WAS V6.0 Overview

 

WebSphere Application Server (WAS) Version 6.0 provides a J2EE-compliant environment that allows us to manage server-side Java.

The WAS runtime environment consists of the application server job, which manages and runs WebSphere applications.

WAS workstation-based tools allow us to assemble and deploy applications from our workstations, and include tools for problem analysis such as the Log Analyzer and the Eclipse-based debugger and distributed trace tools.

WAS iSeries-based tools allow us to manage application server profiles and perform administrative tasks such as installing applications, changing the application configuration, compiling JSPs, and regenerating the Web server plug-in configuration.

The administrative console is a Web-based application that provides a graphical interface that you can use to configure and manage WAS and its resources. The administrative console runs on any of these supported browsers: