An administrator can set up the help content
in an Enterprise environment on an intranet server behind a firewall
for users to access. Then, users can access help without using the
Internet or downloading anything to their computers.
About this task
To set up an intranet server, you must
first deploy the help system, which is contained in a
help.war file.
After the help system is deployed on the server, you have three options
for configuring the help, as shown in the graphic.
- Option 1: If the server has ongoing access to the Internet, the
server can deliver help content from the remote IBM® Knowledge Center, as described in Accessing the default remote help. This configuration
is the default for the help and does not require setup.
- Option 2: Install the help content on the server from the remote
help archive site by using the Local Help Updater.
- Option 3: Install the help content on the server from a downloaded
help archive file by using the Local Help Updater.
What to do next
For more specific instructions, see the related
application server-specific tasks. These tasks include steps for
WebSphere® Application Server and
Apache Tomcat. Depending on the version that you use, some steps of
the tasks might vary. You are not limited to these two types of application
servers and might choose to use another type of application server
for your help system.