Information required to install and configure IBM Rational Publishing Engine

As you install IBM® Rational® Publishing Engine, you might need provide information about the location of different servers, and user and password information You can use this topic to help you gather all of the required information before you begin your installation.
Tip: Use this worksheet to help you gather the required information.
Application server information
License Server information
Remote services application information
Reporting data services application information
Jazz Team Server information

Application server information

If you are using WebSphere® Application Server or Apache Tomcat as an application server, gather the necessary information for deploying the remote applications to it.

Before you install and configure Rational Publishing Engine, ensure that you have the following information and perform any required tasks:

User requirements
The login credentials for an Administrative account.
Administrative Account Port
The HTTPS transport port of the administrative console for the application server.
  • The default port for WebSphere Application Server is 9043.
  • The default port for Apache Tomcat is 8080.
Transport Port
The HTTP transport port of the application server.
  • The default port for WebSphere Application Server is 9080.
  • The default port for Apache Tomcat is 8080, unless you are using a port where the SSL is configured, and then the port number is usually 8443.
Server installation directory
The application server location. Examples:
  • WebSphere Application Server: C:\Program Files (x86)\IBM\WebSphere\AppServer\bin
  • Apache Tomcat: C:\Program Files (x86)\apache-tomcat-version

License Server information

Before you install and configure Rational Publishing Engine, ensure that you have the following information and perform any required tasks:

Host name
The server where the License Server is installed.
Port
The HTTP transport port of the License Server.

Remote services application information

Before you install and configure Rational Publishing Engine, ensure that you have the following information and perform any required tasks:

Host name
The server where the Remote services application is deployed.
Port
The HTTP transport port of the server.
Context path
The root context path. Example: rpews

Reporting data services application information

Before you configure Reporting data services application, ensure that you have the following information Reporting data services application and the adapters:

Host name
The server where the Reporting data services application is deployed.
Port
The HTTP transport port of the server.
Context path
The root context path. Example: DataServices
Rational ClearCase®
  • Adapter URL: http://server:port/DataServices/ClearCase
Rational ClearQuest®
  • Adapter URL: http://server:port/DataServices/ClearQuest
Rational RequisitePro®
  • Adapter URL: http://server:port/DataServices/RequisitePro

Jazz Team Server information

If you are using a product that runs on a Jazz™ Team Server as a data source for Rational Publishing Engine, gather the necessary information for connecting to it.

Before you install and configure Rational Publishing Engine, ensure that you have the following information and perform any required tasks:

User requirements
You need to provide the user name and password for the Jazz Team Server (JTS) that serves as the basis for access to your CLM tools.
URI requirements
You need to provide the URI, with port number, for the JTS that serves as the basis for access to your CLM tools.
OAuth Keys
The OAuth protocol enables web sites or applications to access protected resources from a Remote services application through an API without requiring you to disclose service provider credentials. You must provide the OAuth Consumer Key and the OAuth Consumer Secret.

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