After installing, start the WebSphere Application Server environment
to begin using it.
Before you begin
This topic assumes that you have configured your WebSphere Application
Server for iSeries installation. See Configuring the product after installation if
you have not yet configured the product.
About this task
Use this procedure to start the WebSphere Application Server environment.
Procedure
- Start the default application server profile.
Start
the default stand-alone application server, as described in Starting the default stand-alone application server profile.
Choose
this task if you intend to run a stand-alone, unfederated application server.
Start and configure the default deployment manager profile,
as described in Starting and configuring the default deployment manager profile
Choose this task if you installed WebSphere Application Server
Network Deployment and plan to run a deployment manager profile with one or
more federated application server nodes.
- Configure the virtual host, as described in Configuring the virtual host.
If your external HTTP server configuration uses ports other than
the default ports, you must update the Host Aliases table for the virtual
host to reflect the correct HTTP port number.
- Start the HTTP server instance, as described in Starting the HTTP server instance.
Start the HTTP server so that your application server profile can
receive and respond to client requests.
- Start the default application server node, as
described in Starting the default application server node.
If
you installed WebSphere Application Server Network Deployment and are running
a deployment manager profile with one or more federated application server
nodes, perform this step to start the default application server node.