Expeditor Server: Using the First Steps console

The First Steps console provides a launching point from which you can access IBM Lotus Expeditor Server features. This topic describes the options available on the First Steps console.

After installation, you can open the First Steps window by one of the following ways:

Select Start > All Programs > Lotus Expeditor > First Steps
OR
Run expeditor_install_dir \FirstSteps\firststeps.bat/sh.
Where expeditor_install_dir represents the directory where you installed IBM Lotus Expeditor Server.

First Steps provides the following options:

Start and Stop Lotus Expeditor Server

IBM Lotus Expeditor Server is installed and configured with three Web application servers. Before you access the User Management console or using software management or database synchronization services, you must start these application servers. The Lotus Expeditor Server configuration wizard will automatically handle stopping and starting the servers as necessary for any reconfiguration steps.

Note: In a cluster environment, this option will only start the servers on the node where you run First Steps.

When you launch the First Steps application, only the Start Lotus Expeditor Server will appear, regardless of whether the Lotus Expeditor Server services are already running. After you select the Start Lotus Expeditor Server option, an output screen displays with status messages. The success message informs you that the servers have started successfully. Then the menu item changes to Stop Lotus Expeditor Server. For Windows^®, the options to start and stop the Lotus Expeditor Server are available from the start menu.

In a cluster environment, the start/stop server option does not start or stop the node agent running on the system. You must manually start or stop the node agent using the following commands:

To start the node agent run:
- : was_profile_root/bin/startNode.sh
- : was_profile_root/bin/startNode.bat
To stop the node agent run:
- : was_profile_root/bin/stopNode.sh -username admin_id -password admin_password
- : was_profile_root/bin/stopNode.bat -username admin_id -password admin_password

If errors occur starting or stopping the Lotus Expeditor Server, see Troubleshooting the Lotus^® Expeditor Server in this information center.

Verify Installation

This option confirms your server is installed and started properly.

Verify installation messages display in a separate window. When the verification has finished, you will see the following message: CWPSF1535I Verification of Lotus Expeditor Server Completed SUCCESSFULLY

Note: If the verification fails, see the log file displayed in the verification output window to determine the cause of the failure.

Start User Management Console

This option accesses the Lotus Expeditor Server User Management console. You must start Lotus Expeditor Server to be able to use the User Management console. If you upgrade the server configuration to use LDAP as the user registry, the User Management console is disabled. You must use the administration tools associated with the LDAP directory to manage users and groups. For Windows, the User Management Console can be launched from the start menu.

View Information Center

This option allows you to view this information center and requires an internet connection.

Start Configuration Wizard

This option launches the configuration wizard, which enables you to update your configuration to use Active Directory 2003 as your user registry. The configuration wizard also enables you to change your Lotus Expeditor Server administrator password, your database administrator password in the server configuration files, or cluster your Lotus Expeditor Server. For Windows, you can also launch the configuration wizard from the Windows Start Menu. For detailed information to use the configuration wizard, see the topics in Configuring.

Exit

This option closes the First Steps console.