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Deploying HCL Connections Docs 2.0 CR3
Welcome to the HCL Connections Docs 2.0 CR3 documentation, where you can find information about installing and deploying HCL Docs 2.0 CR3. HCL Docs is a collaborative productivity suite that enables you to work on documents, spreadsheets and presentations together in the cloud. If you have HCL Docs 2.0, HCL Docs 2.0 CR1, or CR2 already installed, to install CR3, you only need to download the HCL Docs 2.0 CR3 zip package from FixCentral and extract the package. Then follow the instructions in the PDF file to install CR3. But if you have a version prior to HCL Docs 2.0, before installing CR3 package, you must follow instructions in this guide to install and deploy HCL Docs 2.0.
Planning
Before installing HCL Docs, review the system requirements and deployment options, and then complete the worksheets.
HCL Docs system requirements
Ensure that your systems support the HCL Docs system requirements needed for successful deployment within the HCL Connections environment.
Required software packages
This topic lists required packages for HCL Connections™ Docs, including the required packages and fix packs for IBM® WebSphere® Application Server. Update the package and file names for each component.

Deploying HCL Connections Docs 2.0 CR3
Welcome to the HCL Connections Docs 2.0 CR3 documentation, where you can find information about installing and deploying HCL Docs 2.0 CR3. HCL Docs is a collaborative productivity suite that enables you to work on documents, spreadsheets and presentations together in the cloud. If you have HCL Docs 2.0, HCL Docs 2.0 CR1, or CR2 already installed, to install CR3, you only need to download the HCL Docs 2.0 CR3 zip package from FixCentral and extract the package. Then follow the instructions in the PDF file to install CR3. But if you have a version prior to HCL Docs 2.0, before installing CR3 package, you must follow instructions in this guide to install and deploy HCL Docs 2.0.
- Overview
  HCL Connections™ Docs extends HCL Connections, offering real-time, co-editing support designed to help users collaborate on documents together.
- Planning
  Before installing HCL Docs, review the system requirements and deployment options, and then complete the worksheets.
  - HCL Docs system requirements
    Ensure that your systems support the HCL Docs system requirements needed for successful deployment within the HCL Connections environment.
    - Required software packages
      This topic lists required packages for HCL Connections™ Docs, including the required packages and fix packs for IBM® WebSphere® Application Server. Update the package and file names for each component.
  - Deployment options for scale
    Typically HCL Docs is deployed in one of two deployment topologies. Medium-to-large deployments are used in test and production environments to achieve optimum scaling, load balancing, and failover, whereas imple deployments are used in a proof-of-concept environment to get up and running quickly.
  - Integration options
    HCL Docs supports integrating with different products on various environments. Before installing, you must have information about which integration option you want.
  - HCL Docs shared storage overview and requirements
    HCL Docs shared storage is used by each of the HCL Docs components to store drafts or transfer files between servers. This shared storage can be hosted from an external storage device or one of the existing servers in your IBM® Connections and HCL Docs deployment.
  - Server information worksheets
    These worksheets provide the relevant information needed to successfully deploy HCL Docs.
- Installing
  To install HCL Docs, complete the following procedures in the sequence shown.
- Upgrading or migrating
  You can upgrade HCL Connections™ Docs from the previous two releases to the current release by using the installer or upgrade scripts. You can also install the latest release on new hardware and then do a side-by-side migration from the old to the new.
- Security
  You might need to refer to this section during deployment. HCL Docs supports WebSEAL. This section is for setting up single sign-on (SSO) if installing HCL Docs in the same cell as IBM® Connections.
- Performance tuning
- Troubleshooting and support
  To isolate and resolve problems with your deployment, you can use the troubleshooting and support information.

Required software packages

This topic lists required packages for HCL Connections™ Docs, including the required packages and fix packs for IBM® WebSphere® Application Server. Update the package and file names for each component.

Before you download the software packages, make sure you understand the system requirements information.

To assist in installing, configuring, and creating profiles for WebSphere® Application Server, you can use IBM® Installation Manager.

Download the following software packages before beginning.

IBM® Installation Manager (Windows™)

Download IBM® Installation Manager from the following URL: http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg24037254.

Table 1. IBM® Installation Manager Packages
This table describes the IBM® Installation Manager package names
Package Name	File Name
agent.installer.linux.gtk.x86	`IIM_INSTALLPKG_LINUX`, for example, `agent.installer.linux.gtk.x86_64_1.7.4.3.3000.20130510_2243.zip`
agent.installer.win32.win32.x86	`IIM_INSTALLPKG_WINDOWS`, for example, `agent.installer.win32.win32.x86_64_1.7.4.3.3000.20130510_2243.zip`

IBM® WebSphere® V8.5.5/ IBM® HTTP Server (Linux™)

HCL Docs 2.0 requires WebSphere 8.5.5.4 and later versions. Find out how to download IBM® WebSphere® V8.5.5 and later fixes from the following URL: http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg27038625.

HCL Docs 2.0(Multiplatform)

Download HCL Connections™ Docs from the HCL FlexNet portal.

Note: HCL Docs 2.0 CR2 supports WAS 8.5.5.11.

Table 2. HCL Docs 2.0 Install Packages
This table describes the HCL Docs 2.0 install package.
Part Number	Package Name	File Name
CN7ZLML	`DOCS_INSTALLPKG_NAME`, for example, `CNNCTNS_DOCS_2.0.0_WINLNX_ML`	`DOCS_INSTALLPKG_FILENAME`, for example, `CNNCTNS_DOCS_2.0.0_WINLNX_ML.zip`

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