Installation roadmap: Installing the remote applications on a server

This installation roadmap lists the high-level steps required to install the packages necessary for deploying the remote applications on a server. These packages that make up the Rational® Publishing Engine offering are the Document Studio, Launcher, Remote services application.
Figure 1. Task flow for installing Rational Publishing Engine, Remote services application
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Perform these tasks to install and configure Rational Publishing Engine:
Task help topic. Planning tasks
Task help topic. Preinstallation tasks
Task help topic. Installation tasks
Task help topic. Postinstallation tasks

Planning tasks

Review the installation planning information:

  1. Verify that your system meets the minimum hardware and software requirements for installing Rational Publishing Engine.
  2. Review the installation planning information.
  3. Gather the information required to install and configure Rational Publishing Engine.
    Tip: The required information worksheet helps you gather all of the required information before you begin your installation.
  4. Review the Installation default directories and values.
  5. Review the Installation conventions for the Rational Publishing Engine documentation.
  6. Review the Help content installation options.
  7. Review the installation deployment scenarios.

Preinstallation tasks

Complete the required preinstallation tasks:

  1. Install and configure the Rational License Key Server.
  2. If you purchased user-based licenses for Rational Publishing Engine, set them up on your license server.
  3. Install and configure WebSphere® Application Server or Apache Tomcat. If you have an application server already installed, verify that it meets the requirements.
    Warning: If you installed a WebSphere Application Server interim fix for PM44303 or a fix pack that contains PM44303, a potential security exposure exists with some versions of WebSphere Application Server. You must install a fix that is specific to your version of WebSphere Application Server and your operating system. For more information, see the Potential security exposure from IBM WebSphere Application Server impacts Rational Publishing Engine technote.
  4. Install and configure your data source applications.

Installation tasks

Complete the installation tasks:

  1. Install the Rational Publishing Engine clients, remote applications on a server.

Postinstallation tasks

Complete the postinstallation tasks:

  1. Deploy the Remote services applications.
    Note:

    If you deploy the web app as part of the RPE Remote Services feature, you might not need the remote services applications, unless you need to connect directly to the desktop applications. Most of the tasks can be achieved via the new web app.

  2. Configure the web app or the remote services applications.
  3. If necessary, configure the help content.
  4. Install the Rational Publishing Engine Document Studio and Launcher clients and add-ins on the user computers.
  5. For the remote services applications, configure the user clients for remote publishing.
  6. Access the web app URLs or the remote services URLs for administering the Remote services components.

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