The First Steps console is a tool you can run after product
installation to direct WebSphere Process Server elements from one
place. You can start it in several ways.
Before you begin
Before starting the First Steps console, ensure
you have installed WebSphere Process Server.
Why and when to perform this task
Start the First Steps console from a command line by performing
the following steps.
Steps for this task
- Open a command window.
- Change to one the following directories, depending on
whether you are starting the generic version of the First Steps
console, or a version connected with a created profile (where install_root represents
the location of the WebSphere Process Server installation and profile_root represents
the installation location of the WebSphere Process Server profile
(by default, install_root/profiles/profile_name on
Linux and UNIX platforms and install_root\profiles\profile_name on
Windows platforms):
- To start the generic version of the
First Steps console, change to this directory:
On Linux and UNIX platforms: install_root/firststeps/wbi
On Windows platforms: install_root\firststeps\wbi
- To start a version of the First Steps console connected with
a created profile, change to this directory:
On Linux and UNIX platforms: profile_root/firststeps/wbi
On Windows platforms: profile_root\firststeps\wbi
- Issue the firststeps command to start the console:
On Linux
and UNIX platforms: ./firststeps.sh
On Windows platforms: firststeps.bat
Fastpath: You can also start a version of the First
Steps console connected with a created profile by doing one of the following:
- When performing a Complete installation (which
creates a profile named default), by selecting the First Steps
check box on the Installation complete panel at the end of the installation
process.
- Selecting the First Steps check box on the Profile creation
complete or Profile augmentation complete panel at the end of the
profile creation or augmentation process.
On Windows platforms: Selecting Start
> Programs > IBM WebSphere > Process Server 6.0 > Profiles > profile_name >
First steps.
On Windows
platforms: You can also start the generic version of the console
on Windows platforms by selecting Start > Programs > IBM WebSphere
> Process Server 6.0 > First steps.
Result
The First Steps console is displayed. See Options on the First Steps console for
descriptions of the options which can be selected from the First
Steps console.