Getting started with installing and deploying Rational Publishing Engine

If you are a server administrator, review these tasks to get started.

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Overview

You can read the following topics before you install Rational® Publishing Engine and deploy the web applications.

Conceptual help topic. Planning the installation
Before you install IBM Rational Publishing Engine, make sure that you meet the installation prerequisites and that you understand how to install the product for your specific environment.
Conceptual help topic. Rational Publishing Engine 1.1.2-1.1.2.2 Detailed System Requirements
Review the requirements for platforms, application servers, data sources, license servers, and web browsers.
Conceptual help topic. Installation tasks
Review this overview of the installation tasks that you might perform, including installing Rational Publishing Engine and configuring the web services, data services, and the monitor and control servlet.

Getting started

The following topics guide you through the tasks for installing Rational Publishing Engine and deploying the web applications.

Task help topic. Installing Rational Publishing Engine Version 1.1.2 and later
Use the IBM Installation Manager to install Rational Publishing Engine.
Task help topic. Deploying the web applications
After you have installed the web applications with the Rational Publishing Engine client, you can deploy the applications on an application server.
Task help topic. Connecting to a license server
You must have the licenses for all of the products you are integrating or taking data from to use with Rational Publishing Engine.

Samples, tutorials, and videos

Multimedia link Rational Publishing Engine Playlist on YouTube
Watch videos from the IBM Rational Education team on how to use Rational Publishing Engine or how to integrate data sources with Rational Publishing Engine.
Tutorials link Rational Publishing Engine Examples and Tutorials
Review developerWorks examples and tutorials on how to use Rational Publishing Engine.

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