Troubleshoot by topic
To navigate through a problem, first identify the area in which the problem is occurring and, from there, use the appropriate resources to determine what is causing the problem.
Generally, problems occurring within WebSphere Application Server for iSeries fall within one of the categories shown below. Select the link that most closely matches the area of the problem to see the appropriate resources to consult for determining what is causing the problem.
All of the resource lists in the topics below include a link to the WebSphere Application Server Version 5.0 for iSeries Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) database 
. This database contains FAQs for many of the common problems encountered in the areas listed below. Each FAQ contains a short description of the problem, the symptom associated with the problem, and the solution to the problem.
Install
This topic describes the resources available to determine what may be causing a problem when you install WebSphere Application Server.WebSphere Application Server startup
This topic describes the resources available to determine what may be causing a problem when you attempt to start the WebSphere application server or administrative console.WebSphere Application Server configuration and management
This topic describes the resources available to determine what may be causing a problem when you attempt to create, manage, or configure resources from the WebSphere administrative console.Application Assembly Tool
This topic describes the resources available to determine what may be causing a problem when you attempt to use the Application Assembly Tool to configure an enterprise application.WebSphere Application Server Administration and administrative console
This topic describes the resources available to determine what may be causing a problem when you attempt to use the administrative console or the WebSphere administrative scripting (wsadmin) tool.Security
This topic describes the resources available to determine what may be causing a problem when using WebSphere Application Server security.Naming service
This topic describes the resources available to determine what may be causing a problem when you attempt to use the naming service to lookup WebSphere resources such as data sources or enterprise beans.Access web resources
This topic describes the resources available to determine what may be causing a problem when a WebSphere application server fails to serve Web resources such as servlets, JavaServer Pages(TM) (JSP(TM)), and HTML files.Embedded JMS provider
This topic describes the resources available to determine what may be causing a problem when you are attempting to use the Embedded JMS Provider included with WebSphere Application Server.Enterprise applications
This topic describes the resources available to determine what may be causing a problem when you attempt to run your enterprise application within the WebSphere Application Server environment.Run a J2EE client application
This topic describes the resources available to determine what may be causing a problem when you attempt to run your J2EE client application.Universal Description, Discovery, and Integration (UDDI), Web Service, and SOAP
This topic describes the resources available to determine what may be causing a problem when you attempt to deploy and run applications that use WebSphere Application Server Web Services, UDDI, or SOAP.