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Subscribe via EmailAn update to Lotus Quickr 8.2 was announced last month, and whilst 90% of the enhancements were for the Domino version, there were a couple of major support additions for the Portal/J2EE version - namely support for the AIX operating system and for using Oracle as the data repository. As we have a number of customers for whom Oracle is definitely the chosen RDBMS platform, this was big news around here!
However, if you wish to deploy Lotus Quickr against Oracle, it is a bit of a puzzle to know where to start. There is no Quickr 8.2 release to download for Portal/J2EE (the latest installable version is 8.1), and 8.1.1 is still the latest fixpack available. So, how does one go about installing on, or migrating to, Oracle?
This technote clears things up:
Configuring IBM Lotus Quickr services for WebSphere Portal to use OracleThis is a really well written guide, with some excellent examples and lots of advice.
Technote (FAQ)
Question
How do you configure IBM Lotus Quickr services for WebSphere Portal to use Oracle?
Answer
These are the steps to set up Lotus Quickr services for WebSphere Portal to use Oracle.
1. Obtain Lotus Quickr 8.1 (see How to Buy on the Lotus Quickr site)
2. Install Lotus Quickr 8.1 (see the Installing section in the Lotus Quickr Information Center)
3. Verify that search is working:
* Click Site Administration > Advanced Administration > Manage Search > Search Collections > Portal Content
* Edit the Portal Content Source
* Verify that the Portal id and password are set correctly
* Save any changes
4. Obtain the Lotus Quickr 8.1.1 FixPack from IBM Fix Central.
5. Install the Quickr 8.1.1 FixPack (see the Upgrading to Lotus Quickr 8.1.1 section in the Quickr Information Center)
6. See the attached document, "quickr - oracle migration.pdf", for details on finalizing the setup.
So, if you'd like to deploy Quickr against Oracle, you now have the tools to do so!
By: Stuart McIntyre - Quickr Blog | 0 Comments | On: 15 October 2009 15:58:05 | Tags: quickr lotus oracle
