The administrative console is a graphical interface for performing deployment and system administration
tasks. It runs in your Web browser. Your actions in the console modify a set of XML configuration files.
You can use the console to perform tasks such as:
Add, delete, start, and stop application servers
Deploy new applications to a server
Start and stop existing applications, and modify certain configurations
Add and delete Java 2 Platform, Enterprise Edition (J2EE) resource providers for applications that require data access, mail, URLs, and so on
Manage variables, shared libraries, and other configurations that can span multiple application servers
Configure product security, including access to the administrative console
Collect data for performance and troubleshooting purposes
Find the product version information. It is located on the front page of the console.
Starting and stopping the administrative console helps you begin using the console so that you can explore the available options.
See also the Reference > Administrator > Settings section of the information center navigation. It lists the settings or properties you can configure.