Use the Profile Management Tool in the WebSphere Customization Toolbox to create a profile, and use the First steps console to test and verify your WebSphere® Application Server environment.
Install the product.
The First steps console is an easy way to start using the product. The console provides access to the administrative console, WebSphere Customization Toolbox, installation verification test, and other activities.
See the description of the firststeps command for more information.
The installation verification test starts the server process and runs several tests to verify that the process can start without errors.
See Using the installation verification tool for more information.
You can create multiple servers on your system.
If both server processes are running, use the administrative console of the deployment manager to add the application server node into the cell.
Point your browser at http://localhost:9060/ibm/console, for example, to start the administrative console. Or start it from the First steps console of the deployment manager profile.
Log in and click System administration > Nodes > Add Node and follow the wizard to add the node into the cell. You can use localhost for the Host field if both processes are on the same machine. The SOAP port for the application server node is 8880 unless you changed the port during profile creation.
If the deployment manager is running, you can use the addNode command instead.
Verify that the deployment manager is running. The Profile Management Tool can federate the custom node for you if the deployment manager is running.
Supply the host name and the SOAP port for the deployment manager while creating the custom profile.
Choose to federate the custom node into the deployment manager cell. A custom profile must be part of a cell.
Use the deployment manager to customize the node at your leisure. Add servers, add clusters, and install applications on the node for example.
This procedure results in configuring and testing the application server environment.
See Planning the WebSphere Application Server product installation for diagrams of topologies that you can create using the Profile Management Tool.