C.1 Configure Work Manager in WebSphere Application Server

This section describes how to configure Work Manager in WebSphere Application Server.

Create Work Manager

To create the Work Manager, follow these steps:
  1. Open the WebSphere admin console in the browser window: http://<ipaddress>:<administrative console port>/ibm/console. (https if SSL is enabled). The Login window is displayed.

    Figure C-1 WebSphere Login page

    This image shows the WebSphere Login page.
  2. Log in with the user ID with administrative privileges.

    Figure C-2 WebSphere Home page

    This image shows the WebSphere Home page.
  3. From the LHS menu, expand Resources > Asynchronous beans and select Work Managers.

    Figure C-3 Work Managers

    This image shows the Work Managers screen.
  4. Select the required Scope from the drop-down list.

    For example: Node=whf00aqnNode01, Server=server1.

  5. Click New in the Preferences section.

    Figure C-4 New Work Managers

    This image shows the New Work Managers screen.
  6. Enter the Name as wm and JNDI name as wm/WorkManager in the respective fields.
  7. Enter the Thread pool properties.
  8. Click Apply.

    Figure C-5 Configure Work Managers

    This image shows the Configure Work Managers screen.
  9. Click Save.

    Figure C-6 Work Managers Preferences

    This image shows the Work Managers Preferences screen.

    After creating the work manager, you must map it to an OFSAA instance.

Map Work Manager to OFSAA WebSphere Instance

To map the Work Manager to an OFSAA WebSphere Instance, follow these steps:
  1. From the LHS menu, expand Applications > Application Types and click WebSphere enterprise applications.

    Figure C-7 Enterprise Applications

    This image shows the Enterprise Applications screen.
  2. Click the OFSAAI instance hyperlink.

    Figure C-8 OFSAAI

    This image shows the OFSAAI section.
  3. Click the Resource references link under the References section.

    Figure C-9 Resource References

    This image shows the Resource References screen.
  4. Click Browse corresponding to the Work Manager Resource Reference. The available resources are displayed.

    Figure C-10 Available Resources

    This image shows the Available Resources.
  5. Select the newly created Work Manager ('wm') and click Apply.

    Figure C-11 Select Work Manager

    This image shows the Select Work Manager screen.
  6. Select the Work Manager ('wm/WorkManager') and click OK.

    Figure C-12 OFSAAI Configuration

    This image shows the OFSAAI Configuration screen.
  7. Click Save.

    Figure C-13 Enterprise Applications Preferences

    This image shows the Enterprise Applications Preferences screen.