Set up iSeries Navigator tasks on the Web: Prerequisites

View this topic for more details on starting the Administration instance. The Administration instance of the HTTP Server must be running on your system in order to connect to the iSeries™ Navigator tasks on the Web interface.

Before you begin working with iSeries Navigator functions from an Internet Web browser, the Administration instance of the HTTP Server must be running on your system. Check to see if you can connect to the 2001 port by visiting the following URL from a Web browser, where hostA is the system name:

http://hostA:2001

If you can connect to the 2001 port on your system and view the iSeries Tasks page, then the Administration instance is already running and you can begin configuring security.

If you cannot connect to the 2001 port, start the HTTP Server Administration instance on your system by performing the following steps:

Start the HTTP Server Administration instance

Verify that you have an active connection from the computer with the browser to the iSeries server.
In iSeries Navigator, expand My Connections and expand your system.
Expand Network > Servers > TCP/IP and right-click HTTP Administration.
Click Start Instance > APACHEDFT.
Open a Web browser, and confirm that the Administration instance is running by visiting http://hostA:2001, where hostA is the name of your system.

Set the WebSphere^® system instance to start when the ADMIN HTTP Server starts

After you start the HTTP Server Administration instance, you need to configure the WebSphere system instance to start with it. See the following topic for more details: Manage WebSphere Application Servers.

Note: After you complete the above task, you will need to stop and restart the HTTP Server Administration instance.