To use Web Administration Tool, you
must deploy it in a web application server.
Before you begin
You must take the following actions before you deploy Web
Administration Tool:
- Complete the installation of Web Administration Tool package
for your operating system.
- Complete the installation of a supported version of web application
server.
- If you plan to migrate an existing Web Administration
Tool configuration of a previous version, then you must
not deploy a later version of Web Administration Tool.
About this task
When you deploy
Web Administration Tool,
the command does the following actions:
- Removes an earlier version of Web Administration Tool,
if any.
- Deploys Web Administration Tool in a web
application server.
- Starts the web application server.
Procedure
- Log in with the administrator privileges.
- Go to the DS_install_location/idstools directory. The DS_install_location is the IBM® Security
Directory Server installation
location. The following locations are the default for various operating
systems:
| Operating systems |
Default installation locations: |
|---|
| Microsoft Windows |
c:\Program Files\IBM\ldap\V6.3.1 |
| AIX® and
Solaris |
/opt/IBM/ldap/V6.3.1 |
| Linux |
/opt/ibm/ldap/V6.3.1 |
- Run the following command:
Note: If you installed
embedded WebSphere Application Server in the default IBM Security
Directory Server installation
location, do not provide any parameters to the deploy_IDSWebApp command.
For more information about the deploy_IDSWebApp command,
see the command usage, deploy_IDSWebApp -h.
| Operating systems |
Command to run: |
|---|
| Microsoft Windows |
deploy_IDSWebApp.bat -w path_to_war_file -p was_installation_path -r profile -o ports_file |
| AIX, Linux, and Solaris |
deploy_IDSWebApp -w path_to_war_file -p was_installation_path -r profile -o ports_file |
Results
The command deploys
Web Administration Tool in
the web application server that is specified by
was_installation_path.
What to do next
To access
Web Administration Tool, open
a browser window and enter
http://host_name:12100/IDSWebApp.
The
host_name variable indicates the host name
or IP address of the computer where you installed
Web Administration
Tool.