Verify that the application server is running

Before you start the administrative console, verify that the application server is running. When WebSphere Application Server is ready for use, a message is written to the job log of the application server job indicating that WebSphere Application Server is ready.

To determine if WebSphere Application Server is ready, perform these steps from a CL command line:

1. Run the Work with Active Jobs (WRKACTJOB) command, specifying the QWAS6 subsystem on the subsystem (SBS) parameter:

   WRKACTJOB SBS(QWAS6)

2. Find your application server job. The application server job for the default application server profile is named SERVER1.

3. Specify option 5 (Work with Job) on the option line next to the job, and press Enter.

4. On the command line of the Work with Job display, specify option 10 (Display job log, if active), and press Enter.

5. Press F10 to display all messages.

   Look for this message:

   WebSphere application server application_server ready.

   where application_server is the name of your application server. The default application server is named SERVER1.

   If the message is not displayed, press F5 to refresh the job log messages until the message is displayed.

   When the message is displayed, WebSphere Application Server has successfully started. It may take up to 20 minutes for the message to be displayed, depending on your iSeries server. If the message is not displayed, see the Troubleshooting topic.

6. To display the port number on which the application server is listening for the administrative console, position the cursor on the last line of the message and press F1. This message is displayed:

   WebSphere application server application_server 
   in job app_server_job is ready to handle administrative requests on port port_number.

   where application_server is the name of your application server, app_server_job is the OS/400 job name for your application server, and port_number is the number of the port used by the administrative console.

   Note: If the administrative console application is not installed in the application server profile or if the administrative console port cannot be displayed, the port_number is *N.

   Press F3 twice to exit.

Start the administrative console