Starting the WebSphere Administration Server

Procedure

  1. Log in as a super user.
  2. Change directories: cd $WAS_HOME/profiles/<profile name>/bin
  3. Start the application server: . /startupServer.sh &
  4. To monitor errors/logs, change directories: cd $WAS_HOME/profiles/<profile name>/logs/server1/SystemOut.log.
  5. Use the following command to verify that the application has started: ps -ef | java