This topic summarizes how to configure the application serving environment.
Before you begin
Use the First steps console to configure and test the WebSphere Application Server environment after installation.
Why and when to perform this task
This procedure uses the First steps console to launch the installation verification test (IVT) that tests and verifies your WebSphere Application Server - Express environment. This procedure also uses the First steps console to launch the Profile creation wizard to create an additional Application Server.
Steps for this task
The First steps console can start automatically at the end of the installation. Select the check box on the last panel of the Installation wizard.
The First steps console is an easy way to start using the product. The console provides one-stop access to the administrative console, Samples Gallery, Profile creation wizard, installation verification test, Migration wizard, and other activities.
See the description of the firststeps command for more information.
The installation verification test starts the Application Server process named server1 and runs several tests to verify that the server1 process can start without errors.
See Using the installation verification tools for more information.
You can create multiple Application Servers on your system without installing the product again.
See Using the Profile creation wizard to create an application server.
This First steps console belongs to the Application Server profile that you just created. Each profile has its own First steps console.
The installation verification test starts the new Application Server process named server1 and runs several tests to verify that the server1 process can start without error.
Result
This procedure results in configuring and testing the Application Server environment.
What to do next
See Planning to install WebSphere Application Server - Express for diagrams of topologies that you can create using the First steps console and the Profile creation wizard.