Administration reference

These topics provide reference information about administrative topics.

Product library and directories
This topic describes the product library and the integrated file system directories for the product.

Default profiles
This topic describes the default profiles provided with the WebSphere Application Server and WebSphere Application Server Network Deployment products.

Port usage
This topic describes the TCP/IP ports that WebSphere Application Server uses, and how to change the default port numbers.

User profiles and authorities
This topic describes the user profiles that WebSphere Application Server uses, and lists the necessary authorities for the user profile under which WebSphere Application Server will run.

Set the time zone
This topic describes how to set the time zone and provides the supported values for the user.timezone property.

Note: WebSphere Application Server stores configuration information in XML documents. Do not manually edit the XML files. Syntax errors in the configuration files may cause the application server to fail when you attempt to start it. To make changes to the configuration, use the administrative tools provided with WebSphere Application Server.