Starting Business Integration Connect

After you have installed Business Integration Connect, the product is ready to run. There are two ways to start Business Integration Connect. You can either start Business Integration Connect as a service or from a command prompt.

To start Business Integration Connect as a service, do the following:

  1. Click Start > Settings > Control screen > Administrative Tools > Services.
  2. Right click Business Integration Connect and select Start.
  3. Right click IBM WebSphere Application Server V5 - bcgConsole and select Start.
  4. Right click IBM WebSphere Application Server V5 - bcgDocumentMgr and select Start.
  5. Right click IBM WebSphere Application Server V5 - bcgReceiver and select Start.

Note:
You can also select to have these servers start on start up by right clicking on the servers and selecting Automatic.

To start Business Integration Connect from a command prompt, do the following:

  1. Navigate to the following directory:
    {WBIC INSTALL DIR}\IBM\WBIConnect\console\was\bin
    
  2. Start the Community Console by entering the following command:
    startServer.bat server1
    
  3. Navigate to the following directory:
    {WBIC INSTALL DIR}\IBM\WBIConnect\receiver\was\bin
    
  4. Start the Receiver by entering the following command:
    startServer.bat server1
    
  5. Navigate to the following directory:
    {WBIC INSTALL DIR}\IBM\WBIConnect\router\was\bin
    
  6. Start the Document Manager by entering the following command:
    startServer.bat server1
    
  7. Open a Web browser and type the following URL:

    Unsecure:

    http://<hostname>.<domain>:58080/console

    Secure:

    https://<hostname>.<domain>:58443/console

    Where <hostname> and <domain> are the name and location of the computer hosting the Community Console component.

    Note:
    WBI Connect Community Console requires cookie support to be turned on to maintain session information. No personal information is stored in the cookie and it expires when the browser is closed.
  8. Connect to the Document Manager on the following port by typing the following address in a Web browser:

    http://<hostname>.<domain>:56969

  9. The Web browser displays the Welcome page. Log into Business Integration Connect using the following information:

    Click Login.

  10. When you log in the first time, you must create a new password. Enter a new password, then enter the new password a second time in the Verify text box.
  11. Click Save. The system displays the console's initial entry screen

You have now logged into Business Integration Connect. See the Getting Started guide for information on what to do next, or see Testing your installation for a way to test your installation.

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