Opening the WebSphere Application Server Administrative Console

Follow the steps on this page to open the WebSphere Application Server Administrative Console.

About this task

WebSphere Commerce - Express Before starting the WebSphere Application Server Administrative Console, start the default WebSphere Application Server application server (server1). For instructions, refer to Starting or stopping WebSphere Application Server.

You can open the WebSphere Application Server Administrative Console under the following conditions:


WebSphere Commerce in a federated environment	Before opening the WebSphere Application Server Administrative Console, start the following components: The WebSphere Application Server Network Deployment deployment manager. For instructions, refer to Starting and stopping the WebSphere Application Server deployment manager profile. The WebSphere Application Server node agent on each federated node. For instructions, refer to Starting and stopping the WebSphere Application Server node agent.
WebSphere Commerce in a non-clustered environment	Before opening the WebSphere Application Server Administrative Console, start the default WebSphere Application Server application server (`server1`). For instructions, refer to Starting or stopping WebSphere Application Server.
Before opening the WebSphere Application Server Administrative Console, start the default WebSphere Application Server application server (`server1`). For instructions, refer to Starting or stopping WebSphere Application Server.

Procedure

Open the WebSphere Application Server Administrative Console by opening a Web browser and entering the following URL:
```
http://hostname:port/ibm/console
```
or
```
https://hostname:port/ibm/console
```
where hostname is the fully qualified TCP/IP name of the machine running WebSphere Application Server and port is the administration port for the WebSphere Application Server profile.
The default port for the WebSphere Application Server Administrative Console depends on the protocol specified in the URL and the port number assigned when the profile was created. For the http protocol, the default port is 9060. For the https protocol, the default port is 9043. For more information, see Finding the WebSphere Application Server administration port number
Select Start > All Programs > IBM WebSphere > Application Server v7.0 > Administrative Console