Steps for starting WebSphere Application Server (WAS V8.5)

You are recommended to have more than 4 GB real memory on your system and code at least 3000 m (3 GB) in the devmap. IPL the system with loadparm WA and follow these steps to start WebSphere® Application Server V8.5:

In SDSF, type / and press Enter to open the System Command Extension window.
To start the Deployment Manager, enter this command in the System Command Extension window: START XFDCR,JOBNAME=XFDMGR,ENV=XFCELL.XFDMNODE.XFDMGR. And then press Enter.
This start command might take several minutes to complete. When it is completed, this message is displayed in the system log: BBOO0019I INITIALIZATION COMPLETE FOR WEBSPHERE FOR Z/OS CONTROL 478 PROCESS XFDMGR.
Then, to start the Node Agent, enter this command: START XFACR1,JOBNAME=XFAGNT1,ENV=XFCELL.XFNODE1.XFAGNT1.
This command might take several minutes to complete. When it is completed, this message is displayed in the system log: BBOO0019I INITIALIZATION COMPLETE FOR WEBSPHERE FOR Z/OS CONTROL 346 PROCESS XFAGNT1.
Now, to connect to the Admin console, open a browser and use this URL: http://s0w1.dal-ebis.ihost.com:9705/ibm/console.
A login window with the User ID xfadmin opens as below.
Click Log in.
The Admin console opens.
To start the Application Server from the Admin console, follow these steps:
1. In the navigation list, click Servers > Server Types > Websphere application servers.
2. In the Application servers view, select the check box beside server XFSR011.
3. Click Start.
This operation might take several minutes to complete. When it is completed, this message is displayed in the system log: BBOO0019I INITIALIZATION COMPLETE FOR WEBSPHERE FOR Z/OS CONTROL 541 PROCESS XFSR011. When the server is started, the Status column displays a green arrow:

To stop the application server, do one of these actions:

From the browser:
1. Select the server, and then click Stop.
2. On the confirmation window, click OK.
From SDSF, enter this command: /P XFSR011.

When the application server is shut down, this message is displayed in the system log: BBOO0002I WEBSPHERE FOR Z/OS CONTROL PROCESS XFSR011 ENDED NORMALLY.

To stop the Deployment Manager and Node Agent, enter this command: /P XFDEMN.

The stop command might take several minutes to complete. When it is completed, this message is displayed in the system log: BBOO0008I WEBSPHERE FOR Z/OS DAEMON S0W1 ENDED NORMALLY.