Error creating "SOAP" connection to host "localhost"

[shriniva]

hi,
i am new to websphere and when i am trying to use wsadmin tool , i am getting the following error...


C:\WebSphere\AppServer\bin>wsadmin.bat -user admin -password admin
WASX7023E: Error creating "SOAP" connection to host "localhost"; exception infor
mation: com.ibm.websphere.management.exception.ConnectorNotAvailableException
WASX7213I: This scripting client is not connected to a server process; please re
fer to the log file C:\WebSphere\AppServer\logs\wsadmin.traceout for additional
information.
WASX7029I: For help, enter: "$Help help"
wsadmin>

can any one help me in fixing this error..
thanks in advance,
niva.

 

[0mmyrtek]

Try wsadmin -conntype SOAP -port <your soap port> -username admin -password admin