Administrative console buttons:

Administrative console buttons

The following button choices are available on various pages of the administrative console, depending on which product features you have enabled.

Abort Aborts a transaction that is not yet in the prepared state. All operations that the transaction completed are undone.
Add Adds the selected or typed item to a list, or produces a dialog for adding an item to a list.
Add Node Displays the Add Node page, in which you specify the host name and SOAP connector port for a node you want added to a cell.
Apply Saves your changes to a page without exiting the page.
Back Displays the previous page or item in a sequence. Note that the administrative console does not support using the Back and Forward buttons of a browser. Using those buttons can cause intermittent problems. Use the Back or Cancel buttons on the administrative console panels instead.
Browse Opens a dialog that enables you to look for a file on your system.
Cancel Exits the current page or dialog, discarding unsaved changes. Note that the administrative console does not support using the Back and Forward buttons of a browser. Using those buttons can cause intermittent problems. Use the Cancel button on the administrative console panels instead.
Change In the context of security, lets you search the user registry for a user ID for an application to run under. In the context of container properties, lets you change the data source the container is using.
Clear Clears your changes and restores the most recently saved values.
Clear Selections Clears any selected cells in the tables on this tabbed page.
Close Exits the dialog.
Commit Releases all locks held by a prepared transaction and forces the transaction to commit.
Copy Creates copies of the selected appservers.
Create Saves your changes to all tabbed pages in a dialog and exits the dialog.
Delete Removes the selected instance.
Details Shows the details about a transaction.
Done Saves your changes to all tabbed pages in a dialog and exits the dialog.
Down. Moves downward through a list.
Dump Activates a dump of a traced appserver.
Edit Lets you edit the selected item in a list, or produces a dialog box for editing the item.
Export Accesses a page for exporting EAR files for an enterprise application.
Export DDL Accesses a page for exporting DDL files for an enterprise application.
Export Keys Exports LTPA keys to other domains.
Filter Produces a dialog box for specifying the resources to view in the tables on this tabbed page.
Finish Forces a transaction to finish, regardless of whether its outcome has been reported to all participating applications.
First Displays the first record in a series of records.
Full Resynchronize Synchronizes the user's configuration immediately. Click this button on the Nodes page if automatic configuration synchronization is disabled, or if the synchronization interval is set to a long time, and a configuration change has been made to the cell repository that needs to be replicated to that node. Clicking this button clears all synchronization optimization settings and performs configuration synchronization anew, so there will be no mismatch between node and cell configuration after this operation is performed. This operation can take a while to perform.
Generate Keys Generates new LTPA keys. When security is turned on for the first time with LTPA as the authentication mechanism, LTPA keys are automatically generated with the password entered in the panel. If new keys need to be generated, use this button after the server is back up with security turned on. Clicking this button generates the keys and propagates them to all active servers (cell, node, and appservers). The new keys can be used to encrypt and decrypt the LTPA tokens. Click Save on the console taskbar to save the new keys and the password in the repository.
Immediate Stop Stops the server, but bypasses the normal server quiesce process that would allow in-flight requests to complete before shutting down the whole server process. This shutdown mode is faster than the normal server stop processing, but some application clients may receive exceptions.
Import Keys Imports new LTPA keys from other domains. To support single sign on (SSO) in WebSphere across multiple WebSphere domains (cells), LTPA keys and a password should be shared among the domains. After exporting the keys from one of the cells into a file, clicking this button imports the keys into all active servers (cell, node and appservers). The new keys can be used to encrypt and decrypt the LTPA token. Click Save on the console taskbar to save the new keys and the password in the repository.
Install Displays the Preparing for application install page, which you use to deploy an application or EJB or Web component onto an appserver.
Install RAR The Install RAR button opens a dialog used to install a JCA connector and create a resource adapter for it.
Manage Transactions Displays a list of active transactions running on a server. One can forcibly finish any transaction that has stopped processing because a transactional resource is not available.
Modify Opens a dialog used to change a specification.
Move Moves the selected appservers to a different location in the administrative cell. When prompted, specify the target location.
New Displays a page which you use to define a new instance. For example, clicking New on the Application Servers page displays a page on which can configure a new appserver.
Next Displays the next page, frame, or item in a sequence.
OK Saves your changes and exits the page.
Ping Attempts to contact selected appservers.
Previous Displays the previous page, frame, or item in a sequence.
Quit Exits a dialog box, discarding any unsaved changes.
Refresh Refreshes the view of data for instances currently listed on this tabbed page.
RegenerateKey Regenerates a key for global data replication. If you are using the DES or TRIPLE_DES encryption type, regenerate a key at regular intervals (for example, monthly) to enhance security.
Remove Deletes the selected item.
Remove Node Deletes the selected node.
Reset Clears your changes on the tab or page and restores the most recently saved values.
Restart Stops the selected objects and starts them again.
Restart all Servers on Node Stops all appservers on the node and starts them again.
Retrieve new Retrieves a new record.
Save Saves the changes in your local configuration to the master configuration.
Select For resource analysis, lets you select a scope in which to monitor resources.
Set Saves your changes to settings in a dialog.
Set Displays a dialog for editing servlet-related resource settings.
Set in use Displays a dialog showing the settings now in use.
Start In the context of appservers, starts selected application servers. In the context of data collection, starts collecting data for the tables on this tabbed page.
Stop In the context of server components such as appservers, stops the selected server components. In the context of a data collection, stops collecting data for the tables on a tabbed page. In the context of nodes, stops servers on the selected nodes. In the context of deployment managers, stops the deployment manager server.
Synchronize Synchronizes the user's configuration immediately. Click this button on the Nodes page if automatic configuration synchronization is disabled, or if the synchronization interval is set to a long time, and a configuration change has been made to the cell repository that needs to be replicated to that node. Clicking this button requests that a node synchronization operation be performed using the normal synchronization optimization algorithm. This operation is fast but might not fix problems from manual file edits that occur on the node. So it is possible for the node and cell configuration to be out of synchronization after this operation is performed. If problems persist, use Full Resynchronize.
Test Connection After you have defined and saved a data source, you can click this button to ensure that the parameters in the data source definition are correct. On the collection panel, you can select multiple data sources and test them all at once.
Uninstall Deletes a deployed application from the WebSphere Application Server configuration repository. Also deletes application binary files from the file system.
Update Replaces an application deployed on a server with an updated application. As part of the updating, you might need to complete steps on the Preparing for application install and Update Application pages.
Update Resource List Updates the data on a table. Discovers and adds new instances to the table.
Use Cell CSI Enables OMG Common Secure Interoperability (CSI) protocol.
Use Cell SAS Enables IBM Secure Association Service (SAS).
Use Cell Security Enables cell security.
View Opens a dialog on a file.

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Abort	Aborts a transaction that is not yet in the prepared state. All operations that the transaction completed are undone.
Add	Adds the selected or typed item to a list, or produces a dialog for adding an item to a list.
Add Node	Displays the Add Node page, in which you specify the host name and SOAP connector port for a node you want added to a cell.
Apply	Saves your changes to a page without exiting the page.
Back	Displays the previous page or item in a sequence. Note that the administrative console does not support using the Back and Forward buttons of a browser. Using those buttons can cause intermittent problems. Use the Back or Cancel buttons on the administrative console panels instead.
Browse	Opens a dialog that enables you to look for a file on your system.
Cancel	Exits the current page or dialog, discarding unsaved changes. Note that the administrative console does not support using the Back and Forward buttons of a browser. Using those buttons can cause intermittent problems. Use the Cancel button on the administrative console panels instead.
Change	In the context of security, lets you search the user registry for a user ID for an application to run under. In the context of container properties, lets you change the data source the container is using.
Clear	Clears your changes and restores the most recently saved values.
Clear Selections	Clears any selected cells in the tables on this tabbed page.
Close	Exits the dialog.
Commit	Releases all locks held by a prepared transaction and forces the transaction to commit.
Copy	Creates copies of the selected appservers.
Create	Saves your changes to all tabbed pages in a dialog and exits the dialog.
Delete	Removes the selected instance.
Details	Shows the details about a transaction.
Done	Saves your changes to all tabbed pages in a dialog and exits the dialog.
Down. Moves downward through a list.
Dump	Activates a dump of a traced appserver.
Edit	Lets you edit the selected item in a list, or produces a dialog box for editing the item.
Export	Accesses a page for exporting EAR files for an enterprise application.
Export DDL	Accesses a page for exporting DDL files for an enterprise application.
Export Keys	Exports LTPA keys to other domains.
Filter	Produces a dialog box for specifying the resources to view in the tables on this tabbed page.
Finish	Forces a transaction to finish, regardless of whether its outcome has been reported to all participating applications.
First	Displays the first record in a series of records.
Full Resynchronize	Synchronizes the user's configuration immediately. Click this button on the Nodes page if automatic configuration synchronization is disabled, or if the synchronization interval is set to a long time, and a configuration change has been made to the cell repository that needs to be replicated to that node. Clicking this button clears all synchronization optimization settings and performs configuration synchronization anew, so there will be no mismatch between node and cell configuration after this operation is performed. This operation can take a while to perform.
Generate Keys	Generates new LTPA keys. When security is turned on for the first time with LTPA as the authentication mechanism, LTPA keys are automatically generated with the password entered in the panel. If new keys need to be generated, use this button after the server is back up with security turned on. Clicking this button generates the keys and propagates them to all active servers (cell, node, and appservers). The new keys can be used to encrypt and decrypt the LTPA tokens. Click Save on the console taskbar to save the new keys and the password in the repository.
Immediate Stop	Stops the server, but bypasses the normal server quiesce process that would allow in-flight requests to complete before shutting down the whole server process. This shutdown mode is faster than the normal server stop processing, but some application clients may receive exceptions.
Import Keys	Imports new LTPA keys from other domains. To support single sign on (SSO) in WebSphere across multiple WebSphere domains (cells), LTPA keys and a password should be shared among the domains. After exporting the keys from one of the cells into a file, clicking this button imports the keys into all active servers (cell, node and appservers). The new keys can be used to encrypt and decrypt the LTPA token. Click Save on the console taskbar to save the new keys and the password in the repository.
Install	Displays the Preparing for application install page, which you use to deploy an application or EJB or Web component onto an appserver.
Install RAR	The Install RAR button opens a dialog used to install a JCA connector and create a resource adapter for it.
Manage Transactions	Displays a list of active transactions running on a server. One can forcibly finish any transaction that has stopped processing because a transactional resource is not available.
Modify	Opens a dialog used to change a specification.
Move	Moves the selected appservers to a different location in the administrative cell. When prompted, specify the target location.
New	Displays a page which you use to define a new instance. For example, clicking New on the Application Servers page displays a page on which can configure a new appserver.
Next	Displays the next page, frame, or item in a sequence.
OK	Saves your changes and exits the page.
Ping	Attempts to contact selected appservers.
Previous	Displays the previous page, frame, or item in a sequence.
Quit	Exits a dialog box, discarding any unsaved changes.
Refresh	Refreshes the view of data for instances currently listed on this tabbed page.
RegenerateKey	Regenerates a key for global data replication. If you are using the DES or TRIPLE_DES encryption type, regenerate a key at regular intervals (for example, monthly) to enhance security.
Remove	Deletes the selected item.
Remove Node	Deletes the selected node.
Reset	Clears your changes on the tab or page and restores the most recently saved values.
Restart	Stops the selected objects and starts them again.
Restart all Servers on Node	Stops all appservers on the node and starts them again.
Retrieve new	Retrieves a new record.
Save	Saves the changes in your local configuration to the master configuration.
Select	For resource analysis, lets you select a scope in which to monitor resources.
Set	Saves your changes to settings in a dialog.
Set	Displays a dialog for editing servlet-related resource settings.
Set in use	Displays a dialog showing the settings now in use.
Start	In the context of appservers, starts selected application servers. In the context of data collection, starts collecting data for the tables on this tabbed page.
Stop	In the context of server components such as appservers, stops the selected server components. In the context of a data collection, stops collecting data for the tables on a tabbed page. In the context of nodes, stops servers on the selected nodes. In the context of deployment managers, stops the deployment manager server.
Synchronize	Synchronizes the user's configuration immediately. Click this button on the Nodes page if automatic configuration synchronization is disabled, or if the synchronization interval is set to a long time, and a configuration change has been made to the cell repository that needs to be replicated to that node. Clicking this button requests that a node synchronization operation be performed using the normal synchronization optimization algorithm. This operation is fast but might not fix problems from manual file edits that occur on the node. So it is possible for the node and cell configuration to be out of synchronization after this operation is performed. If problems persist, use Full Resynchronize.
Test Connection	After you have defined and saved a data source, you can click this button to ensure that the parameters in the data source definition are correct. On the collection panel, you can select multiple data sources and test them all at once.
Uninstall	Deletes a deployed application from the WebSphere Application Server configuration repository. Also deletes application binary files from the file system.
Update	Replaces an application deployed on a server with an updated application. As part of the updating, you might need to complete steps on the Preparing for application install and Update Application pages.
Update Resource List	Updates the data on a table. Discovers and adds new instances to the table.
Use Cell CSI	Enables OMG Common Secure Interoperability (CSI) protocol.
Use Cell SAS	Enables IBM Secure Association Service (SAS).
Use Cell Security	Enables cell security.
View	Opens a dialog on a file.