Changing from help on the product server to remote help content

You can change from accessing help on the product server to accessing help on the Web.

About this task

This change includes removing the help content on the product server, and then changing the access method. To change from accessing help content on the product server to accessing Web-based help content:

Procedure

  1. Close all product help browser windows.
  2. On the help server, navigate to product-URL/help/updater/updatewar.jsp, for example, https://localhost:9443/help/updater/updatewar.jsp.
    The Local Help Updater opens.
  3. Click the Installed Features tab.
  4. Select the all features to remove; then click Remove. The help features that you selected are removed from the server. A progress bar indicates the status of the request.
  5. On the help server, navigate to the help preferences page, product-URL/help/remote/remotehelp.jsp, for example, https://localhost:9443/help/remote/remotehelp.jsp.
    The Preferences window opens.
  6. Ensure that Include help content from a remote infocenter is selected.
  7. Enter the Remote Help information center information:
    1. In Name, enter a name for the connection.
    2. In Host, enter the Host name.
    3. In Path, enter the path to the help.
    4. Select Use default port.
    5. Click Save.
  8. Verify the help by navigating to, product-URL/help/index.jsp, for example, https://localhost:9443/help/index.jsp.

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