In reference to the wiki page (http://code.google.com/p/gbif-providertoolkit/wiki/IPTServerPreparation), stating that Tomcat 7 doesn't work, I'm sending a link to the screenshots I took when I installed Tomcat 7 on Win7-64 on June 14, 2011 so they can be added to the wiki if you want since Tomcat 7 does at least work in the Win7-64 configuration.
http://129.237.201.204/Tomcat7_Win7-64_Screens.zip There are 17 screen shots. I think the only I did not capture was editing the tomcat-users.xml file. I used the tomcat web manager to deploy the ipt.war file.
Also including a link to the Tomcat7 IPT instance if you want to take a look. This instance is my test instance that I use to demonstrate IPT to institutions that we are considering hosting on our live VertNet IPT. http://129.237.201.204:8080/ipt/
Let me know if you have any questions or need additional details.
Laura Russell VertNet Programmer Biodiversity Institute University of Kansas Dyche Hall 1345 Jayhawk Blvd., Room 606 Lawrence, KS 66045
Phone: 785.864.4681 Fax: 785.864.5335
Email: larussell@vertnet.org Email: larussell@ku.edu
Google Chat: larussell@vertnet.org Skype: laura.anne.russell
VertNet Portals: MaNIS: http://www.manisnet.org HerpNET: http://www.herpnet.org ORNIS: http://www.ornisnet.org FishNet2: http://www.fishnet2.net