Create a Shared Library for Web Application Utility

  1. Select Environment>Shared Libraries.
  2. Select the Web Application Utility application server from the selection box.
  3. Click New.
  4. For the Name field, enter SharedLibs.
  5. For the Classpath field, enter the full paths to the database driver jar files (using the directory that was created in the Database Drivers section on page ). Be sure to supply the appropriate drivers for the database type you are using.
    • AIX or Linux example for Oracle:
    /opt/oracle/db_drivers/ojdbc8-12.2.0.1.jar
    • Windows example for Oracle:
    C:\oracle\db_drivers\ojdbc8-12.2.0.1.jar
  6. Click OK.
  7. Save the configuration changes.
  8. Select Applications>WebSphere enterprise applications.
  9. Click on the Web Application Utility application.
  10. Under the References heading, click the Shared library references link.
  11. Check the PaletteConfig.war module and click the Reference shared libraries button.
  12. In the Available box, click on SharedLibs and then click the >> button. This will move SharedLibs to the Selected box.
  13. Click OK.
  14. Click OK.
  15. Save the configuration changes.

Configure the Web Application Utility

  1. If not already on this screen, select Applications>Application Types>WebSphere enterprise applications.
  2. Select the PaletteConfig application.
  3. Click Class loading and update detection.
  4. Check the radio button for Classes loaded with application class loader first (parent last).
  5. Check the radio button for Class loader for each WAR file in application.
  6. Click OK.

Start the Web Application Utility

  1. Select Servers>Application Types>WebSphere application servers.
  2. Select the PaletteConfig application.
  3. Click Start.
  4. Look for the message: "<server name> server started successfully."