This topic describes how to set up the administrative console environment,
to access the administrative console, and to log out of the administrative
console.
Before you begin
To access the administrative console, you must first install WebSphere
Application Server and the administrative console.
About this task
To access the administrative console, you must start it
and then log in. After you finish working in the administrative console,
save your work and log out.
Procedure
- Start the administrative console.
- Enable cookies in the Web browser that you use to access the
administrative console.
- Optionally enable JavaScript. Enablement of JavaScript is recommended
so that all the features of the administrative console are available to you.
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In the same Web browser, type http://your_fully_qualified_server_name:port_number/ibm/console,
where your_fully_qualified_server_name is the fully
qualified host name for the machine that contains the administrative server,
and port_number is the administrative console port number. When
the administrative console is on the local machine, your_fully_qualified_server_name can
be localhost unless security is enabled. On Windows platforms, use
the actual host name if localhost is not recognized. If security
is enabled, your request is redirected to https://your_fully_qualified_server_name:port_number/ibm/console,
where your_fully_qualified_server_name is the fully qualified host
name for the machine that contains the administrative server, and port_number is
the administrative console secure port number.
The default
port number for an unsecure administrative console is port 9060, and for a
secure administrative console is port 9043. Each new administrative console
that you deploy during profile creation is assigned a new unsecure port number,
and, if you enable security during profile creation, a new secure port number.
Check
the SystemOut.log file of the server that runs the console
application to verify that the console application starts successfully. If
the console application starts successfully, you see the CWWSR0221I:
Application started: isclite message.
If you cannot start the administrative console because the console port conflicts
with an application that is already running on the machine, change the port
number in the installation root/profiles/profile name/config/cells/cell_name/nodes/node_name/serverindex.xml file and the installation root/profiles/profile name/config/cells/cell_name/virtualhosts.xml files.
Change all the occurrences of port 9060 (or the port that is selected during
profile creation for WebSphere Application Server) to the port for the console.
Alternatively, shut down the other application that uses the conflicting port
before starting the WebSphere Application Server product.
For
a listing of supported Web browsers, see
WebSphere Application Server system requirements at
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?
rs=180&uid=swg27006921
The Web address displays on two lines
for printing purposes. Enter the Web address on one line in your browser.
- Wait for the console to load into the browser.
A login page displays after
the console starts.
- Log into the console.
- Enter your user name or user ID.
The user ID lasts
only for the duration of the session for which it is used to log in.
Changes
made to server configurations are saved to the user ID. Server
configurations also are saved to the user ID if a session timeout occurs.
If you enter an ID that is already in use and
in session, you are prompted to do one of the following actions:
- Log out the other user with the same user ID. You can recover changes
made during the other user's session.
- Return to the login page and enter a different user ID.
- If the console is secure, you must also enter a password for
the user name. The console is secure if someone has taken the following actions
for the console:
- Specified security user IDs and passwords
- Enabled global security
- Click OK.
- Log off the administrative console. Click System administration
> Save changes to Master Repository > Save to save work. Then click Logout
to exit the console.
If you close the browser before saving
your work, you can recover any unsaved changes the next time that you log
in under the same user ID.
Results
You have set up the administrative console environment, accessed the
administrative console, and logged out of the administrative console.
What to do next
Use the administrative console to manage WebSphere Application Server.