Starting the First steps console

After you install IBM® Business Process Manager Advanced, you can use the First steps console to verify the installation, start the Profile Management Tool, access product documentation, or direct elements such as servers and administrative consoles related to individual profiles.

A generic version of the console and a version for each profile in your installation are available. Options on each console are displayed dynamically, depending on features you install and the availability of elements on each operating system. Options might include verifying your installation, starting or stopping the server or deployment manager, accessing the administrative console, starting the Profile Management Tool, and accessing the product documentation.

You will usually want to start the version for the profile. The following sections provide detailed information on starting a First steps console based on its version and the platform used on the system:

Starting the First steps console for a profile on Linux, UNIX, and Windows platforms
Starting the generic version of the First steps console

Restrictions: The First steps console might not start if you use Mozilla as your default browser and it is installed in a location containing a space in the path name. To rectify this problem, perform one of these actions:

Install Mozilla into a location without a space in the path name.
Alter the registry key to remove the space.
Temporarily set Internet Explorer as the default browser and then set Mozilla as the default browser. This approach automatically removes the space from the registry key.

Starting the First steps console for a profile on Linux, UNIX, and Windows platforms

For Linux operating system For UNIX operating system For Windows operating system Start a First steps console for a profile by performing the following steps:

Open a command window.
Change to the following directory (where install_root represents the installation location of the IBM Business Process Manager or WebSphere® Enterprise Service Bus profile (install_root/profiles/profile_name/):
- For IBM Business Process Manager profiles:
  - profile_root/firststeps/bpmPC or
  - profile_root/firststeps/bpmPS
  - profile_root\firststeps\bpmPC or
  - profile_root\firststeps\bpmPS
- For WebSphere Enterprise Service Bus profiles:
  - profile_root/firststeps/esb
  - profile_root\firststeps\esb
Issue the firststeps command to start the console:
- ./firststeps.sh
- firststeps.bat

Fast path:

You can also start a version of the First steps console associated with a profile by performing one of the following tasks:

Check the First steps console check box on the Profile creation complete or Profile augmentation complete panel at the end of the profile creation or augmentation process.
Click Start > Programs > IBM > BPM Advanced - Process Center 8.0 (or BPM Advanced - Process Server 8.0) > Profiles > profile_name > First steps.

Starting the generic version of the First steps console

Start the generic version of the First steps console by performing the following steps.

Open a command window.
Change to the following directory:
- install_root/firststeps/bpmPC or bpmPS
- install_root\firststeps\bpmPC or bpmPS
The variable install_root represents the location of the IBM Business Process Manager installation on Linux, UNIX, and Windows systems.
Issue one of the following commands to start the console:
- ./firststeps.sh
- firststeps.bat

Fast path:

For Windows operating system You can also start the generic version of the console on Windows platforms by clicking Start > Programs > IBM > BPM Advanced 8.0 > First steps.