Configuring web-based tools to use WebSphere Application Server or WebSphere Application Server Express

This section describes how to configure the web-based tools to use WebSphere Application Server or WebSphere Application Server Express. For instructions on using Tomcat instead, see Configuring web-based tools to use Tomcat.

To configure the web-based tools to use WebSphere Application Server or WebSphere Application Server Express, you run a script supplied with WebSphere Business Integration Server Express and Express Plus. The script is called CWDashboard.bat and is located in the directory ProductDir\bin (where ProductDir represents the directory C:\IBM\WebSphereServer by default). You can run this script to configure the tools to work with or without a Web server, such as IBM HTTP Web Server.

Before proceeding, make sure that you have installed WebSphere Application Server or WebSphere Application Server Express versions 5.1.1 or higher. (You can install WebSphere Application Server Express version 6 from the WebSphere Business Integration Server Express or Express Plus Launchpad.) Then proceed to one of the following sections, depending on whether you want to use your installation with a Web server:

Configuring web-based tools when using a Web server

WebSphere Application Server is supplied with a Web server; WebSphere Application Server Express is not. If you are using WebSphere Application Server Express and want to use a Web server, you must obtain and install IBM HTTP Server (available for free from the IBM Web site) and the Web server plug-in for WebSphere Application Server Express. See the WebSphere Application Server Express documentation for more information.

To configure the web-based tools to use a Web server, perform the following steps:

  1. Run CWDashboard.bat with the following parameters:

    Here are two example commands:

    Important:
    Certain steps in this procedure show commands broken on one or more lines, indicated by a slash (/). These line breaks were inserted to enable the text to fit on the page. When typing the actual commands, insert spaces at these points, not line breaks.
  2. From the WebSphere Administrator's Console, expand Environment in the left navigation pane, select the Update Web Server Plugin link, and select OK.
  3. If the ICSMonitor Application Server is started, stop it from the command line:
    C:\Program Files\IBM\WebSphere\Express60\AppServer\bin\stopServer.bat  /
    ICSMonitor
  4. Start the ICSMonitor Application Server from the command line:
    C:\Program Files\IBM\WebSphere\Express60\AppServer\bin\startServer.bat  /
    ICSMonitor
  5. To access System Monitor or Failed Event Manager, type the URL:
    http://hostname/ICSMonitor
    where hostname is the name of the computer on which WebSphere Application Server or WebSphere Application Server Express is installed.
  6. To access Web Deployment, type the URL:
    http://hostname/WebDeployment
    where hostname is the name of the computer on which WebSphere Application Server or WebSphere Application Server Express is installed.

Configuring web-based tools when not using a Web server

If you are not using a Web server with your installation, you must configure the web-based tools to use a different port number. Do the following:

  1. Run ProductDir\bin\CWDashboard.bat with the following parameters:

    Here are two example commands:

    Important:
    Certain steps in this procedure show commands broken on one or more lines, indicated by a slash (/). These line breaks were inserted to enable the text to fit on the page. When typing the actual commands, insert spaces at these points, not line breaks.
  2. Stop the ICSMonitor Application Server from the command line:
    C:\Program Files\IBM\WebSphere\Express60\AppServer\bin\stopServer.bat  /
    ICSMonitor
  3. Start the ICSMonitor Application Server from the command line:
    C:\Program Files\IBM\WebSphere\Express60\AppServer\bin\startServer.bat  /
    ICSMonitor
  4. To access System Monitor and Failed Event Manager, type the URL:
    http://hostname:portnumber/ICSMonitor
    where hostname is the name of the computer on which WebSphere Application Server or WebSphere Application Server Express is installed.
  5. To access Web Deployment, type the URL:
    http://hostname:portnumber/WebDeployment
    where hostname is the name of the computer on which WebSphere Application Server or WebSphere Application Server Express is installed.

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