To Start the Domain on Windows

1. From the Explorer window or desktop, right click My Computer.

2. Choose Properties to display the System Properties dialog.

3. Click the Advanced tab.

4. Click Environment Variables.

5. In the User variables section:

   • If a PATH variable exists, verify that install-dir\bin exists in the path: install-dir\bin;other-entries. If install-dir\bin does not exist in the PATH variable, add it.

   • If a PATH variable is not present, click New. In Variable Name, type PATH. In Variable Value, type the path to the server’s bin directory: install-dir\bin. Click OK to commit the change.

6. Add a new environment variable AS_ADMIN_USER and set it to the Administrative User Name that you assigned during installation.

7. Click OK to commit the change and close the remaining open windows.

8. Start the Application Server

   • For Java Enterprise System installations, from the Start menu, choose Programs ⇒ Sun Microsystems ⇒ Application Server⇒ Start Admin Server.

   • For stand-alone installations, from the Start menu, choose Programs ⇒ Sun Microsystems ⇒ Application Server EE ⇒ Start Admin Server.

9. When a command prompt window opens to prompt you for the admin password and the master password, enter the passwords that you provided during installation.

   A window appears with a message telling that you the server is starting:

   Starting Domain domain1, please wait. Log redirected to domain_dir\domain1\logs\server.log...

   When the startup process has completed, you see an additional message:

   Domain domain1 started.Press any key to continue ...

10. Press a key to close the message window.