Deploying the help system on Apache Tomcat

If you did not install the product on the server where you are deploying the help, you can deploy the help on Apache Tomcat application server.

Before you begin

Procedure

To deploy the help.war file:

  1. In a browser, enter the following URL to open the Tomcat Manager application: http://localhost:8080/manager/html
  2. Enter the user name and password.
  3. In the Deploy > WAR file to deploy section, click Choose file.
  4. Select the help.war file.
  5. Click Deploy. The help.war file is deployed, started, and displayed in the Applications section. The help.war file is also copied to the CATALINA_HOME/webapps directory.
  6. Verify that you can access the help system by adding help/index.jsp to the end of your server application URL, where help is the name of your .war file. For example: http://localhost:8080/help/index.jsp.
    Note:
    • The help system might not contain help content yet. You might be required to install the documentation into the help system next.
    • If your help system is deployed on the same Apache Tomcat server as the product, the help system starts and stops when the product application is started and stopped.

What to do next

  1. Install the help content on the server by completing one of these tasks:
  2. Provide the help URL to the team members in your organization. They can enter the URL in their Rational® DOORS® client help preferences to redirect their help access to the intranet server, as described in Changing the help content selection. Ensure that the URL that you provide does not include localhost as the server name; for example, http://server.ibm.com:8080/help/index.jsp

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