This topic summarizes how to configure the application
serving environment.
- At the end of product
installation, select the Launch the Profile Management Tool check box to
create a deployment manager profile.
This step creates
the deployment manager and the cell. Later steps in this procedure
create an application server profile and optionally, a custom profile.
- Start the First steps console by selecting the check box
on the last panel of the wizard.
The
First steps console for the deployment manager profile can start automatically
at the end of profile creation. Select the check box on the last panel
of the Profile Management Tool.
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 Management Tool, installation
verification test, Migration wizard, and other activities.
See
the description of the firststeps command for
more information.
- Click Installation verification on
the First steps console.
The
installation verification test starts the deployment manager process
named dmgr and runs several tests to verify that the dmgr process
can start without error.
See Using the installation verification tools for
more information.
- Click Profile Management Tool on
the First steps console to create an application server profile.
- Start the First steps console by selecting the check box
on the last panel of the Profile Management Tool.
This First steps console belongs to the Application Server
profile that you just created. Each profile has its own First steps
console.
- Click Installation verification on
the 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.
- Federate the application
server into the deployment manager cell.
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.
Avoid trouble: If you are installing the product on
these operating systems, then you must disable IPv6 and restart the
machine to view and log on to the administrative console. See
IPv6 for Microsoft® Windows®: Frequently Asked Questions for
more information on disabling IPv6.
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Log in and
click 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.
- Optional: Click
Profile Management Tool on
the First steps console to create a custom profile.
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.