Creating a server

You can create a server to identify the runtime environment that you want to use for testing your project resources. The term creating a server defines creating a pointer from the workbench to an existing installation of an application server or server profile.
To create a server:
  1. In the menu bar, click File > New > Other.
  2. Expand the Server folder and then select Server.
  3. Click Next. The New Server wizard opens. This wizard defines a new server, that contains information required to point to a specific runtime environment for local or remote testing, or for publishing to an application server.
  4. In the Server's host name field, you can provide the fully qualified DNS name or IP address of the host machine that where the server is running. By default, this field is pre-filled with the default address: localhost
  5. In the Select the server type list, select the type of server or test environment where you want to publish or test your resources.
    1. (Optional) Refer to the Description section for brief details about the server you have selected.
    2. (Optional) In the View By drop-down list, select how you would like to display the list of available servers in the Select the server type list:
    Option Description
    Name Alphabetically sorts the list of available servers.
    Vendor Categorize the list of available servers in vendor-specific folders.
    Version Categorize the list of available servers in folders based on the version of the servers.
    Module Support Categorize the list of available servers based on the supported J2EE module specification level by the server.
  6. Click Next and follow the instructions in the wizard to specify the details of the server that you want to create. For more information about any of the fields on this wizard, select the field and then press F1.
  7. Click Finish. The new server appears in the Servers view under the Server column.
Related tasks
Creating a WebSphere Application Server v6.x

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