Start the WAS Network Deployment environment

WebSphere Application Server WebSphere Application Server Network Deployment profiles run in the QWAS85 subsystem and require that TCP/IP is configured and activated on the system. Learn how to prepare the system to run WebSphere Application Server Network Deployment profiles.

TCP/IP must be active before the product can start. Ensure that the STRTCP command runs before the STRSBS QWAS85/QWAS85 command in the startup program or in the autostart job.

The system startup program is defined by the QSTRUPPGM system value. For more information about the QSTRUPPGM system value, see the Work Management Guide (SC41-5306) (http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/cgi-bin/bookmgr/BOOKS/QB3ALG03/CCONTENTS).

Complete this task to configure the system to

• Run WebSphere Application Server WebSphere Application Server Network Deployment profiles

• Configure these profiles to start automatically when the QWAS85 subsystem starts

• To prepare the system to run WebSphere Application Server Network Deployment profiles, follow these steps.

  1. Start Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP). On the IBM i command line, enter this command:
     STRTCP

  2. To start the application server profile, see one of these topics:

     • Start an application server

     • Start and stop the deployment manager

     • Unlike previous releases, releases starting with WebSphere Application Server Version 6 do not start the default application server when the subsystem is started. When you use the startServer or startManager Qshell script to start your server profile, the QWAS85 subsystem is started if it is not currently active.

     • WebSphere Application Server Network Deployment includes support for stand-alone application server profiles, managed (federated) profiles, and dmgr profiles without requiring the product to also be installed. When you install WebSphere Application Server Network Deployment, two profiles are created: the default profile and the dmgr profile. The default profile is a stand-alone application server profile and the dmgr profile is a dmgr profile.

  3. Use one of these methods to verify that the server is running:

     • On the IBM i command line, run the Work with Active Jobs (WRKACTJOB) command:
       WRKACTJOB SBS(QWAS85)

       Your server job is listed. When the server is ready to accept requests, the joblog contains message WAS0106: WebSphere Application Server serverName ready.

     • In System i Navigator, look for QIBM_WSA_ADMIN under Server Jobs.

• If the profile has authority to the QWAS85/QWASJOBD job description and QWAS85/QWAS85 subsystem description, we can configure WebSphere Application Server Network Deployment profiles to automatically start when the QWAS85 subsystem starts. Perform these steps for each profile:

  1. Create a duplicate of the job description used by WebSphere Application Server Network Deployment profiles. For example, on the IBM i command line, run this command:
     CRTDUPOBJ OBJ(QWASJOBD) FROMLIB(QWAS85) OBJTYPE(*JOBD) TOLIB(mywasjobd) NEWOBJ(mydmgr)

  2. Specify the name of the user profile associated with the mydmgr job description.

     The user profile must be QEJBSVR:

     CHGJOBD JOBD(mywasjobd/mydmgr) USER(QEJBSVR)

  3. Use the CHGJOBD command to change the newly created job description so that the Request data or command (RQSDTA) field starts the server. For example, to start the default deployment manager server (dmgr), set the RQSDTA value as follows:

     'QSYS/CALL PGM(product_library/QWASSTRSVR)  PARM(''-profilePath''      ''/QIBM/UserData/WebSphere/
     AppServer/V85/ND/profiles/
     dmgr''     ''-server'' ''dmgr'')'

     To start the default application server (server1), set the RQSDTA value as follows:

     'QSYS/CALL PGM(product_library/QWASSTRSVR) PARM(''-profilePath''      ''/QIBM/UserData/WebSphere/AppServer/V85/ND/profiles/default''
         ''-server'' ''server1'')'

  4. Add an autostart job entry to the QWAS85/QWAS85 subsystem. Enter this command from the IBM i command line:
     ADDAJE SBSD(QWAS85/QWAS85) JOB(mydmgr) JOBD(mywasjobd/mydmgr)

     We can configure the system so that the QWAS85 subsystem starts at system startup. To enable automatic startup, add the following line to the system startup program:

     STRSBS QWAS85/QWAS85

Results

You have configured the system to run WebSphere Application Server Network Deployment profiles, and might have configured these profiles to start automatically when the QWAS85 subsystem starts.

What to do next

Deploy an application to get started.

Related tasks

Start an application server
Start and stop the deployment manager
Start the application server environment in the QWAS85 subsystem