Start the WebSphere Administrative Console by opening a web browser on a client

machine, and entering the appropriate URL.

By default, the URL is http://host:port/ibm/console, where host is the host name

of the WAS server and port is the port on which the Administrative Console is configured to listen
(9060, by default).

In the navigation tree on the left side of the Administrative Console window:

1. Expand Applications.
2. Click Install New Application. The Preparing for the application installation page
displays on the right side of the Administrative Console window.
3. On the first Preparing for the application installation page, specify the location of the
QMF for WebSphere EAR file that you want to install.
If the QMF for WebSphere EAR file is on the local machine, click Local file
system. Use the Browse button to search for and locate the file.
If the file is on the WAS server machine, click Remote file system. Use the
Browse button to search for and locate the file.
4. When you install using the QMF for WebSphere EAR file, the default context roo t
for the application is always QMFWebSphere121. . The
5. Click Next. The second Preparing for the application installation page opens.
6. Click Generate Default Bindings.
7. Click Next. The Step 1: Select Installation options page opens.
8. Verify that the Deploy Web Services check box is clear and click Next. The Step 2:
Map modules to servers page opens.
9. Accept the default values and click Next. The Step 3: Map virtual hosts for Web
modules page opens.
10. Note the name of the application server listed for the QMF for WebSphere module
and click Next. The Step 4: Map security roles to users/groups page opens.
11. Specify whether you will map a security role named qmfadmin for the QMF for
WebSphere application. If you have WebSphere security enabled, you must map at
least one user ID to this role. The qmfadmin role is used to authenticate a user
before performing various administrative tasks in QMF for WebSphere, such as
binding packages. Use this page to specify whether the role should be mapped to all
users (effectively eliminating authentication for the role), to all authenticated users
(allowing any authenticated user to perform QMF administration functions), or only
to users or groups that you specify.
12. Click Next.
13. Review the summary page that lists the options that you have chosen and click
Finish.
14. After WAS has finished installing the application, save the configuration. You will
receive a message dialog informing you of the progress of the installation and that
the installation of the application is complete. The Enterprise Applications page
opens.
15. Click Save to Master Configuration and click Save.