Running the application

About this task

When you have set up the HTML HelloWorld Sample Application as described in Setting up the application in Rational Application Developer, you are ready to run the application in the WebSphere Test Environment on RAD. If you set up the application on a different configuration, make the appropriate adjustments to the procedure.

The following procedure describes how to start the server and then run the HTML HelloWorld Sample Application.

  1. Start the application server by selecting the HTML HelloWorld Sample Application Server Instance available in the Servers view of the JavaEE or Web perspective. Right-click and select Start.
  2. Start the HTML client by entering the following address in the location or address field of a Web browser: http://<hostname>:<port>/HtmlHelloWorld/EstablishSession
  3. Replace <host name> with the name of the server running the sample and <port> with the port number on which the application server's is listening the http requests (usually on port 9080).
  4. Your browser displays the sign in page. Click Start HelloWorld. The browser then displays the main page.