The firststeps command starts the First steps console.
The First steps console
The First steps console is a post-installation ease-of-use tool for directing WebSphere Application Server elements from one place. Options display dynamically on the First steps console, depending on features you install. With all of the options present, you can use the First steps console to start or stop the application server, verify the installation, access the information center, access the administrative console, launch the Migration wizard, or access the Samples gallery.
Select the check box to start the First steps console at the end of the product installation.
You can also start the First steps console from the command line as described later.
If this is the first time that you have used the First steps console since creating an application server profile, click Installation verification to verify that all is well with your installation. The verification process starts the application server.
If you select the Installation verification option, the Start the server option is grayed out while the IVT is running.
After selecting the Start the server option, an output screen displays with status messages. The success message informs you that the server is open for e-business. Then the menu item changes to Stop the server.
If you select the Start the server option, the Installation verification option is grayed out while the application server is running.
The administrative console is a configuration editor that runs in a Web browser. The administrative console lets you work with XML configuration files for the application server. To launch the administrative console, click Administrative console. You can also point your browser to http://localhost:9060/ibm/console to start the administrative console. Substitute your own host name in the address if the localhost variable does not resolve correctly. As the administrative console opens, it prompts you for a login name. This is not a security item, but merely a tag to identify configuration changes that you make during the session. Secure signon is also available.
Each application server has its own First steps console. The location of the command is within the set of files in the profile. A prompt to launch the First steps console displays on the last panel of the Profile creation wizard.
From the First steps console, click Samples gallery to explore the application Samples. Alternatively you can point your browser directly to http://localhost:9080/WSsamples. Substitute your own host name in the address if the localhost variable does not resolve correctly. The Web address is case sensitive. Substitute your own host name in the address.
Location of the command file
Parameters
No parameters are associated with this command.
Syntax for the firststeps command
Usage tips
The following links exist on the First steps console for the WebSphere Application Server - Express product:
Option | Link |
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Installation verification | Calls the ivt command. The location of the
installation verification test varies per platform:
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Start the server | Calls the startServer command. The location
of the startServer command varies per platform:
When you have more than one application server on the same machine, the command starts the same application server that is associated with the First steps console. |
Stop the server | Calls the stopServer command. The location
of the stopServer command varies per platform:
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Administrative console | Opens the default browser to the http://localhost:9060/ibm/console Web
address. When you have more than one application server on the same machine, the port varies. The First steps console starts the administrative console that is associated with the First steps console. |
Profile creation wizard | Calls the pctplatform command. The command is in the install_root/bin/ProfileCreator directory.
The name of the command varies per platform:
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Samples Gallery | Opens the default browser to the http://localhost:9080/WSsamples Web address. If you do not install Samples, the option does not appear on the First steps console. If you do not install the Samples during the initial installation of the product, the option does not display on the First steps console. You can perform an incremental installation to add the Samples feature. After adding the Samples, the options displays on the First steps console. When you have more than one profile on the same machine, the port varies. The First steps console starts the Samples gallery that is associated with the First steps console. |
Information center for WebSphere Application Server products | Opens the default browser to the online information center at the http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/ws60help/index.jsp Web address. |
Migration wizard | Calls the migration command. The location of
the migration command is:
The migration tools are also in the /migration folder on the product disc. |
Related tasks
Using the Migration wizard
Using the installation verification tools
Using the Profile creation wizard