Use the administrative console

This topic provides information on using the administrative console to perform administrative activities.

Overview

The administrative console is a Web-based tool that you use to manage the IBM WebSphere Application Server product as well as the Network Deployment product. The administrative console supports a full range of product administrative activities.

Procedure

1. Optionally install the administrative console through the wsadmin command.

2. Start the server for the administrative console.

   Issue the startServer command.

   For the Network Deployment product, the administrative console belongs to the deployment manager (dmgr) process, which you start with the startmanager command.

3. Access the administrative console.

4. Specify console preferences.

5. Access help.