Administration

The administrative interfaces for WebSphere^(R) Application Server - Express allow you to configure and manage your application server, deploy and run applications, and configure security settings for your application server. For information on using the administrative tools, see Administrative tools. WebSphere Application Server - Express includes these administrative tools:

• The HTTP Server Administration interface
• The WebSphere administrative console
• Qshell scripts
• The wsadmin administrative tool

Some iSeries^(TM) servers are preinstalled with WebSphere Application Server - Express. To find out if you have a preinstalled system, see Determine whether or not WebSphere Application Server - Express is preinstalled on your iSeries server. If the product is preinstalled, see this topic for additional information:

Administration considerations for preinstalled systems
If you have a system on which WebSphere Application Server - Express is preinstalled, see this topic for information on checking the product configuration.

These topics describe how to perform the administrative tasks for WebSphere Application Server - Express.

Create a new application server
This topic describes how to use the HTTP Server Administration interface to create an application server. It also provides information on deleting an application server instance. Start and test your application server
This topic describes how to start your application server and use the ExpressSamples sample application to verify that the application server is running correctly. It also provides information on stopping and restarting application servers. Configure the application server to run your application
This topic describes how to configure the application server and application server resources for your application. It also provides information on enabling and disabling security, configuring a server separatation topology, and configuring advanced application server settings. Deploy and start an application
This topic describes how to deploy an application into your application server. It also provides information on uninstalling applications and configuring application settings. Tune performance
This topic provides information about monitoring and tuning performance for your application server and applications. Backup and recovery
This topic provides information on backing up and restoring data and configurations for your applications and your application server. Reference
This topic provides reference information for the administrative tasks and tools.