Before using the AppManager Operations Portal, there are configurations that must be performed to the Operations Center Dashboard to further customize the portal integration, layout, and “look & feel”.
To configure the Operations Center Dashboard:
Add the following line to the /OperationsCenter_Dashboard_install_path/server/webapps/ROOT/WEB-INF/classes/portal-ext.custom.properties file:
default.regular.theme.id=netiq_WAR_netiqtheme
Start the Operations Center Dashboard.
For detailed steps and descriptions, see Starting and Stopping the Dashboard
in the Operations Center 5.5 Dashboard Guide.
On the installation server, using your Web browser, access the URL of the Dashboard server:
http://server:dashboard_port
For example, the Dashboard is installed on your current machine and the HTTP port (Operations Center Dashboard Configuration Manager) set to 8080, then point your browser to:
http://localhost:8080
When successful, the guest home page for the Dashboard displays.
Use the admin account.
portlet to log in using the Operations CenterClick
and select .Do the following to set the default portal theme:
Under
, select .Click
next to the community, and select .The page updates to Edit Pages for Community: Guest.
Under
, click the tab.In the
section, click .The page updates to show the AppManager theme under Current Themes.
Click the
tab.The page updates to the Communities listing.
Do the following to create the AppManager Operations community:
Click Add.
The page updates to show the create community form.
Type AppManager Operations in the field.
(Optional). Type a description in the
field.Select Restricted from the drop-down list.
Click
.The page updates to the Communities listing.
Do the following to import AppManager Operations Portal configurations:
Click
next to the community, and select .The page updates to Edit Pages for Community: AppManager Operations.
Switch to the
tab.Click
.Click /OperationsCenter_Dashboard_install_path/NetIQControlCenter/AppManager.lar file.
, and navigate to and select theClick
.The file name displays in the field.
Click
and select from the options provided to configure what is imported from the file.The following options are recommended (shown in the above illustration):
Pages
Portlets
Select all check box sub-options.
Select
under Data Strategy.Select
under User ID Strategy.Permissions
Select all sub-options.
Theme
Categories
Click
.Click
to exit the Control Panel.Log out of the Operations Center Dashboard.
Stop the Operations Center Dashboard.
For detailed steps and descriptions, see Starting and Stopping the Dashboard
in the Operations Center 5.5 Dashboard Guide.
Add the following lines to the /OperationsCenter_Dashboard_install_path/server/webapps/ROOT/WEB-INF/classes/portal-ext.custom.properties file:
auth.forward.by.last.path=true
default.landing.page.path=/web/appmanager-operations/starting-point
Restart the Operations Center Dashboard.
For detailed steps and descriptions, see Starting and Stopping the Dashboard
in the Operations Center 5.5 Dashboard Guide.
Do one of the following:
Continue to Section 3.0, Using the AppManager Operations Portal to configure and use the portal.
Continue to Section A.0, Advanced Administrative Topics to import AppManager Control Center user accounts.