Administer MobileFirst applications with operations console

We can administer MobileFirst applications through the operations console by...

• deploying new versions of mobile and desktop apps
• locking apps or denying access
• displaying notification messages

In v6.1.0 and earlier versions of the product, operations console was deployed in the project WAR file. If two project WAR files were deployed, each one had its own administration console. Starting with v6.2.0, operations console is deployed separately, and can administer all runtime environments in the same server.

We can start the console by entering one of the following URLs:

• Secure mode for production or test:
  https://hostname:port/worklightconsole

• Development:
  http://server_name:port/worklightconsole

A list of all runtime environments is displayed.

We can return to the list of runtime environments by clicking the Home link at the top of the page in operations console.

Use the operations console to...

• See all the applications installed, and all device platforms supported.

• Disable specific application versions on specific platforms, and force users to upgrade before they continue to use the application.

  When we implement direct updates to mobile devices and desktop apps, software updates are pushed directly to application web resources or users' desktops

• Send out notifications to application users and to manage push notifications from defined event sources to applications.

• Install and manage adapters used by applications, and to inspect aggregated usage statistics from MobileFirst Server.

• Lock apps to prevent them from being mistakenly updated and to prevent the redeployment of web resources for a particular application.

• Display a notification message on app start to inform users without causing the application to exit.

• Control authenticity testing for an application.

See

• Upgrading a mobile application in MobileFirst Server and the Application Center.
• Lock an application
• Remotely disabling application connectivity
• Displaying a notification message on application startup
• Defining administrator messages from operations console in multiple languages
• Controlling authenticity testing for an app
• Error log of operations on runtime environments
• Audit log of administration operations

Parent topic: Administer MobileFirst applications