WebSphere Information Integrator Content Edition: Planning, Configuration, and Monitoring Guide

WebSphere Information Integrator Content Edition: Planning, Configuration, and Monitoring Guide

by Nagraj Alur, Javier Almaraz, Pedro Duarte Meira, Ron Yorita
Released December 2005
Publisher(s): IBM Redbooks
ISBN: None

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Book description

This IBM Redbooks publication provides an overview of WebSphere Information Integrator and documents the procedures for implementing WebSphere Information Integrator Content Edition in a heterogeneous AIX and Windows distributed environment for an insurance industry call center scenario. Supported data sources include DB2 Content Manager, Documentum, FileNet Imaging Services, and WebSphere MQ Workflow.

It is aimed at an audience of IT architects and database administrators (DBA) responsible for managing WebSphere Information Integrator Content Edition in a heterogeneous distributed environment involving the AIX and Windows 2000 platforms.

This book documents a step-by-step approach to implementing a heterogeneous distributed WebSphere Information Integrator Content Edition environment.

Please note that the additional material referenced in the text is not available from IBM.

Table of contents

  1. Figures (1/2)
  2. Figures (2/2)
  3. Tables
  4. Examples
  5. Notices
    1. Trademarks
  6. Preface
    1. The team that wrote this redbook
    2. Become a published author
    3. Comments welcome
  7. Chapter 1: WebSphere Information Integrator Content Edition V8.2.1 architecture
    1. Introduction
    2. WebSphere II Content Edition V8.2.1 architecture
      1. Integration services (1/2)
      2. Integration services (2/2)
      3. Federation services (1/4)
      4. Federation services (2/4)
      5. Federation services (3/4)
      6. Federation services (4/4)
      7. Developer and end user services (1/2)
      8. Developer and end user services (2/2)
    3. WebSphere II Content Edition services
      1. Configuration server
      2. Logging server
      3. RMI Proxy Connector server
      4. Multi-Query Agent server
      5. Session Pool server
      6. Single Sign-On server
      7. Service Monitor Web application
    4. Typical federated query flow
      1. Step 1: Provide query parameters
      2. Step 2: Access SSO Server
      3. Step 3: Access virtual repository or real data source
      4. Step 4: Server result set created
      5. Step 5: Post processing of server result set
    5. Monitoring tools
      1. Operating system
      2. WebSphere Application Server
      3. WebSphere Information Integrator Content Edition (1/2)
      4. WebSphere Information Integrator Content Edition (2/2)
  8. Chapter 2: Insurance industry call center scenario
    1. Business requirement
    2. Call center scenario requirements
    3. Environment configuration
    4. Step-by-step setup
      1. Step 1: Collect topology information
      2. Step 2: Install WebSphere II Content Edition on AIX
      3. Step 3: Install WebSphere II Content Edition Connectors only on RMI Proxy Connector servers
      4. Step 4: Configure connectors to data sources (1/11)
      5. Step 4: Configure connectors to data sources (2/11)
      6. Step 4: Configure connectors to data sources (3/11)
      7. Step 4: Configure connectors to data sources (4/11)
      8. Step 4: Configure connectors to data sources (5/11)
      9. Step 4: Configure connectors to data sources (6/11)
      10. Step 4: Configure connectors to data sources (7/11)
      11. Step 4: Configure connectors to data sources (8/11)
      12. Step 4: Configure connectors to data sources (9/11)
      13. Step 4: Configure connectors to data sources (10/11)
      14. Step 4: Configure connectors to data sources (11/11)
      15. Step 5: Configure Microsoft Active Directory
      16. Step 6: Enable WebSphere II Content Edition Web Client to LDAP Single Sign-on
      17. Step 7: Install Consolidated Insurance application (1/2)
      18. Step 7: Install Consolidated Insurance application (2/2)
    5. Call center scenario implementation
      1. Data maps (1/3)
      2. Data maps (2/3)
      3. Data maps (3/3)
      4. Customer Service Representative (CSR) interaction (1/3)
      5. Customer Service Representative (CSR) interaction (2/3)
      6. Customer Service Representative (CSR) interaction (3/3)
  9. Appendix A: Template for topology and configuration information
    1. Introduction
    2. WebSphere II Content Edition server template
    3. RMI Proxy Connector server template
    4. Connector information template
  10. Appendix B: Installing and deploying WebSphere II Content Edition on an AIX platform
    1. Introduction
    2. Step 1: Install prerequisite software
    3. Step 2: Install WebSphere II Content Edition (1/3)
    4. Step 2: Install WebSphere II Content Edition (2/3)
    5. Step 2: Install WebSphere II Content Edition (3/3)
    6. Step 3: Deploy WebSphere II Content Edition
      1. Step 3: Deploy WebSphere II Content Edition using a GUI (1/21)
      2. Step 3: Deploy WebSphere II Content Edition using a GUI (2/21)
      3. Step 3: Deploy WebSphere II Content Edition using a GUI (3/21)
      4. Step 3: Deploy WebSphere II Content Edition using a GUI (4/21)
      5. Step 3: Deploy WebSphere II Content Edition using a GUI (5/21)
      6. Step 3: Deploy WebSphere II Content Edition using a GUI (6/21)
      7. Step 3: Deploy WebSphere II Content Edition using a GUI (7/21)
      8. Step 3: Deploy WebSphere II Content Edition using a GUI (8/21)
      9. Step 3: Deploy WebSphere II Content Edition using a GUI (9/21)
      10. Step 3: Deploy WebSphere II Content Edition using a GUI (10/21)
      11. Step 3: Deploy WebSphere II Content Edition using a GUI (11/21)
      12. Step 3: Deploy WebSphere II Content Edition using a GUI (12/21)
      13. Step 3: Deploy WebSphere II Content Edition using a GUI (13/21)
      14. Step 3: Deploy WebSphere II Content Edition using a GUI (14/21)
      15. Step 3: Deploy WebSphere II Content Edition using a GUI (15/21)
      16. Step 3: Deploy WebSphere II Content Edition using a GUI (16/21)
      17. Step 3: Deploy WebSphere II Content Edition using a GUI (17/21)
      18. Step 3: Deploy WebSphere II Content Edition using a GUI (18/21)
      19. Step 3: Deploy WebSphere II Content Edition using a GUI (19/21)
      20. Step 3: Deploy WebSphere II Content Edition using a GUI (20/21)
      21. Step 3: Deploy WebSphere II Content Edition using a GUI (21/21)
      22. Step 3: Deploy WebSphere II Content Edition using a script (1/4)
      23. Step 3: Deploy WebSphere II Content Edition using a script (2/4)
      24. Step 3: Deploy WebSphere II Content Edition using a script (3/4)
      25. Step 3: Deploy WebSphere II Content Edition using a script (4/4)
    7. Step 4: Start WebSphere II Content Edition
      1. Step 4a: Start FastObjects server
      2. Step 4b: Set up the environment
      3. Step 4c: Restart the iiceServer
    8. Step 5: Configure WebSphere II Content Edition applications
      1. Step 5a: Update WebSphere II Content Edition configuration script
      2. Step 5b: Copy two deployed jar files
      3. Step 5c: Update the client JNDI properties
    9. Step 6: Install & configure RMI Proxy Connector server
    10. Step 7: Configure & test IICE connectors
    11. Step 8: Install/configure WebSphere Portal Server
  11. Appendix C: Installing and deploying the RMI Proxy Connector Server on AIX and Windows 2000
    1. Introduction
    2. Step 1: Install WebSphere II Content Edition Connectors Only
      1. AIX platform (1/3)
      2. AIX platform (2/3)
      3. AIX platform (3/3)
      4. Windows 2000 platform (1/2)
      5. Windows 2000 platform (2/2)
    3. Step 2: Configure specific connectors
      1. Configure DB2 Content Manager connector on AIX
      2. Configure FileNetIS connector on Windows 2000 (1/2)
      3. Configure FileNetIS connector on Windows 2000 (2/2)
      4. Configure Documentum connector on Windows (1/2)
      5. Configure Documentum connector on Windows (2/2)
  12. Appendix D: Web Client tutorial
    1. Introduction
    2. Log on
    3. Explore and view content (1/3)
    4. Explore and view content (2/3)
    5. Explore and view content (3/3)
    6. Search (1/2)
    7. Search (2/2)
    8. Create a workspace
    9. Administration (1/2)
    10. Administration (2/2)
  13. Appendix E: Installing and deploying WebSphere II Content Edition on a Windows 2000 platform
    1. Introduction
    2. Step 1: Install prerequisite software
    3. Step 2: Install WebSphere Information Integrator Content Edition (1/3)
    4. Step 2: Install WebSphere Information Integrator Content Edition (2/3)
    5. Step 2: Install WebSphere Information Integrator Content Edition (3/3)
    6. Step 3: Deploy WebSphere II Content Edition
      1. Step 3: Deploy WebSphere II Content Edition using a GUI
      2. Step 3: Deploy WebSphere II Content Edition using a script (1/3)
      3. Step 3: Deploy WebSphere II Content Edition using a script (2/3)
      4. Step 3: Deploy WebSphere II Content Edition using a script (3/3)
    7. Step 4: Start WebSphere II Content Edition
      1. Step 4a: Start FastObjects server
      2. Step 4b: Set up the environment
      3. Step 4c: Restart the iiceServer
    8. Step 5: Configure WebSphere II Content Edition applications
      1. Step 5a: Update WebSphere II Content Edition configuration script
      2. Step 5b: Copy two deployed jar files
      3. Step 5c: Update the client JNDI properties
    9. Step 6: Configure and test WebSphere II Content Edition connectors
  14. Appendix F: Troubleshooting scenarios
    1. Introduction
    2. Troubleshooting FastObjects server startup
    3. Troubleshooting RMI Proxy Connector server startup
    4. Troubleshooting connector configuration (1/3)
    5. Troubleshooting connector configuration (2/3)
    6. Troubleshooting connector configuration (3/3)
    7. Troubleshooting WebSphere Application Server (1/2)
    8. Troubleshooting WebSphere Application Server (2/2)
    9. Troubleshooting Web client
  15. Appendix G: Metadata and code used in the insurance industry call center application
    1. Introduction
    2. Repository metadata
    3. Portlet code (1/2)
    4. Portlet code (2/2)
  16. Appendix H: Additional material
    1. Locating the Web material
    2. Using the Web material
      1. System requirements for downloading the Web material
      2. How to use the Web material
  17. Related publications
    1. Publications
    2. Online resources
    3. How to get IBM Redbooks
    4. Help from IBM
  18. Index (1/2)
  19. Index (2/2)
  20. Back cover

Product information

  • Title: WebSphere Information Integrator Content Edition: Planning, Configuration, and Monitoring Guide
  • Author(s): Nagraj Alur, Javier Almaraz, Pedro Duarte Meira, Ron Yorita
  • Release date: December 2005
  • Publisher(s): IBM Redbooks
  • ISBN: None