The firststeps command starts the First steps console. The First steps console is a post-installation ease-of-use tool for directing WebSphere Application Server Network Deployment elements from one place. Options display dynamically on the First steps console, depending on features that you install and the availability of certain elements on a particular operating system platform. Options include verifying the installation, starting and stopping deployment manager and application server processes, creating profiles, accessing the administrative console, launching the Migration wizard, accessing the online information center, and accessing the Samples gallery.
The First steps console for the Network Deployment product has several forms. A First steps console exists for the product itself.
This version lets you start the Profile creation wizard to get started defining a deployment manager and application servers for the cell. You can also define stand-alone application servers. Each profile has its own First steps console.
A prompt to launch the First steps console displays on the last panel of the Profile Creation wizard.
You can also start the First steps console from the command line as described later in this topic.
Option | Product | Profiles | ||
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Deployment Manager | Stand-Alone Application Server | Custom | ||
Installation verification | No | Yes | Yes | No |
Start and stop the deployment manager | No | Yes | No | No |
Start and stop the server | No | No | Yes | No |
Administrative console | No | Yes (if available) | Yes (if available) | No |
Profile Creation wizard | Yes (if available) | Yes (if available) | Yes (if available) | Yes (if available) |
Samples gallery (when feature exists) | No | No | Yes | No |
Information center | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Migration wizard | No | Yes (if available) | Yes (if available) | Yes (if available) |
Exit | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
No parameters are associated with this command.
The following links exist on the First steps console for the WebSphere Application Server Network Deployment product:
Network Deployment provides different types of profiles. Not all profiles have all of the links shown in the table. See the previous description of available options for each profile.
Option | Link |
---|---|
Installation verification | Calls the ivt command. The location
of the installation verification test command is:
|
Start the server | Calls the startServer command. The
location of the startServer command is:
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 is:
|
Start the deployment manager | Calls the startManager command. The
location of the startManager command is:
When you have more than one deployment manager on the same machine, the command starts the same deployment manager that is associated with the First steps console. |
Stop the deployment manager | Calls the stopManager command. The
location of the stopManager command is:
|
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 | The command is in the app_server_root/bin/ProfileCreator directory. The name of the command varies per platform according to this
pattern, pctplatform:
|
Samples gallery | Opens the default browser to the http://localhost:9080/WSsamples Web address. |
Information center for WebSphere Application Server products | Opens the default browser to the online information
center: http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/wasinfo/v6r0/index.jsp |
Migration wizard | Calls the migration command
to start the Migration wizard. The location of the migration command
is:
The migration tools are also in the /migration folder on the product disc. |