Chapter 4. Download the Platform
4.1. About the Red Hat Customer Portal
The Red Hat Customer Portal is the centralized platform for Red Hat knowledge and subscription resources. Use the Red Hat Customer Portal to do the following:
- Manage and maintain Red Hat entitlements and support contracts.
- Download officially-supported software.
- Access product documentation and the Red Hat Knowledgebase.
- Contact Global Support Services.
- File bugs against Red Hat products.
The Customer Portal is available here: https://access.redhat.com.
4.2. Available Downloads
Red Hat JBoss Portal (JBoss Portal) includes a number of different installation types and optional components, which are available for download on the Red Hat Customer Portal at https://access.redhat.com/.
Table 4.1, “Available Downloads” describes the different options, including components which are appropriate for certain operating systems or architectures.
Table 4.1. Available Downloads
| Name | Description | Operating Systems |
|---|---|---|
| Documentation |
The documents are available at https://access.redhat.com/site/documentation/Red_Hat_JBoss_Portal/
|
Platform-independent
|
| Source Code |
The Java source code for JBoss Portal is provided.
|
Platform-independent
|
| Portal Platform |
The ZIP installation package which can be installed and run on every supported platform.
|
Platform-independent
|
| Quickstarts and wolf repo |
Both quickstarts and maven repository ZIP packages are provided and can be used on every supported platform.
|
Platform-independent
|
4.3. Download the Platform and Related Plug-ins
4.3.1. Download Red Hat JBoss Portal
Before starting the download procedure, log onto the Red Hat Customer Portal with valid user credentials.
- Load https://access.redhat.com in a web browser.
- Click the Downloads option, and then select Red Hat JBoss Portal from the alphabetical list.
- Select the latest released version from the Version field to display the available downloads
- Click the Download link next to the Red Hat JBoss Portal 6.2 item to begin the download.
- Repeat the previous step for any supplemental packages required (for example, the Quickstarts archive).
4.3.2. Download JBoss Operations Network Plug-in
Previous Step in Download the Platform and Related Plug-ins
Install the JBoss Operations Network JBoss Portal plug-in to manage the production server through a graphical interface. You must be logged onto the portal with valid user entitlements to access JBoss Operations Network downloads.
- Load https://access.redhat.com in a web browser.
- Click the Downloads option, and then select Red Hat JBoss Operations Network from the alphabetical list.
- Select
JBoss ON for Portal Platformfrom the Product drop-down menu. - Select the latest version available from the Version field.
- Download the following files by clicking the link beside each item:
- Base Distribution
- Portal Platform Plug-in Pack
- All Patches applicable to the version you are downloading.Patches are applied to JBoss Operations Network after installing the base distribution and plug-in.