WAS v8.0 > Install the application serving environment > Distributed operating systems
Configure the product after installation
Use the Profile Management Tool in the WebSphere Customization Toolbox to create a profile, and use the First steps console to test and verify your WAS environment.
Install the product.
Procedure
- Start the Profile Management Tool to create a new profile.
Tip: At the end of product installation, select Profile Management Tool to open the Profile Management Tool when the installation is finished.
- Start the First steps console for your server.
Tip: At the end of profile creation, select Launch the First steps console to open the First steps console for the profile when profile creation is finished. This First steps console belongs to the profile that you just created. Each profile has its own First steps console.
The First steps console is an easy way to start using the product. The console provides access to the admin console, WebSphere Customization Toolbox, installation verification test, and other activities.
See the description of the firststeps command for more information.
- Click Installation verification on the First steps console.
The installation verification test starts the server process and runs several tests to verify that the process can start without errors.
See Use the installation verification tool for more information.
- Click WebSphere Customization Toolbox on the First steps console and use its tools to create a new profile or migrate a profile from an earlier version.
We can create multiple servers on the system.
- Use the admin console to federate an application server into a dmgr cell.
If both server processes are running, use the admin console of the dmgr to add the application server node into the cell.
Point your browser at http://localhost:9060/ibm/console, for example, to start the admin console. Or start it from the First steps console of the dmgr profile.
Avoid trouble: If you are installing the product on these operating systems, then disable IPv6
and restart the machine to view and log on to the admin console.
See
IPv6 for Microsoft Windows: Frequently Asked Questions for more information on disabling IPv6.
Log in and click System administration > Nodes > Add Node and follow the wizard to add the node into the cell. We can use localhost for the Host field if both processes are on the same machine. The SOAP port for the application server node is 8880 unless you changed the port during profile creation.
If the dmgr is running, you can use the addNode command instead.
- Optional: Click WebSphere Customization Toolbox on the First steps console and use the Profile Management Tool to create a custom profile.
Verify that the dmgr is running. The Profile Management Tool can federate the custom node for you if the dmgr is running.
Supply the host name and the SOAP port for the dmgr while creating the custom profile.
Choose to federate the custom node into the dmgr cell. A custom profile must be part of a cell.
Use the dmgr to customize the node at your leisure. Add servers, add clusters, and install applications on the node for example.
Results
This procedure results in configuring and testing the application server environment.
What to do next
See Plan the WAS product installation for diagrams of topologies that you can create using the Profile Management Tool.
Related
firststeps command
Use the installation verification tool