired search user and click the left arrow to add it to the "Selected" box

 - Click "OK"

Click "Next"

Click "Next" on Step 10

Click "Next" on Step 11

Click "Next" on Step 12

Click "Next" on Step 13

Click "Finish"

Save changes

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