IBM Workplace Collaboration Services: Release 2.5 Deployment Guide

Appendix A. Abbreviated Workplace Collaboration Services Deployment (Windows) 619

A.1.3 Verifying the Workplace Collaboration Services installation

After the installation is complete, verify that the base “archive” image is

functioning correctly.

To test your Workplace Collaboration Services installation, perform the following

steps:

1. Start Workplace Collaboration Services by entering the command:

\IBM\Workplace\PortalServer\rootscripts> startWorkplaceServices.bat

2. Start the default WebSphere Application Server instance (server1) by issuing

the command:

\IBM\Workplace\AppServer\bin> startserver server1

3. Verify that the WebSphere Application Server (server1) is functioning:

a. Enter the URL:

http://<servername>:9090/admin

b. Log in using the Workplace Collaboration Services administrator name

and password provided during install, for example, wcsadmin.

c. After you have successfully logged in, click Logout.

4. Verify that Workplace Collaboration Services and WebSphere Portal are

functioning by logging in to the Workplace Collaboration Services

administrative console:

a. In your Web browser, enter the URL:

http://<servername>:9081/lwp/workplace

b. Click the Log in link.

c. Enter the Workplace Collaboration Services administrator name and

password and click Login.

d. Click the Administration link.

e. Verify that you can view the WebSphere Portal administrative functions.

f. Click Logout and close the browser.

5. Stop the Workplace Collaboration Services server and the WebSphere Portal

server by issuing the commands:

\IBM\Workplace\PortalServer\rootscripts\subtasks> stopPortalServer.bat

\IBM\Workplace\PortalServer\rootscripts\subtasks> stopMailServer.bat