Planning for WSRP

Before you work with WSRP, plan your configuration based on the information in the following topics.

You can consume portlets from a IBM® WebSphere® Portal or from a different WSRP Producer such as the IBM WSRP Version 2.0 Producer for IBM WebSphere Application Server.

Prerequisites for WSRP in the portal

If you want to use WSRP with your portal, you must have the appropriate level of IBM WebSphere Application Server installed. Refer to WebSphere Portal detailed system requirements to determine the WebSphere Application Server version that is required by your version of WebSphere Portal.

Supported portlet APIs
Learn about how the WSRP implementation in WebSphere Portal Version 8.5 supports different portlet APIs.
Exchanging the required information between Producer and Consumer portals
The WSRP standard defines the interfaces and the protocol for communication between the Producer portal and the Consumer portal. The Producer portals provide WSRP services that can be called to invoke provided portlets. The Consumer portals request WSRP services to call the remote portlets.
Security for WSRP services
IBM WebSphere Portal supports two security mechanisms for WSRP.
How you work with WSRP in your portal
To work with WSRP in your portal, you perform different administrative tasks. Some of these tasks depend on whether you use your portal as a Producer or Consumer portal.

Parent topic: WSRP services

Related information

WebSphere Portal detailed system requirements