To run services that are published to a registry, an administrator must first install and start the components that you use to run these services. The administrator can then connect the manager with the other components and assign services to management servers and proxies.
Before you begin, you must use a web browser to access and sign into the manager. The default location is at http://hostname:port/optim/console/, where hostname and port are the host name and port of the application server on which the manager is deployed. If you install the version of WebSphere® Application Server Community Edition that is delivered with the management server and the manager, and you deploy the manager to that copy of WebSphere Application Server Community Edition, then the default port is 8080.
If you cannot access the manager, ensure that the manager is started by the administrator of the application server on which the manager is deployed, that you can access the application server from your computer, and that your web browser is supported by the manager and uses a supported version of the Adobe Flash Player plug-in.