My next challenge - cloning

No, not in some kind of wierd scifi way, I'm not trying to create a race of Dave Hay-alikes ( although that does sound quite interest, now I think of it ).

I'm trying to get to the bottom of WebSphere Portal cloning, as a way to automate installation, and provide a mechanism for instance replication etc. using IBM Installation Factory for WebSphere Application Server: -

http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=180&uid=swg24012817

http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/wasinfo/v6r1/index.jsp?topic=/com.ibm.websphere.express.doc/info/exp/ae/tins_install_factory.html

I'm starting with this presentation: -

http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/ieduasst/v1r1m0/index.jsp?topic=/com.ibm.iea.was_v6/was/6.1/InstallationAndMigration/WASv61_InstallFactory_Overview/player.html

and will keep you posted.

Marshall Lamb's excellent article here: -

Cloning a WebSphere Portal V6 installation

http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/websphere/library/techarticles/0704_lamb/0704_lamb.html

is also a good reference.