3.3. The Management Console

1. Launch your web browser and go to this address: http://localhost:9990/console/App.html

   Note

   Port 9990 is predefined as the Management Console socket binding.
2. Enter your username and password to log in to the Management Console.
   

   Figure 3.1. Log in screen for the Management Console

Procedure 3.1. Change the Language of the Web-based Management Console

1. Log into the Management Console.

   Log into the web-based Management Console.

2. Open the Settings dialog.

   Near the bottom right of the screen is a Settings label. Click it to open the settings for the Management Console.

3. Select the desired language.

   Select the desired language from the Locale selection box. Select Save. A confirmation box informs you that you need to reload the application. Click Confirm. The system refreshes your web browser automatically to use the new locale.

Procedure 3.2. Configure the Server

1. Select the Domain tab from the top of the console. Available server instances will be displayed in a table.
2. Click Server Configurations.
   The Server Configurations panel for the relevant host appears.
3. Select the server instance from the Available Server Configurations table.
4. Click Edit above the details of the chosen server.
5. Make changes to the configuration attributes.
6. Click Save to finish.

1. Select the Deployments tab at the top of the console.
2. Select Add on the Content Repository tab. A Create Deployment dialog box appears.
   

   Figure 3.7. Manage standalone deployments

3. In the dialog box, click Browse. Browse to the file you want to deploy, select it and upload it. Click Next to proceed.
   

   Figure 3.8. Deployment selection

4. Verify the deployment name and runtime name that appear in the Create Deployments dialog box. Click Save to upload the file once the names are verified.

Procedure 3.3. Create a New Server Configuration

1. Navigate to the Server Configurations page in the Management Console

   Select the Domain tab from the top of the console.
   

   Figure 3.9. Server Configuration

2. Click Server Configurations in the left menu.

3. Create a new configuration

   1. Select the Add button above the Available Server Configurations table.
   2. Enter the basic server settings in the Create Server Configuration dialog.
   3. Select the Save button to save the new Server Configuration.
   

   Figure 3.10. Create a new configuration

Procedure 3.4. Edit the Logging Levels

1. Navigate to the Logging panel in the Management Console

   1. If you are working with a managed domain, select the Configuration tab at the top of the console, then select the relevant profile from the drop-down list on the left of the console.
   2. For either a managed domain or a standalone server, expand the Core menu from the list on the left of the console and click the Logging entry.
   3. Click on the Log Categories tab in the top of the console.
   

   Figure 3.11. Logging panel

2. Edit logger details

   Edit the details for any of the entries in the Log Categories table.
   1. Select an entry in the Log Categories table, then click Edit in the Details section below.
   2. Set the log level for the category with the Log Level drop-down box. Click the Save button when done.

Procedure 3.5. Configure and Add a new Server Group

1. Navigate to the Server Groups view

   Select the Domain tab from the top of the console.
2. Select Server Groups in the left hand column.
   

   Figure 3.12. The Server Groups view

3. Add a server group

   Click the Add button to add a new server group.

4. Configure the server group

   1. Enter a name for the server group.
   2. Select the profile for the server group.
   3. Select the socket binding for the server group.
   4. Click the Save button to save your new group.
   

   Figure 3.13. The Create Server Group dialog

Procedure 3.6. View JBoss EAP 6 Logs in the Management Console

1. Select the Runtime tab from the top of the Management Console.
   1. If you are using a Managed Domain, use the Change Server button on the left menu to select the JBoss EAP 6 server that you want to view the logs of.
2. Expand the Platform menu on the left, and select Log Viewer.
3. Select a log file from the list, and click the View button.
   You can also click Download to download the log file to your local machine.

   Note

   The Management Console Log Viewer displays a confirmation if you attempt to open a log file that is larger than 15MB.

   The Management Console Log Viewer is not intended to be a text editor replacement for viewing very large log files (>100MB). Opening very large log files in the Management Console Log Viewer could crash your web browser, so you should always download large log files separately and open them in a text editor.
4. The selected log will open as a new tab within the Management Console. You can open multiple log files in other tabs by returning to the LOG FILES tab and repeating the previous step.