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Start and test your application server

After you complete the Create New Express Server wizard, run the ExpressSamples application to verify that the application server is running correcly.

Before you test your application server, ensure the HTTP Server (powered by Apache) or the Domino HTTP server you selected the application server to use is Running. See Manage HTTP Servers for more information on HTTP Server (powered by Apache). See the Lotus^R Domino^TM Web site

for more information on Domino HTTP servers.

If you are running multiple servers, verify that the servers' debug ports is properly set. If multiple servers on the same node use the same debug port, the servers might fail to start. See Java virtual machine settings for more information on how to change the debug port.

To start and test a new application server or to test a new application, follow these steps:

1. Start the HTTP Server Administration interface.

2. Click the Manage tab.

3. Select an application server from the Server list.

4. Click the Start button ( 

    ). The start button is located directly below the Server list and to the right of the application server status message. The status message changes from Stopped to Starting. When the server is ready, the status message changes to Running. If the status message changes back to Stopped, an error has occurred.

   If the status message for the application server does not change over a short period of time, click the Refresh button ( 

    ). To stop your server, click the Stop button ( 

    ).

5. Expand Applications after your application is running.

6. Click Manage Installed Applications.

7. Ensure the application you want to test is running. If it is not, select the application from the installed applications list and click Start . See Manage installed applications for your application server for more information.

8. Open a new Web browser window.

9. Specify one of the following URLs to test your application server, where your.server.name is the name of your iSeries server and port is the port number of your HTTP Server instance. Use the example application you installed.

   ExpressSamples
   http://your.server.name: port/Snoop

   DB2 Web Services
   http://your.server.name :port/services

You can also use these steps to test new applications. After you deployed a new application , specify the URL in a Web browser. For example, if you install the application myApp on the server my.iSeries.server, and your HTTP Server instance uses port 10080, specify this URL:

http://my.iSeries.server:10080/myApp 

After you verify that the application server is working correctly, configure the application server to run your application .

For additional information on starting and stopping application servers, see these topics:

Use the startServer script to start an application server
This topic describes how to use the startServer script in Qshell to start an application server.

Use a CL command to start an application server
This topic describes how to use a CL command on the CL command line to start an application server.

Verify that the application server has started
Before you can start your applications, the application server must be running. This topic describes how you can verify that the application server is running.

Use the stopServer script to stop an application server
This topic describes how to use the stopServer script in Qshell to stop an application server.

Use the serverStatus script to check the status of an application server
This topic describes how to use the serverStatus script in Qshell to determine the status of an application server.