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6. Execute the following commands to make sure the database can be

connected remotely from the client:

# sqlplus /nolog

SQL> connect wpsdbusr/wpsdbusr@wps50

connected

SQL> connect wmmdbusr/wmmdbusr@wps50

connected

SQL> connect pznadmin/pznadmin@wpcp50

connected

SQL> connect ejb/ejb@wpcp50

connected

SQL> connect wcmdbadm/wcmdbadm@wpcp50

connected

SQL>connect feedback/feedback@fdbk50

connected

SQL> exit

Now the installation and the configuration of the Oracle client is finished. We will

continue to install and configure the Sun ONE Directory Server.

8.7 Installing the Sun ONE Directory Server

As shown in Figure 8-1 on page 358, we use the Sun ONE Directory Server as

the LDAP server for WebSphere Portal. This machine is installed on the same

machine as WebSphere Portal.

In this section, we will introduce the steps to install and configure the Sun ONE

Directory Server. For more detailed information about the Sun ONE Directory

Server, please refer to the documentation from SUN.

8.7.1 Preparing for the installation

Before the installation, we need to perform the following preparation steps:

1. Prepare the group and the user account

2. Prepare the installation images

3. Prepare the application home

Note: If you did not create the net service, you cannot connect to the

database in the server. You must create the net service first. To do so, use the

command netca.