AEM and WebSphere application server installation and integrations

WebSphere 8.5
Before a deployment read the General Description above.

Server Preparation

• Let Basic Auth Headers pass through:
• One way to let AEM authenticate a user is to disable the global administrative security of the WebSphere server, to do so:
• go to Security -> Global Security and uncheck the Enable administrative security checkbox, save and restart the server.
• set "JAVA_OPTS= -Xmx2048m"
• If you want to install AEM using context root = / then you have first to change the context root of the existing Default web application

Deploy AEM web application

1. Download AEM war file
2. Make your configurations In web.xml if needed (see above in the General Description)

• Unpack WEB-INF/web.xml file
• change sling.run.modes parameter to publish
• uncomment sling.home initial parameter and set this path as you need
• Repack web.xml file

• Deploy AEM war file ---Choose a context root
• Start AEM web application