title: How do you automatically start a WAS server on machine reboot?
body: <p>I'm running a WebSphere Application Server 8 environment under Windows 2008 Server R2 and I've installed a test environment for some software I'm developing.</p>
  
  <p>However, on reboot, I have to manually start the server each time using:</p>
  
  <pre><code>Start
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  +-- IBM WepSphere
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      +-- IBM WebSphere Application Server V8.5
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          +-- Profiles
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              +-- MyProfile
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                  +-- Start the server
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  <p>which is a bit of a pain, almost as much a pain as typing in that monstrosity above :-)</p>
  
  <p>Once the server is running, you can automate starting of the applications <em>within</em> it by using the admin console for that server and setting startup order, but I can see no configuration for starting the <em>server/profile</em> itself.</p>
  
  <p>In fact, I can see no WebSphere-wide programs (ie, non-profile related) to run other than the configuration migrator and profile manager - the latter lists the profile I'm using but doesn't seem to allow any configuration of it, the only button seeming to be for creating a <em>new</em> profile.</p>
  
  <p>How can I automate the starting of the server so I don't have to go through those steps each time? And how can this be done in a way that doesn't require anyone to log in to the box itself each time to get it to run?</p>