WebSphere Enterprise Service Bus, Version 6.2.0 Operating Systems: AIX, HP-UX, i5/OS, Linux, Solaris, Windows


Starting the First steps console

After installing WebSphere® ESB, use the First steps console to start product tooling, access product documentation, or direct elements such as servers and administrative consoles related to individual profiles. A generic version of the console, plus a version for each profile in your installation are available.

Options on each console are displayed dynamically, depending on features you install and the availability of certain elements on particular operating systems. Options include verifying your installation, starting or stopping the server or deployment manager, accessing the administrative console, starting the Profile Management Tool, accessing the Samples gallery, accessing the product documentation, or starting the migration wizard. Methods for starting the First steps console differ depending on whether it is a generic or profile-specific version.

The following sections provide detailed information on starting a First steps console based on its version and the platform used on the system:
Restrictions:

Starting the generic version of the First steps console

Start the generic version of the First steps console by performing the following steps. Because an i5/OS system does not have a graphical user interface (GUI), a First steps console on this platform must be started from a Windows workstation.

  1. Open a command window.
  2. Change to the following directory:
    • For i5/OS operating system On i5/OS platforms: first_steps_location\firststeps\esb\noprofile
    • For Linux operating systemFor UNIX operating system On Linux® and UNIX® platforms: install_root/firststeps/esb
    • For Windows operating system On Windows platforms: install_root\firststeps\esb
    The variable install_root represents the location of the WebSphere ESB installation on Linux, UNIX, and Windows systems; first_steps_location, the location of the i5/OS First steps console on the Windows workstation. The first_steps_location is in one of the following locations:
    • install_image_location\WBI\iSeries, where install_image_location is the path to the disc media or the location of the Passport Advantage® image.
    • pmt_client_installation, which is C:\Program Files\IBM\WebSphere\PMTClient by default.
  3. Issue the firststeps or run command (depending on platform) to start the console:
    • For i5/OS operating system On i5/OS platforms: run.bat
    • For Linux operating systemFor UNIX operating system On Linux and UNIX platforms: ./firststeps.sh
    • For Windows operating system On Windows platforms: firststeps.bat
Fast path:

For Windows operating system On Windows platforms: You can also start the generic version of the console on Windows platforms by selecting Start > Programs > IBM WebSphere > Enterprise Service Bus 6.2 > First steps.

Starting a First steps console associated with a profile on i5/OS platforms

For i5/OS operating system You can launch the First steps console associated with a profile by performing the following tasks. Because an i5/OS system does not have a graphical user interface (GUI), a First steps console on this platform must be started from a Windows workstation. Use the firststeps.bat command to open the First steps console. This command is located in one of the following locations:
  • From the installation media (which may be either the installation disc or the installation image that was downloaded to the server): install_image_location\WBI\iSeries\firststeps.
  • From the client associated with the i5/OS profile: pmt_client_installation\PMT\firststeps, where pmt_client_installation is C:\ProgramFiles\IBM\WebSphere\PMTClient by default.
You will be presented with a panel to log onto the target i5/OS server. Enter the name of the i5/OS server where the profile is located, your user name, and your password, and click OK. You will be presented with one of the following situations, depending on what is installed and configured in the target i5/OS server:
  1. An error message will be displayed if WebSphere ESB is not installed on the target i5/OS server.
  2. An error message will be displayed if WebSphere ESB is installed, but no profile exists on the target i5/OS server.
  3. The First steps console is launched for a profile on the target i5/OS server if it contains more than one WebSphere ESB installation, but has only a single profile configured on that server.
  4. A profile selection panel will be opened if there is a single installation of WebSphere ESB with multiple profiles configured on the target i5/OS server. Select one of the profiles and click OK to launch the First steps console for that profile.
  5. An installation selection panel will appear if there are multiple installations of WebSphere ESB on the target i5/OS server, where some or all of those installations have at least a one profile configured. Select the installation and click OK. Depending on the number of profiles configured for the selected installation, you will see one of the following appear:
    • The profile selection panel described in step 4 above if the installation contains multiple profiles. Select one of the profiles and click OK to launch the First steps console for that profile.
    • The First steps console for the profile if the selected installation contains only a single configured profile.

Starting a First steps console associated with a profile on Linux, UNIX, and Windows platforms

For Linux operating systemFor UNIX operating systemFor Windows operating system Start a First steps console associated with a profile by performing the following steps:

  1. Open a command window.
  2. Change to the following directory (where profile_root represents the installation location of the WebSphere ESB profile):
    • For WebSphere ESB profiles:
      • For Linux operating systemFor UNIX operating system On Linux and UNIX platforms: profile_root/firststeps/esb
      • For Windows operating system On Windows platforms: profile_root\firststeps\esb
  3. Issue the firststeps command to start the console:
    • For Linux operating systemFor UNIX operating system On Linux and UNIX platforms: ./firststeps.sh
    • For Windows operating system On Windows platforms: firststeps.bat
Fast path:
You can also start a version of the First steps console associated with a profile by performing one of the following tasks:
  • When performing selected installation procedures, by checking the First steps console check box on the Installation complete panel at the end of the installation process.
  • Checking the First steps console check box on the Profile creation complete or Profile augmentation complete panel at the end of the profile creation or augmentation process.
  • For Windows operating system On Windows platforms: When starting a First steps console associated with a WebSphere ESB profile, by selecting Start > Programs > IBM WebSphere > Enterprise Service Bus 6.2 > profile_name > First steps.

See Options on the First steps console for descriptions of the options you can select from the First steps console.


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