Verify the HTTP Server installation
To verify that you have successfully completed the IBM® HTTP Server for i installation, follow these steps.
Before you can verify the IBM HTTP
Server for i installation it is
assumed you have installed the licensed program. For more information
about installing the product, see Install HTTP Server on your server.
The HTTP Server is installed with a default server called
APACHEDFT
.
To test your installation, do the following:- Access the IBM Web Administration for i from your browser. For information about how to access the Web Administration for i interface, see Starting Web Administration for i.
- Click the Manage tab.
- Click the HTTP Servers subtab.
- Select the
APACHEDFT
server from the Server list. - Click the Start icon next to the Server list.
- Click the Refresh icon and check if the server status is still shown as "Running". If your HTTP Server does not start, see Troubleshooting.
- Open another Web browser and go to
http://your.server.name
where your.server.name is the host name of your IBM i server to view the default Welcome page. The default Welcome page is a Web page that is returned by theAPACHEDFT
Web server.
Upon successful completion of these steps you will have verified
the installation of IBM HTTP
Server for i.