Starting the First Steps console

The First Steps console is a tool you can run after product installation to start the Profile wizard, link to product documentation, and direct WebSphere Process Server elements related to an individual profile. You can start it in several ways.

Several versions of the First Steps console exist. A generic version exists before the creation of any profiles. This version lets you start the Profile Wizard to define a stand-alone server profile or deployment manager and custom profiles for the cell. Plus, each stand-alone server, deployment manager, and custom profile in your installation has its own First Steps console.
WebSphere Process Server Client only: The Client does not have an associated First Steps console.

Starting the generic version of the First Steps console

Start the generic version of the First Steps console by performing the following steps.

  1. Open a command window.
  2. Change to the following directory, where install_root represents the location of the WebSphere Process Server installation:
    • Icon indicating Linux platforms Icon indicating UNIX platforms On Linux and UNIX platforms: install_root/firststeps/wbi
    • Icon indicating Windows platforms On Windows platforms: install_root\firststeps\wbi
  3. Issue the firststeps command to start the console:
    • Icon indicating Linux platforms Icon indicating UNIX platforms On Linux and UNIX platforms: ./firststeps.sh
    • Icon indicating Windows platforms On Windows platforms: firststeps.bat
Fastpath:

Icon indicating Windows platforms 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.

Starting a First Steps console associated with a profile

Start a First Steps console associated with a profile by performing the following steps.

  1. Open a command window.
  2. Change to the following directory (where 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):
    • Icon indicating Linux platforms Icon indicating UNIX platforms On Linux and UNIX platforms: profile_root/firststeps/wbi
    • Icon indicating Windows platforms On Windows platforms: profile_root\firststeps\wbi
  3. Issue the firststeps command to start the console:
    • Icon indicating Linux platforms Icon indicating UNIX platforms On Linux and UNIX platforms: ./firststeps.sh
    • Icon indicating Windows platforms 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 with a server server1), by selecting the First Steps console check box on the Installation complete panel at the end of the installation process.
  • Selecting the First Steps console check box on the Profile creation complete or Profile augmentation complete panel at the end of the profile creation or augmentation process.
  • Icon indicating Windows platforms On Windows platforms: Selecting Start > Programs > IBM WebSphere > Process Server 6.0 > Profiles > profile_name > First steps.

See Options on the First Steps console for descriptions of the options you can select from the First Steps console.


Last updated: Wed 01 Nov 2006 07:47:12

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