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.
This version lets you start the Profile Management Tool to get started defining a cell, a management profile, and application servers for the cell. A cell consists of a deployment manager profile and a federated application server profile. You can also define standalone 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 Management Tool.
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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Cell * | Management (deployment manager, administrative agent, and job manager) | Standalone Application Server | Custom | Secure proxy | |||
Cell Dmgr | Cell Node | ||||||
Installation verification | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No | Yes |
Start and stop the deployment manager | No | Yes | No | Yes (deployment manager) | No | No | No |
Start and stop the server | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | Yes |
Administrative console | No | Yes (if available) | No | Yes (if available) | Yes (if available) | No | Yes |
Samples gallery (when feature exists) | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | No |
Information center | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Migration wizard | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
Exit | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
* When launching the First steps console from the Profile Management tool in a cell-creation flow, the dmgr instance is used. |
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 |
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Installation verification | Calls the ivt command. The
location of the installation verification test command is:
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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 Management Tool | The command file name is:
|
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. |
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 supplements disk. |