Create a middleware server
Use this page to create a middleware server. Middleware
servers are servers in the middleware tier that host applications
or their data.
To view this administrative console page, click .
You must have administrator privileges to create middleware servers.
For other administrative roles and privileges information, see the
Reference section in the information center.
- Add a server
Create a new server instance or add an existing middleware server.
You can create a new server instance for server types that WebSphere
Virtual Enterprise can create. These servers have complete life cycle
management.
If you created the middleware server outside of the administrative
console, you can install the middleware agent on that server and add
the existing server to the cell. This action creates a representation
of the server in the administrative console that you can use to manage
the externally created server. These servers have assisted life cycle
management.
- Create a new server instance:
- Application server
- Generic server
- On demand router
- PHP server
- Proxy server
- Web server
- WebSphere Application Server Community Edition
server
- Add an existing server in the cell:
- Custom HTTP server
- BEA WebLogic server
- JBoss server
- PHP server
- Apache Tomcat server
- External WebSphere Application Server
- WebSphere Application Server Community Edition server
- Select a node
Select a node that corresponds to the server you want to
create, and define a server name.
- Select a runtime
For WebSphere Application Community Edition servers, choose
a runtime for your server.
- Select a server template
Select the template that best specifies the attributes
of the server that you want to create.
Server templates are exist for the server types. You can also create
your own server templates. To create your own server template, click Servers
> All servers > Templates.
- Confirm the new middleware server
The summary of actions field describes the choices you
have made in the wizard. Click Finish to create your new middleware
server.
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