Start the *ADMIN instance of IBM HTTP Server

This topic describes how to start the *Admin instance of IBM HTTP Server.

This article assumes that you have decided to use the IBM HTTP Server for iSeries to serve requests to WebSphere Application Server.

Overview

Start the *ADMIN server instance of IBM HTTP Server to create, change, or display an IBM HTTP Server instance configuration by using the IBM HTTP Server for iSeries Configuration and Administration forms.

You can start the *ADMIN server instance from a Control Language (CL) command line or from iSeries Navigator.

Procedure

• Start the *ADMIN server instance from a CL command line. Type the following command and press Enter to start the *ADMIN instance from the CL command line:

  STRTCPSVR SERVER(*HTTP) HTTPSVR(*ADMIN)

• Start the *ADMIN server instance from the iSeries Navigator.

  The iSeries Navigator is the graphical interface to the iSeries server. The iSeries Navigator is part of the iSeries Access for Windows product.

  For more information about iSeries Access for Windows and iSeries Navigator, see the iSeries Access Family Web site.

  To start the *ADMIN instance from iSeries Navigator:

  1. Start iSeries Navigator.

  2. Double-click your iSeries server.

  3. Click Network > Servers > TCP/IP.

  4. Right-click HTTP Administration in the right frame.

  5. Click Start.

  Do not select the Start Instance action from the menu. If the server is already started, the Start action is disabled on the menu.

What to do next

Go to Creating and configuring an HTTP server instance to continue the installation.

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