Configuring WebSphere Application Server

Before IBM® Product Master runs correctly, you must configure the application server.

Before you begin

Supported version is WebSphere® Application Server Network Deployment 9.0.5.22.

You must start the Admin Console of the WebSphere Application Server to complete the configuration tasks on the server before you install any of the Persona-based UI.

  1. On the computer where the WebSphere Application Server is installed, go to the bin directory of the WebSphere Application Server profile. For example, /opt/IBM/WebSphere/AppServer/profiles/AppSrv01/bin.
  2. Run the following command to start the application server:

    ./startServer.sh server1

  3. Enter the following web address of Admin Console in the address bar of a browser: https://<IP address>:9043/ibm/console/logon.jsp or http://<IP address>:9060/ibm/console/logon.jsp, where IP is the IP address of the computer where the WebSphere Application Server is installed.
  4. Enter the credentials and log in. The welcome page of Admin Console opens.
Important: In the Server Types > WebSphere application servers > WebSphere application servers > %SERVER_NAME% > Session management page, you need to specify the value of the Set cookie path field as / (root folder). The cookie path needs to be set to the root folder in the IBM Product Master because the cookies are needed throughout the application.
Note: You must have the WebSphere Application Server deployment manager (Dmgr) JVM Heap size arguments set to 512 MB and 1024 MB.
  1. Open the WebSphere Application Server Integrated Solutions Console and go to System Administration > Deployment Manager.
  2. Under Server Infrastructure, expand Java and Process Management, then click Process definition.
  3. Under Additional Properties, click Java Virtual Machine.
  4. Set the Initial heap size to 512 MB and the Maximum heap size to 1024 MB.
  5. Click OK, save your changes, and synchronize your changes with the nodes.