Set up Web administration for the first time

 

Do the following to set up the Directory Server Web Administration Tool for the first time.

  1. Install IBM® WebSphere® Application Server 6.0 (5733-W60 Base or Express options) and associated prerequisite software if they are not already installed.

  2. Enable the system application server instance in the HTTP ADMIN server instance. See the IBM HTTP Server topic for more information.

    1. Start the HTTP ADMIN server instance by doing one of the following.

      • In iSeries™ Navigator, click Network > Servers > TCP/IP and right-click HTTP Administration. Then click Start.

      • On a command line type STRTCPSVR SERVER(*HTTP) HTTPSVR(*ADMIN).

    2. Log in to the IBM Web Administration for iSeries. Use an operating system user profile and password to log in to the iSeries Tasks page (http://your_server:2001), then click IBM Web Administration for iSeries.

    3. From the HTTP Server Administration your_server page, click the Manage tab and then click the HTTP Servers tab. Make sure ADMIN – Apache is selected in the Server drop-down list and that Include /QIBM/UserData/HTTPA/admin/conf/admin-cust.conf is selected in the Server Area drop-down list.

    4. From the options in the left pane of the page, click General Server Configuration.

      You might need to expand the section Server Properties in order to see the General Server Configuration option.

    5. Set Start the system application server instance when the 'Admin' server is started to Yes.

    6. Click OK.

    7. Restart the HTTP ADMIN server instance by clicking on the restart button (the second button under the HTTP Servers tab). You can also stop and start the HTTP ADMIN server instance using the iSeries Navigator or a command line.You can stop the HTTP ADMIN server instance by doing one of the following.

      • In iSeries Navigator click Network > Servers > TCP/IP and right-click HTTP Administration. Then click Stop.

      • On a command line type ENDTCPSVR SERVER(*HTTP) HTTPSVR(*ADMIN).

      You can start the HTTP ADMIN server instance by doing one of the following.

      • In iSeries Navigator click Network > Servers > TCP/IP and right-click HTTP Administration. Then click Start.

      • On a command line type STRTCPSVR SERVER(*HTTP) HTTPSVR(*ADMIN).

      See the IBM HTTP Server topic for more information.

  3. Log in to the Directory Server Web Administration Tool.

    1. Bring up the Login page by doing one of the following.

      • From iSeries Navigator, select your server and click Network > Servers > TCP/IP, right click IBM Directory Server, and click Server Administration.

      • From the iSeries Tasks page (http://your_server:2001) click IBM Directory Server for iSeries.

    2. Select Console Admin in the LDAP Hostname field.

    3. Type superadmin in the Username field.

    4. Type secret in the Password field.

    5. Click Login. The IBM Directory Server Web Administration Tool page is displayed.

  4. Change the console administration login.

    1. Click Console administration in the left pane to expand the section, and then click Change console administrator login.

    2. Type a new console administration login name in the Console administrator login field.

    3. Type the current password (secret) in the Current password field.

    4. Click OK.

  5. Change the console administration password. Click Change console administrator password in the left pane.

  6. Add the Directory Server that you want to administer. Click Manage console servers in the left pane.

    When adding a Directory Server, the Administration port is not used and will be ignored.

  7. If you want to change console properties. Click Manage console properties in the left pane.

  8. Click Logout. When the Logout successful screen appears, click the here link to return to the Web administration login page.

After you have configured the console for the first time, you can return to the console at any time to:

 

Parent topic:

Web administration