Before you install WebSphere Partner Gateway, ensure that you have all the necessary prerequisites. The topics in this section give you a brief overview of the system hardware and software requirements, the supported databases, and the user accounts required to run WebSphere Partner Gateway software.
A pre-installation checklist (Table 11) is included at the end of this section to help you prepare for the installation. This checklist lists the tasks that must be performed before you install WebSphere Partner Gateway. You can also use it when planning your installation to:
This section contains the following topics:
In order to connect with the database, WebSphere Partner Gateway requires a set of operating system users. The following procedure walks you through setting up these users. Although this procedure uses default names, you can substitute your own user and group names. Group and user names cannot exceed eight characters.
To create user accounts:
The Local Users and Groups dialog box appears. Right click Users, and select New User.
The New User dialog box appears. Add the following users: bcguser, bcgcon, bcgdoc, and bcgrecv. Also select the Password Never Expires option.
The following procedure describes how to configure WebSphere MQ after it is installed. See Platform, hardware, and software requirements for a list of SupportPacs and updates that must be applied. For information on specific commands used in this procedure, see the WebSphere MQ documentation.
To configure WebSphere MQ:
crtmqm -q bcg.queue.manager
IBM recommends changing the following default log parameters to avoid potential Process Transaction Rollback errors. Refer to the WebSphere MQ documentation for specific information on these attributes. These attributes can be viewed from the Log tab of the queue manager's Properties window in MQ Services.
MaxChannels=1000
MaxActiveChannels=1000
setmqcap <number of CPUs>
strmqm bcg.queue.manager
runmqlsr -t tcp -p 9999 -m bcg.queue.manager
strmqbrk -m bcg.queue.manager
strmqcsv bcg.queue.manager
runmqsc bcg.queue.manager <
<CD image>\Tools\MQSeries\BCGCreate_Queues.mqsc
Where <CD image> is the location of the WebSphere Partner Gateway CD or the location of the unarchived WebSphere Partner Gateway installation files.
runmqsc bcg.queue.manager < MQHomeInstallDir\mqm\Java\bin\MQJMS_PSQ.mqsc
For maximum performance in a production environment, the WebSphere Partner Gateway database should reside on a dedicated server.
The database is configured with the assumption that DB2 UDB is running on a multi-processor machine. In particular the DFT_DEGREE parameter is set to 4 which indicates that a SQL query is executed as 4 sub-processes running in parallel. If you are running DB2 UDB on a single processor machine, this configuration is not optimal and might cause a system memory and CPU conflict. You should review the database configuration with your database administrator and modify it if necessary to conform to your specific database environment.
Use the following procedure to install and configure DB2:
db2start
Record the names and passwords in the Pre-installation checklist.
This guide does not provide installation instructions for Oracle. See the appropriate Oracle documentation for the installation procedures.
WebSphere Partner Gateway is a Unicode application. Please ensure that the database character set and the national character set for your database are set to Unicode.
IBM recommends that you follow these guidelines as you install your Oracle database:
Record the names and passwords in the Pre-installation checklist in the next section. Record the default values also, especially if they were changed.
The following tasks must be performed before you install WebSphere Partner Gateway:
Table 11 identifies information that you must have before you start the Database Loader and WebSphere Partner Gateway installation wizards. Consult the table as you run the wizards.
Required Information | Value |
---|---|
WebSphere Partner Gateway user name |
(bcguser is the default) |
WebSphere Partner Gateway user password |
|
WebSphere Partner Gateway group name |
(bcggroup is the default) |
Community Console user name |
(bcgcon is the default) |
Community Console user password |
|
Community Console port numbers |
(HTTP - 58080 is the default) (HTTPS - 58443 is the default) |
Document Manager user name |
(bcgdoc is the default) |
Help System |
(58888 is the default) |
Document Manager user password |
|
Document Manager port numbers |
(HTTP - 56080 is the default) (HTTPS - 56443 is the default) |
Receiver user name |
(bcgrecv is the default) |
Receiver user password |
|
Receiver port numbers |
(HTTP - 57080 is the default) (HTTPS - 57443 is the default) |
WebSphere MQ host name |
|
WebSphere MQ Queue Manager |
(bcg.queue.manager is the default) |
WebSphere MQ port for Listener |
9999 |
Mount Point for Shared Location |
|
Database host name |
|
Database port |
DB2=50000 is the default if using the default Instance.
|
Database owner (DB2) |
|
Owner's password (DB2) |
|
Database name (DB2) |
|
Instance name (DB2) |
|
Administrator login ID (Oracle) |
|
Administrator password (Oracle) |
|
Oracle SID (Oracle) |
|
Schema owner login (Oracle) |
|
Schema owner password (Oracle) |
|
SMTP host name |
|
SMTP Port Number |
(25 is the default) |