User guide

Chapter 4. Configure the InfoSphere Information Server
components
Describes the configuration tasks.
Opening the IBM InfoSphere Information Server web console
Use the InfoSphere Information Server web console to manage security, view
scheduled tasks, work with reports, or perform tasks that are related to IBM
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InfoSphere
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Business Glossary or the Information Services catalog.
Before you begin
To access the web console, determine the URL to use, configure your browser, and
go to the console window.
About this task
The URL for the IBM
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InfoSphere
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Information Server web console differs
depending upon the IBM WebSphere
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Application Server communication protocol
and configuration. The syntax of the URL is as follows:
protocol://host:port/ibm/iis/console
protocol is the communication protocol: either http or https. host and port differ
depending upon the communication protocol and WebSphere Application Server
configuration (clustered or non-clustered).
For example, in a configuration where clustering is not set up, the HTTPS URL
might be:
https://<myhost.example.com>:9443/ibm/iis/console
Configuring web browser to open the IBM InfoSphere Information
Server web console
The IBM
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InfoSphere
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Information Server web console is supported by both
Microsoft Internet Explorer and Mozilla Firefox. You must do these steps in your
preferred web browser before you use the IBM InfoSphere Information Server web
console.
About this task
v For information about supported browsers, see the InfoSphere Information
Server system requirements at http://www-01.ibm.com/software/data/
infosphere/info-server/overview/requirements.html.
v For more information about IBM InfoSphere Information Server, see
http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/iisinfsv/v8r7/topic/
com.ibm.swg.im.iis.found.moz.rc.common.doc/topics/
iisinfsrv_mcom_overview.html.
v Determine the URL to use as described in “Opening the IBM InfoSphere
Information Server web console.”
v If HTTPS is enabled in the URL, follow the browser prompts to accept the
certificate and proceed to the login page.
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