Admin console for WebSphere Portal

[g***@capgemini.com]

Hallo,
I have a Portal installation and I need to deploy a web application (war) in the AppServer of the portal.
If I start server1, I have the admin console and I can install the war through the console (http://host:10001/ibm/console) but I can't start it ("the application is in another server"). If I try to access the admin console of the Portal (http://host:10027/ibm/console or http://host:10038/ibm/console) but i receive the message:
A WebGroup/Virtual Host to handle /ibm/console/ has not been defined.

Any idea?

Thank you for any info
Gio

[f***@acamaya.com]

Hi,

Try https instead http.

[g***@capgemini.com]

Already done! :(
The http on 27 and 38 redirect automatically to https on ports 39 and 35...

Thank you for the response

[f***@acamaya.com]

I don't which version of Portal do you use.
I use 6.1, url to join was admin console of portal is : https://localhost:10041/ibm/console/logon.jsp

[b***@us.ibm.com]

6.0 will use the same URL for accessing the admin console on the portal app server:

https://:10039/ibm/console/logon.jsp

If this still fails, is the error message you referenced the only thing that prints out to the System*.logs for the portal server?

-Brett Gordon (WebSphere Portal L2 Support)

IBM Certified System Administrator -- WebSphere Portal V6.0, V5.1, V5.0
IBM Certified Solution Developer -- WebSphere Portal V5.1, v6.0

The postings on this site are my own and do not necessarily represent the positions, strategies, or opinions of IBM.

[g***@capgemini.com]

Hi,
this is the SystemErr.log:
[1/9/09 21:00:06:329 CET] 00000052 WebContainer E SRVE0017W: A WebGroup/Virtual Host to handle /ibm/console/ has not been defined.
The SystemOut is empty (for this exception).

Another information: my aliases for admin_host are 10001, 10003, 10027, 10039.
10001 and 10003 work for admin console of the app server SERVER1.

I need to deloy and start an application on WebSphere_Portal but i can deploy but I can't start it from SERVER1.

Thank you
Gio

[huntman25]

Hi Gio,

First, I think we need a little explanation here. You will not be able to start the application from server1 if the application is mapped to WebSphere_Portal. By design, server1 is only able to "see" the applications for it's own server. When you access server1, what you're doing is accessing the isclite.ear file, which is basically a graphical representation of the WAS configuration. Since, by design, you cannot start/stop WebSphere_Portal applications from server1, Portal also deploys isclite.ear with the WebSphere_Portal server. This is what BG was referring to by accessing this link:

https:// :10039/ibm/console/logon.jsp

Alternatively you could also use:

http://:10027/ibm/console

By using the isclite.ear that comes with WebSphere_Portal, you can both deploy and start your application this way. Both of these depend on the WebSphere_Portal server running, so ensure it is started. Based on your last update, it could imply a couple of things:

- WebSphere_Portal is not started
- WebSphere_Portal is started but you have non-default ports (making 10039 and 10027 incorrect)
- WebSphere_Portal is started but the isclite.ear application is either uninstalled or configured to look at a specific hostname (i.e. localhost)

I can't say for sure what the problem is though without the full SystemOut.log. Could you upload it please from the WebSphere_Portal server?

~HT
The postings on this site are my own and do not necessarily represent the positions, strategies, or opinions of IBM

[g***@capgemini.com]

Hi,
now i try to stop and start the WebSphere Portal and all is right, the admin console reply correctly in https on port 10039...

Thank you for your detailed reply and I hope the problem was solved!
Gio

[g***@capgemini.com]

Hi,
unfortunatly today we experiment the same problem we had the days before :(
I attach the SystemOut.log (the SystemErr.log is empty).

I think that the important lines are the following, that seem correct:

ApplicationMg A WSVR0200I: Starting application: adminconsole

WebGroup A SRVE0169I: Loading Web Module: adminconsole.
EJBContainerI I WSVR0207I: Preparing to start EJB jar: wmm.internal.ejb.jar
EJBContainerI I WSVR0037I: Starting EJB jar: wmm.internal.ejb.jar
ApplicationMg A WSVR0221I: Application started: wmmApp
ServletWrappe A SRVE0242I: [adminconsole] [/ibm/console] [EventInitializer]: Initialization successful.
ActionServlet I org.apache.struts.action.ActionServlet init inside init....
ServletWrappe A SRVE0242I: [adminconsole] [/ibm/console] [action]: Initialization successful.
ServletWrappe A SRVE0242I: [adminconsole] [/ibm/console] [SecureCleanup]: Initialization successful.
ServletWrappe A SRVE0242I: [adminconsole] [/ibm/console] [NodeSyncStatus]: Initialization successful.
VirtualHost I SRVE0250I: Web Module adminconsole has been bound to admin_host[*:10001,*:10003,*:10027,*:10039].

WebGroup A SRVE0169I: Loading Web Module: adminconsole redirector.
VirtualHost I SRVE0250I: Web Module adminconsole redirector has been bound to admin_host[*:10001,*:10003,*:10027,*:10039].
ApplicationMg A WSVR0221I: Application started: adminconsole

The error message when we call "https://HOST:10039/ibm/console/" is always "SRVE0017W: A WebGroup/Virtual Host to handle /ibm/console/ has not been defined".
Any suggestion?
We have to start server1 before WebSphere_Portal or vice versa?

Thank you
Gio

[huntman25]

Everything looks correct in the SystemOut.log file. When you say "https://HOST:10039/ibm/console/", is HOST the actual hostname of the server or did you just replace your actual hostname with HOST when you posted the last update?

Could you try to access both of the following URLs:

http:// :10027/ibm/console
https://:10039/ibm/console

And please send a screenshot from each of the output if you can.

~HT
The postings on this site are my own and do not necessarily represent the positions, strategies, or opinions of IBM

[g***@capgemini.com]

Hi httweed,
first of all thank you for your precious support... I appreciate and it's very useful (we are in a delivery phase!).

I attach the behaviour of your request. If I invoke http://HOST:10027/ibm/console or https://HOST:10039/ibm/console I reach the same page on port 10039 (maybe on 10027 there is a redirection).
As shown in the jpg, (1) I have to accept a certificate (SSL connection, I suppose) and then (2) I get the page below: "A WebGroup/Virtual Host to handle /ibm/console/ has not been defined.". This is with firefox.
With Explorer, (3) I get only a "Page not found" message!

(HOST is replaced with the real name of the server, I offuscate it for privacy reasons)

Thank you for any suggestion!
Gio

[g***@capgemini.com]

Host name" from "*" to "HOST".
Now it works!

The previous error could be related to this configuration parameters?

Thank you

[sandeep kandekar]

please be clear about the description on "server1" - is this an instance you created.

Try these:
1) start both was and wps servers simultaneously from RAD. (I generally start my wps outside the RAD)
2) see that isclite.ear is installed.
3) if these do not work, go to the admin console/installed apps folder and find if your .war is present. There have been many situations that the war/ear file does not get copied over to the required location for the server to find it for deployment.(If not present; manually copy there).
4) Check if you have created profile for yourself while installing wps.

[g***@capgemini.com]

The problem is not solved