WebSphere Application Server service keeps stopping

The IBM® WebSphere® Application Server V6 - SVC service might stop shortly after it is started if a conflict is detected because another application that is running on the IBM System Storage® Productivity Center or master console server is using the same port.

To determine if another application is also using port 9100, issue the following command from a Windows command prompt:

netstat -an | find "9100"

If any output is returned, another application is using the default WebSphere Application Server (WAS) port.

To resolve the problem, complete the following steps:

Identify the application that is conflicting with WAS.
Either shut down the conflicting application or change the port that the WAS service uses.
Complete the following steps f you decide to change the WAS configuration and use a different port:
1. Change to the \Program Files\IBM\svcconsole\console\embeddedWAS\profiles\SVCProfile directory.
2. Replace all entries that have 9100 with an alternate port number in the following files:\config\cells\SVCCell\nodes\SVCNode\serverindex.xml \config\templates\servertypes\APPLICATION_SERVER\serverindex.xml \properties\portdef.props
3. Save your changes and then restart the WAS service:
  1. Right-click on My Computer and then click Manage. The Computer Management window is displayed.
  2. Expand Services and Applications and then click Services. The list of services is displayed.
  3. Right-click on IBM WebSphere Application Server V6 - SVC and then click Stop. After it stops, right-click on the service again and click Start.