Work offline by downloading an information center (known as WebSphere
Help System) and populating it with one or more documentation plug-ins. This
is analogous to downloading the Adobe Acrobat Reader and one or more PDF documents
to view. Note that PDF versions of this documentation are the other option
for working offline.
About this task
These instructions require Internet access and a machine to which
you can download content. If you find a difference between these instructions
and the instructions that accompany the WebSphere help system (here,
used interchangeably with the term information center) that you downloaded,
follow the latter instructions.
- Download the ZIP file that contains the WebSphere help system (information
center).
The help system is a download from the Trials and betas
section of the IBM Web site. Access the following Web page: http://www.software.ibm.com/webapp/download/search.jsp?go=y&rs=iwshs
If the preceding URL becomes unavailable, the
Library page also contains a link to the WebSphere help system. Its link might
be more current. The Library page is at http://www.ibm.com/software/webservers/appserv/was/library/index.html.
- Extract the ZIP file contents.
Unzip the file to
the local drive. A folder titled WebSphere Help System is created on
the local drive. You can choose to unzip the files to another directory on
your local drive.
- Read the installation instructions that are contained in the WebSphere
Help System/installing_and_managing.htm file.
The file
describes in detail how to set up a local information center. Pay particular
attention to the section that addresses installing the WebSphere Help
System. If you have an adequate Java Runtime Environment (JRE) installed,
you can launch the WebSphere help start.bat file to complete the
installation.
- Launch the \WebSphere Help System\WebSphere help start.bat file.
You can double-click the file or type its path and name at a DOS
prompt. If a browser window opens with an empty information center, then you
are successful. If not, troubleshoot the issue, beginning with the documentation
that is provided in the installing_and_managing.htm file. Be sure
to shut down the local information center after successful installation has
occurred.
- Download the documentation plug-in ZIP files of your choice.
The WebSphere Extended Deployment documentation plug-in is available
at this Web address:http://www-306.ibm.com/software/webservers/appserv/extend/library/
- Extract the plug-in contents.
Unzip the documentation
plug-in to the following path: WebSphere Help System/eclipse/plug-ins.
The
architecture of each IBM documentation plug-in consists of a folder, usually
named something like, com.ibm.xxx.xxx.doc, within which is contained a series
of XML files, possibly some additional folders, and a zip file called doc.zip.
Do not unzip the doc.zip file.
- Launch the help system.
Using the WebSphere help
start.bat file, launch the help system. Your documentation plug-in is
available in your local help system. You can download additional documentation
plug-ins from other IBM, or third-party vendors using an Eclipse-based help
system like the WebSphere Help System.