Review this overview of the installation tasks that you
might perform, including installing IBM® Rational® Publishing Engine and
configuring Rational Publishing Engine web
services, data services, and the monitor
and control servlet.
Installing the application server
If
you are planning on using a remote publishing process, you must install
either WebSphere® Application Server or
Apache Tomcat before you can deploy the web services, data services,
or monitor
and control servlet.
Installing the license server
You are not required to install a license server on
every computer that is using Rational Publishing Engine.
Install the license server on one server and distribute license keys
to the Rational Publishing Engine users.
Installing Rational Publishing Engine
The
web services,
monitor
and control servlet,
or data services can be installed with the
Rational Publishing Engine client.
Note: The Rational Publishing Engine installation
on Windows updates several
registry entries for Rational DOORS®.
If Rational DOORS is
installed after Rational Publishing Engine,
run the Rational Publishing Engine installer
again and click Modify/Repair feature to restart Rational DOORS.
This updates the latest registry changes made by the Rational Publishing Engine installer.
Installing the web applications
When
you install Rational Publishing Engine,
you have the option of installing add-ins and web applications. The
web applications enable you to allocate document generation jobs to
a remote server rather than a local computer. The web applications
include web services, data services, and the monitor
and control servlet.
See the topics on installing Rational Publishing Engine,
which includes installing the web applications.
Installing the add-ins
These add-ins
are available for
IBM Rational DOORS and
IBM Rational Tau integrations.
You can install the add-ins during the
Rational Publishing Engine installation,
which enables you to start publishing processes directly from
Rational DOORS or
Rational Tau.
If a valid installation of one of those products is found, the add-ins
are automatically installed. However, you can also install the add-ins
later.
Deploying web services
You can relocate
resource and time-consuming publishing operations to another computer
or server by using
Rational Publishing Engine web
services. Installs with the
Rational Publishing Engine client.
Deploying the monitor
and control servlet
A
central
monitor
and control servlet enhances
Rational Publishing Engine document
generation.
Deploying data services
Rational Publishing Engine provides
a REST interface for your product through data service adapters. If
your product sources already have a built-in XML data service, you
are not required to use or install the data services.