Use the administrative console

 

Overview

The administrative console is a Web-based tool that you use to manage the IBM WebSphere Application Server product as well as the Network Deployment product. The administrative console supports a full range of product administrative activities.

  1. Start the server for the administrative console. For the Network Deployment product, the administrative console belongs to the deployment manager (dmgr) process, which you start with the startmanager command.

  2. Access the administrative console.

  3. After you point a Web browser at the URL for the administrative console, enter your user ID and, if needed, a password on a Login page.

  4. Browse the administrative console.

  5. Specify console preferences.

  6. Access help.

Related tasks
Running an Application Server from a non-root user and the nodeagent from root
Running the deployment manager with a non-root user ID
Running an Application Server and node agent from a non-root user
Related reference
Administrative console areas
Administrative console: Resources for learning