First steps console

Operating Systems: AIX, HP-UX, Linux, Solaris, Windows, z/OS

First steps console

The First steps console is a post-installation ease-of-use tool that directs product elements from one place to another. Options display dynamically on the first steps console, depending on the features that you install and the availability of certain elements of a particular operating system.

First steps options

Use the Profile Management tool to get started defining a cell, a deployment manager, and application servers for the cell. A cell consists of a deployment manager profile and a federated application server profile. You can also define stand-alone application servers. Each profile has its own First steps console. Options include verifying the installation, starting the deployment manager and application server processes, creating profiles, accessing the administrative console, launching the Migration wizard, and accessing the online information center.
A prompt to launch the First steps console displays on the last panel of the Profile Management tool, or you can also choose to start the First steps console later from the command line. Launch the First steps console from the following location:

install_root/firststeps/firststeps.sh
install_root\firststeps\firststeps.bat
In addition to launching the First steps console from the WebSphere^® Extended Deployment Profile wizard, you can launch the tool manually by issuing the following commands:

profile_root/firststeps/XD/ using firststeps.sh
profile_root\firststeps\firststeps.bat

Table 1. Available options for WebSphere Extended Deployment Version 6.1

Option Product Profiles
Cell * Deployment manager Stand-alone application Server Custom
Cell dmgr Cell node

Installation verification No Yes No Yes Yes No
Start the deployment manager No Yes No Yes No No
Start the server No No No No Yes No
Administrative console No Yes No Yes Yes No
Profile Management tool Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Information center Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Migration wizard Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Exit Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
*When launching the First steps console from the Profile Management tool in a cell-creation flow, the deployment manager instance is used.

Related tasks

Creating profiles
Augmenting profiles
Installing and configuring the product

Option	Product	Profiles
Cell *	Deployment manager	Stand-alone application Server	Custom
Cell dmgr	Cell node
Installation verification	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	No
Start the deployment manager	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	No
Start the server	No	No	No	No	Yes	No
Administrative console	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	No
Profile Management tool	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Information center	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Migration wizard	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Exit	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
*When launching the First steps console from the Profile Management tool in a cell-creation flow, the deployment manager instance is used.