Verify that the WAS node agent has started

Before you start the administrative console, verify that the node agent has started successfully. When the node agent is ready for use, a message is written to the job log of the application server job indicating that the node agent is ready.

To determine if the node agent is ready, perform these steps from an OS/400 command line:

1. Run the Work with Active Jobs (WRKACTJOB) command, specifying the QEJBAS5 subsystem on the subsystem (SBS) parameter:

   WRKACTJOB SBS(QEJBAS5)

2. Find the server job for your instance. The node agent's job name is the same as the node name for the instance. For the default WAS instance, the node name is the same as the host name of the iSeries sever.

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. Press F10 to display all messages.

5. Look for this message:

   WebSphere application server nodeagent ready.

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

   When the message is displayed, the node agent has successfully. 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 Troubleshooting.

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