Starting WebSphere and Determining Server Port Numbers

Before accessing the WebSphere console, you need to start the application server. Once the server is started, you need to take note of some WebSphere port numbers that are used later in the configuration process.

When WebSphere is installed, it can use nondefault port numbers if there is another WebSphere server on the same computer or if custom port numbers were specified during the installation.

  1. Verify that you have initialized your database as described in Initializing the SIMULIA Execution Engine Database.

  2. Perform one of the following actions to start the WebSphere server:

    • Windows: Click the Start button, point to All Programs/IBM WebSphere/IBM WebSphere Application Server V8.5/Profiles/AppSrv01, and then click Start the server.

    • UNIX/Linux: Navigate to the <websphere_install_directory>/AppServer/bin directory and execute the ./startServer.sh server1 command.

    The application server is started.

  3. Once the server is running, perform one of the following actions:

    • Windows: Click the Start button, point to All Programs/IBM WebSphere/IBM WebSphere Application Server V8.5/Profiles/AppSrv01, and then click Administrative console.

    • UNIX/Linux: Open a web browser and navigate to the following page:

    http://localhost:portnumber/ibm/console

    For more information on determining the port number for your WebSphere installation, see About WebSphere URL Port Numbers.

  4. In the User ID text box, type a login name.

    You can use any login name you want. However, for consistency this procedure will use the name seeadmin.

    When security is turned on later in this configuration procedure, you will need a user ID and password that is valid for the WebSphere server.

  5. Click Log in.

    The full console appears.

  6. On the left side of the console, click Servers.

  7. Click Server Types.

    Additional options appear.

  8. Click WebSphere application servers.

  9. On the right side of the console, click server1.

  10. On the right side of the console, click Ports in the Communications area.

    The Ports screen appears.

  11. Make note of the following port numbers (they will be needed later in the configuration process):

    BOOTSTRAP_ADDRESS

    SIB_ENDPOINT_ADDRESS

    The bootstrap address (the default setting is 2809) is used by the SIMULIA Execution Engine clients in the Connection Profile configuration (as described in Creating the Connection Profile File). The SIB endpoint address (the default setting is 7276) is used when configuring JMS resources.