Commands for the AdminControl object

Commands for the AdminControl object

Use the AdminControl object to invoke operational commands that manage objects for the application server.
Many of the AdminControl commands have multiple signatures so that they can either invoke in a raw mode using parameters specified by JMX (JMX), or by using strings for parameters. In addition to operational commands, the AdminControl object supports some utility commands for tracing, reconnecting with a server, and converting data types.
When using the commands available in the AdminControl object in large topologies, query and search with process=dmgr and type=Cluster. This method of searching is more efficient, less time consuming, and avoids searching all nodes.gotcha
The following commands are available for the AdminControl object:

completeObjectName

getAttribute

getAttribute_jmx

getAttributes

getAttributes_jmx

getCell

getConfigId

getDefaultDomain

getDomainName

getHost

getMBeanCount

getMBeanInfo_jmx

getNode

getObjectInstance

getPort

getPropertiesForDataSource (Deprecated)

getType

help

invoke

invoke_jmx

isRegistered

isRegistered_jmx

makeObjectName

queryMBeans

queryNames

queryNames_jmx

reconnect

setAttribute

setAttribute_jmx

setAttributes

setAttributes_jmx

startServer

stopServer

testConnection

trace

completeObjectName

Use the completeObjectName command to create a string representation of a complete ObjectName value based on a fragment. This command does not communicate with the server to find a matching ObjectName value. If the system finds several MBeans that match the fragment, the command returns the first one.
Target object None.
Required parameters

object name

Name of the object to complete. (ObjectName)

template

Name of the template to use. For example, the template might be type=Server,*. (java.lang.String)

Optional parameters None.
Sample output
The command does not return output.
Examples

Jacl:
set serverON [$AdminControl completeObjectName node=mynode,type=Server,*]

Jython:
serverON = AdminControl.completeObjectName('node=mynode,type=Server,*')

getAttribute

Use the getAttribute command to return the value of the attribute for the name that you provide.
If we use the getAttribute command to determine the state of an application, one of the following values is returned:

0 - which indicates that the application is starting

1 - which indicates that the application has started

2 - which indicates that the application is stopping

3 - which indicates that the application has stopped

4 - which indicates that the application failed to start

Target object None.
Required parameters

object name

Specifies the object name of the MBean of interest. (ObjectName)

attribute

Name of the attribute to query. (java.lang.String)

Optional parameters None.
Sample output
The command returns a string containing the value of the attribute that you query, as the following example displays:
'DeploymentManager'

Examples

Jacl:

set objNameString [$AdminControl completeObjectName WebSphere:type=Server,*] $AdminControl getAttribute $objNameString processType

Jython:

objNameString = AdminControl.completeObjectName('WebSphere:type=Server,*') print AdminControl.getAttribute(objNameString, 'processType')

getAttribute_jmx

Use the getAttribute_jmx command to return the value of the attribute for the name that you provide.
Target object None.
Required parameters

object name

Specifies the object name of the MBean of interest. (ObjectName)

attribute

Name of the attribute to query. (java.lang.String)

Optional parameters None.
Sample output
The command returns a string containing the value of the attribute that you query, as the following example displays:
'DeploymentManager'

Examples
Jacl:
set objNameString [$AdminControl completeObjectName WebSphere:type=Server,*]  set objName [java::new javax.management.ObjectName $objNameString]
$AdminControl getAttribute_jmx $objName processType
Jython:

objNameString = AdminControl.completeObjectName('WebSphere:=type=Server,*') import javax.management as mgmt objName = mgmt.ObjectName(objNameString) print AdminControl.getAttribute_jmx(objName, 'processType')
getAttributes

Use the getAttributes command to return the attribute values for the names that you provide.
Target object None.
Required parameters

object name

Specifies the object name of the MBean of interest. (ObjectName)

attribute

Names of the attributes to query. (java.lang.String[] or java.lang.Object[])

Optional parameters None.
Sample output
The command returns a string containing the value of the attribute that you query, as the following example displays:
'[ [cellName myCell01] [nodeName myCellManager01] ]'

Examples
Jacl:

set objNameString [$AdminControl completeObjectName WebSphere:type=Server,*] $AdminControl getAttributes $objNameString "cellName nodeName"
Jython with string attributes:
objNameString = AdminControl.completeObjectname('WebSphere:type=Server,*)
print AdminControl.getAttributes(objNameString, '[cellName nodeName]')
Jython with object attributes:
objNameString = AdminControl.completeObjectname('WebSphere:type=Server,*)
print AdminControl.getAttributes(objNameString, ['cellName', 'nodeName'])
getAttributes_jmx

Use the getAttributes_jmx command to return the attribute values for the names that you provide.
Target object None.
Required parameters

object name

Specifies the object name of the MBean of interest. (ObjectName)

attribute

Names of the attributes to query. (java.lang.String[] or java.lang.Object[])

Optional parameters None.
Sample output
The command returns an attribute list.
Examples
Jacl:
set objectNameString [$AdminControl completeObjectName WebSphere:type=Server,*]
set objName [$AdminControl makeObjectName $objectNameString]
set attrs [java::new {String[]} 2 {cellName nodeName}]  $AdminControl getAttributes_jmx $objName $attrs
Jython:
objectNameString = AdminControl.completeObjectName('type=Server,*')
objName = AdminControl.makeObjectName(objectNameString)
attrs = ['cellName', 'nodeName']
print AdminControl.getAttributes_jmx(objName, attrs)
getCell

Use the getCell command to return the name of the connected cell.
Target object None.
Required parameters None.
Optional parameters None.
Sample output
The command returns the cell name that you query, as the following example displays:
Mycell

Examples

Jacl:
$AdminControl getCell

Jython:
print AdminControl.getCell()

getConfigId

Use the getConfigId command to create a configuration ID from an ObjectName or an ObjectName fragment. Each MBean does not have corresponding configuration objects. If several MBeans correspond to an ObjectName fragment, a warning is created and a configuration ID builds for the first MBean that the system finds.
Target object None.
Required parameters

object name

Name of the object of interest. The object name string can be a wildcard, specified with an asterisk character (*).

Optional parameters None.
Sample output
The command returns a string containing the configuration ID of interest.
Examples

Jacl:
(dist)
set threadpoolCID [$AdminControl getConfigId node=mynode,type=ThreadPool,*]
(zos)
set serverConfigId [$AdminControl getConfigId node=SY1,type=Server,*]

Jython:
(dist)
threadpoolCID = AdminControl.getConfigId('node=mynode,type=ThreadPool,*')
(zos)
serverConfigId = AdminControl.getConfigId('node=SY1,type=Server,*')

getDefaultDomain

Use the getDefaultDomain command to return the default domain name from the server.
Target object None.
Required parameters None.
Optional parameters None.
Sample output
The command returns a string containing the default domain name of interest, as the following example displays:
WebSphere

Examples

Jacl:
$AdminControl getDefaultDomain

Jython:
print AdminControl.getDefaultDomain()

getDomainName

Use the getDomainName command to return the domain name from the server.
Target object None.
Required parameters None.
Optional parameters None.
Sample output
The command returns a string containing the domain name of interest, as the following example displays:
WebSphere

Examples

Jacl:
$AdminControl getDomainName

Jython:
print AdminControl.getDomainName()

getHost

Use the getHost command to return the name of the host.
Target object None.
Required parameters None.
Optional parameters None.
Sample output
The command returns a string containing the name of the host of interest, as the following example displays:
myHost

Examples

Jacl:
$AdminControl getHost

Jython:
print AdminControl.getHost()

getMBeanCount

Use the getMBeanCount command to return the number of MBeans that are registered in the server.
Target object None.
Required parameters None.
Optional parameters None.
Sample output
The command returns an integer value containing the number of MBeans that are registered in the server, as the following example displays:
151

Examples

Jacl:
$AdminControl getMBeanCount

Jython:
print AdminControl.getMBeanCount()

getMBeanInfo_jmx

Use the getMBeanInfo_jmx command to return the Java Management Extension MBeanInfo structure that corresponds to an ObjectName value. No string signature exists for this command, because the Help object displays most of the information available from the getMBeanInfo_jmx command.
Target object None.
Required parameters

object name

Specifies the object name of the MBean of interest. (ObjectName)

Optional parameters None.
Sample output
The command returns a javax.management.MBeanInfo object, as the following example displays:
javax.management.modelmbean.ModelMBeanInfoSupport@10dd5f35

Examples
Jacl:
set objectNameString [$AdminControl completeObjectName type=Server,*]  set objName [$AdminControl makeObjectName $objectNameString]
$AdminControl getMBeanInfo_jmx $objName 
Jython:
objectNameString = AdminControl.completeObjectName('type=Server,*')  objName = AdminControl.makeObjectName(objectNameString)
print AdminControl.getMBeanInfo_jmx(objName)
getNode

Use the getNode command to return the name of the connected node.
Target object None.
Required parameters None.
Optional parameters None.
Sample output
The command returns a string containing the name of the node, as the following example displays:
myNode01

Examples

Jacl:
$AdminControl getNode

Jython:
print AdminControl.getNode()

getObjectInstance

Use the getObjectInstance command to return the object instance that matches the input object name.
Target object None.
Required parameters

object name

Name of the object of interest. (ObjectName)

Optional parameters None.
Sample output
The command returns the object instance that matches the input object name, as the following example displays:
javax.management.modelmbean.RequiredModelMBean

Examples
Jacl:
set server [$AdminControl completeObjectName type=Server,*]
set serverOI [$AdminControl getObjectInstance $server]
Use the following example to manipulate the return value of the getObjectInstance command:
puts [$serverOI getClassName]
Jython:
server = AdminControl.completeObjectName('type=Server,*')
serverOI = AdminControl.getObjectInstance(server)
Use the following example to manipulate the return value of the getObjectInstance command:
print serverOI.getClassName()
getPort

Use the getPort command to return the name of the port used for the scripting connection.
Target object None.
Required parameters None.
Optional parameters None.
Sample output
The command returns the port number of the port that the system uses to establish the scripting connection, as the following example displays:
8877

Examples

Jacl:
$AdminControl getPort

Jython:
print AdminControl.getPort()

getPropertiesForDataSource (Deprecated)

The getPropertiesForDataSource command is deprecated, and no replacement exists. This command incorrectly assumes the availability of a configuration service when running in connected mode.
Target object None.
Required parameters None.
Optional parameters None.
Sample output
The command returns the following message:
WASX7389E: Operation not supported - getPropertiesForDataSource command is not supported.

Examples
Jacl:

set ds [lindex [$AdminConfig list DataSource] 0] $AdminControl getPropertiesForDataSource $ds
Jython:
ds = AdminConfig.list('DataSource')
 # get line separator  import  java.lang.System  as sys
lineSeparator = sys.getProperty('line.separator')
 dsArray = ds.split(lineSeparator)
print AdminControl.getPropertiesForDataSource(dsArray[0])
getType

Use the getType command to return the connection type used for the scripting connection.
Target object None.
Required parameters None.
Optional parameters None.
Sample output
The command returns a string containing the connection type for the scripting connection, as the following example displays:
SOAP

Examples

Jacl:
$AdminControl getType

Jython:
print AdminControl.getType()

help

Use the help command to return general help text for the AdminControl object.
Target object None.
Required parameters None.
Optional parameters

command

Command for which to return help information. The command name is not case-sensitive.

Sample output
The command returns a string that details specific options for the help command, as the following example displays:
WASX7027I: The AdminControl object enables the manipulation of MBeans that run in a  WebSphere Application Server process. The number and type of MBeans  that are available to the scripting client depend on the server to which the client is connected.   If the client is connected to a deployment manager, then all the MBeans running in the dmgr  are visible, as are all the MBeans running in the node agentsthat are connected to this deployment manager, and all the MBeans that run in the application servers on those nodes.
 The following commands are supported by the AdminControl object; more detailed information about each of these  commands is available using the "help" command of the AdminControl object and supplying the name  of the command as an argument.
 Many of these commands support two different sets of signatures: one that accepts and returns strings, and one  low-level set that works with JMX objects like ObjectName and AttributeList. In most situations, the string  signatures are likely to be more useful, but JMX-object signature versions are supplied as well.  Each of these JMX-object signature commands has "_jmx" appended to the command name, so an "invoke" command, as well as a  "invoke_jmx" command are supported.
 completeObjectName  Return a String version of an object name given atemplate name getAttribute_jmx   Given ObjectName and name of attribute, returns value ofattribute
getAttribute       Given String version of ObjectName and name of attribute, returns value of attribute getAttributes_jmx   Given ObjectName and array of attribute names, returns AttributeList
getAttributes      Given String version of ObjectName and attribute names, returns String of name value pairs
getCell            returns the cell name of the connected server getConfigId        Given String version of ObjectName, return a config id for the corresponding configuration            object, if any.
getDefaultDomain   returns "WebSphere"
getDomainName      returns "WebSphere"
getHost            returns String representation of connected host getMBeanCount      returns number of registered beans getMBeanInfo_jmx   Given ObjectName, returns MBeanInfo structure for MBean
getNode            returns the node name of the connected server getPort            returns String representation of port in use getType            returns String representation of connection type in use help  help     Show help information invoke_jmx         Given ObjectName, name of command, array of parameters andsignature, invoke command on            MBean specified invoke             Invoke a command on the specified MBean
isRegistered_jmx   true if supplied ObjectName is registered isRegistered       true if supplied String version of ObjectName is registered makeObjectName     Return an ObjectName built with the given string queryNames_jmx     Given ObjectName and QueryExp, retrieves set of ObjectNames that match.
queryNames         Given String version of ObjectName, retrieves String of ObjectNames that match.
reconnect          reconnects with serversetAttribute_jmx Given ObjectName and Attribute object,            set attribute for MBean specified setAttribute       Given String version of ObjectName, attribute name andattribute value, set attribute for            MBean specified setAttributes_jmx   Given ObjectName and AttributeList object, set attributes for the MBean specified startServer        Given the name of a server, start that server.
stopServer         Given the name of a server, stop that server.
testConnection     Test the connection to a DataSource object  trace              Set the wsadmin trace specification 
If we specify a specific command with the help command, wsadmin.sh returns detailed help about the command, as the following example displays:
WASX7043I: command: getAttribute
Arguments: object name, attribute Description: Returns value of "attribute" for the MBean described by "object name."
Examples

Jacl:
$AdminControl help

$AdminControl help getAttribute

Jython:
print AdminControl.help()

print AdminControl.help('getAttribute')

invoke

Use the invoke command to invoke a specific MBean operation based on the number of parameters that operation requires. If this constraint is not sufficient to select a unique operation, use invoke_jmx. The supplied parameters are converted to the object types required by the selected operation's signature before the operation is invoked. Any returned value is converted to its string representation.
Target object None.
Required parameters

object name

Specifies the object name of the MBean of interest.

operation

Specifies the operation to invoke.

Optional parameters

arguments

Arguments required for the operation. If no arguments are required for the operation of interest, we can omit the arguments parameter.
The arguments parameter is a single string. Each individual argument in the string can contain spaces.

Sample output
The command returns a string that shows the result of the invocation.
Examples
Jacl:

set objNameString [$AdminControl completeObjectName WebSphere:type=Server,*] $AdminControl invoke $objNameString stop
set objNameString [$AdminControl completeObjectName WebSphere:type=DynaCache,*]  $AdminControl invoke $mbean getCacheStatistics {"DiskCacheSizeInMB ObjectsReadFromDisk4000K
 RemoteObjectMisses"}
Avoid trouble: Make sure the mbean variable, $mbean, is defined before issuing the preceding commandgotcha
Jython:

objNameString = AdminControl.completeObjectName('WebSphere:type=Server,*') print AdminControl.invoke(objNameString, 'stop')
objNameString = AdminControl.completeObjectName("WebSpheretype=DynaCache,*")   AdminControl.invoke(dc, "getCacheStatistics", '["DiskCacheSizeInMB ObjectReadFromDisk4000K
 RemoteObjectMisses"]')
Jython list:

objNameString = AdminControl.completeObjectName("WebSphere:type=DynaCache,*") AdminControl.invoke(dc, "getCacheStatistics", [["DiskCacheSizeInMB", "ObjectReadFromDisk4000K", "RemoteObjectMisses"]])
invoke_jmx

Use the invoke_jmx command to invoke the object operation by conforming the parameter list to the signature. The command returns the result of the invocation.
Target object None.
Required parameters

object name

Specifies the object name of the MBean of interest. (ObjectName)

operation

Specifies the operation to invoke. (java.lang.String)

Optional parameters

arguments

Arguments required for the operation. If no arguments are required for the operation of interest, we can omit the arguments parameter. (java.lang.String[] or java.lang.Object[])

Sample output
The command returns a string that shows the result of the invocation.
Examples

Jacl:

set objNameString [$AdminControl completeObjectName WebSphere:type=TraceService,*] set objName [java::new javax.management.ObjectName $objNameString] set parms [java::new {java.lang.Object[]} 1 com.ibm.ejs.sm.*=all=disabled] set signature [java::new {java.lang.String[]} 1 java.lang.String] $AdminControl invoke_jmx $objName $parms $signature

Jython:

objNameString = AdminControl.completeObjectName('WebSphere:type=TraceService,*') import javax.management as mgmt objName = mgmt.ObjectName(objNameString) parms = ['com.ibm.ejs.sm.*=all=disabled'] signature = ['java.lang.String'] print AdminControl.invoke_jmx(objName, parms, signature)

isRegistered

Use the isRegistered command to determine if a specific object name is registered.
Target object None.
Required parameters

object name

Specifies the object name of interest. (java.lang.String)

Optional parameters None.
Sample output
The command returns a boolean value for the object of interest. If the ObjectName value is registered in the server, then the value is 1, as the following example displays:
wsadmin>s = AdminControl.queryNames( 'type=Server,*' ).splitlines()[ 0 ]
wsadmin>AdminControl.isRegistered( s )
1
wsadmin>
If the ObjectName value is not registered in the server, then the value is 0.
Examples

Jacl:

set objNameString [$AdminControl completeObjectName WebSphere:type=Server,*] $AdminControl isRegistered $objNameString

Jython:

objNameString = AdminControl.completeObjectName('WebSphere:type=Server,*') print AdminControl.isRegistered(objNameString)

isRegistered_jmx

Use the isRegistered_jmx command to determine if a specific object name is registered.
Target object None.
Required parameters

object name

Specifies the object name of interest. (java.lang.String)

Optional parameters None.
Sample output
The command returns a boolean value for the object of interest. If the ObjectName value is registered in the server, then the value is true, as the following example displays:
true

Examples
Jacl:
set objectNameString [$AdminControl completeObjectName type=Server,*]
set objName [$AdminControl makeObjectName $objNameString]
$AdminControl isRegistered_jmx $objName 
Jython:
objectNameString = AdminControl.completeObjectName('type=Server,*')
objName = AdminControl.makeObjectName(objectNameString)
print AdminControl.isRegistered_jmx(objName)
makeObjectName

Use the makeObjectName command to create an ObjectName value based on the strings input. This command does not communicate with the server, so the ObjectName value that results might not exist. If the string you supply contains an extra set of double quotes, they are removed. If the string does not begin with a JMX (JMX) domain, or a string followed by a colon, then the WAS string appends to the name.
Target object None.
Required parameters

object name

Specifies the object name of interest. (java.lang.String)

Optional parameters None.
Sample output
The command returns an Objectname object constructed from the object name string.
Examples
Jacl:
set objectNameString [$AdminControl completeObjectName type=Server,node=mynode,*]
set objName [$AdminControl makeObjectName $objNameString]
Jython:
objectNameString = AdminControl.completeObjectName('type=Server,node=mynode,*')
objName = AdminControl.makeObjectName(objectNameString)
queryMBeans

Use the queryMBeans command to query for a list of object instances that match the object name that you provide.
Target object None.
Required parameters

object name

Specifies the object name of interest. (ObjectName)

Optional parameters

query

Specifies the query expression. (QueryExp)

Sample output
The command returns a list of object instances for the object name specified, as the following example displays:
WebSphere:name=PlantsByWebSphere,process=server1,platform=dynamicproxy,node=Goodog, J2EEName=PlantsByWebSphere,Server=server1,version=6.1.0.0,type=Application, mbeanIdentifier=cells/GooddogNode02Cell/applications/PlantsByWebSphere.ear/
deployments/PlantsByWebSphere/deployment.xml#ApplicationDeployment_1126623343902, cell=GooddogNode02Cell
Examples
Jacl:
set apps [$AdminControl queryMBeans type=Application,*]

Use the following example to manipulate the return value of the queryMBeans command:
set appArray [$apps toArray]
set app1 [java::cast javax.management.ObjectInstance [$appArray get 0]]
puts [[$app1 getObjectName] toString]
The following example specifies the object name and the query expression:
set apps [$AdminControl queryMBeans type=Application,* [java::null]]
Use the following example to manipulate the return value of the queryMBeans command:
set appArray [$apps toArray]
set app1 [java::cast javax.management.ObjectInstance [$appArray get 0]]
puts [[$app1 getObjectName] toString] 
Jython:
apps = AdminControl.queryMBeans('type=Application,*')

Use the following example to manipulate the return value of the queryMBeans command:
appArray = apps.toArray()
app1 = appArray[0]
print app1.getObjectName().toString()
The following example specifies the object name and the query expression:
apps = AdminControl.queryMBeans('type=Application,*',None)
Use the following example to manipulate the return value of the queryMBeans command:
appArray = apps.toArray()
app1 = appArray[0]
print app1.getObjectName().toString()
queryNames

Use the queryNames command to query for a list of each of the ObjectName objects based on the name template.
Target object None.
Required parameters

object name

Specifies the object name of interest. We can specify a wildcard for the object name parameter with the asterisk character (*). (java.lang.String)

Optional parameters None.
Sample output
The command returns a string containing the ObjectNames that match the input object name, as the following example displays:
WebSphere:cell=BaseApplicationServerCell, name=server1,mbeanIdentifier=server1, type=Server,node=mynode,process=server1

Examples

Jacl:
$AdminControl queryNames WebSphere:type=Server,*

Jython:
print AdminControl.queryNames('WebSphere:type=Server,*')

queryNames_jmx

Use the queryNames_jmx command to query for a list of each of the ObjectName objects based on the name template and the query conditions specified.
Target object None.
Required parameters

object name

Specifies the object name of interest. We can specify a wildcard for the object name parameter with the asterisk character (*). (ObjectName)

query

Specifies the query expression to use. (javax.management.QueryExp)

Optional parameters None.
Sample output
The command returns a string containing the ObjectNames that match the input object name, as the following example displays:
[WebSphere:cell=BaseApplicationServerCell,name=server1,mbeanIdentifier=
server1,type=Server,node=mynode,process=server1] 
Examples
Jacl:
set objectNameString [$AdminControl completeObjectName type=Server,*]
set objName [$AdminControl makeObjectName $objNameString]
set null [java::null]
$AdminControl queryNames_jmx $objName $null
Jython:
objectNameString = AdminControl.completeObjectName('type=Server,*')
objName = AdminControl.makeObjectName(objectNameString)
print AdminControl.queryNames_jmx(objName, None)
reconnect

Use the reconnect command to reconnect to the server, and to clear information out of the local cache.
Target object None.
Required parameters None.
Optional parameters None.
Sample output
The command returns a message that displays the status of the operation, as the following example displays:
WASX7074I: Reconnect of SOAP connector to host myhost completed.

Examples

Jacl:
$AdminControl reconnect

Jython:
print AdminControl.reconnect()

setAttribute

Use the setAttribute command to set the attribute value for the name that you provide.
Target object None.
Required parameters

object name

Specifies the object name of the MBean of interest. (java.lang.String)

attribute name

Name of the attribute to set. (java.lang.String)

attribute value

Value of the attribute of interest. (java.lang.String)

Optional parameters None.
Sample output
The command returns does not return output.
Examples

Jacl:

set objNameString [$AdminControl completeObjectName WebSphere:type=TraceService,*] $AdminControl setAttribute $objNameString traceSpecification com.ibm.*=all=disabled

Jython:

objNameString = AdminControl.completeObjectName('WebSphere:type=TraceService,*') print AdminControl.setAttribute(objNameString, 'traceSpecification', 'com.ibm.*=all=disabled')

setAttribute_jmx

Use the setAttribute_jmx command to set the attribute value for the name that you provide.
Target object None.
Required parameters

object name

Specifies the object name of the MBean of interest. (ObjectName)

attribute

Name of the attribute to set. (Attribute)

Optional parameters None.
Sample output
The command returns does not return output.
Examples
Jacl:
set objectNameString [$AdminControl completeObjectName WebSphere:type=TraceService,*]  set objName [$AdminControl makeObjectName $objectNameString]
set attr [java::new javax.management.Attribute traceSpecification com.ibm.*=all=disabled]  $AdminControl setAttribute_jmx $objName $attr 
Jython:
objectNameString = AdminControl.completeObjectName('WebSphere:type=TraceService,*')
import  javax.management  as mgmt
objName = AdminControl.makeObjectName(objectNameString)
attr = mgmt.Attribute('traceSpecification', 'com.ibm.*=all=disabled')
print AdminControl.setAttribute_jmx(objName, attr)
setAttributes

Use the setAttributes command to set the attribute values for the object names that you provide.
Target object None.
Required parameters

object name

Specifies the object name of the MBean of interest. (String)

attributes

Names of the attributes to set. (java.lang.String[] or java.lang.Object[])

Optional parameters None.
Sample output
The command returns a list of object names that are successfully set by the command invocation, as the following example displays:
'[traceSpecification com.ibm.ws.*=all=enabled]'

Examples

Jacl:

set objNameString [$AdminControl completeObjectName WebSphere:type=TraceService,*] $AdminControl setAttributes $objNameString {{traceSpecification com.ibm.ws.*=all=enabled}}

Jython with string attributes:

objNameString = AdminControl.completeObjectName('WebSphere:type=TraceService,*') AdminControl.setAttributes(objNameString, '[[traceSpecification "com.ibm.ws.*=all=enabled"]]')

Jython with object attributes:

objNameString = AdminControl.completeObjectName('WebSphere:type=TraceService,*') print AdminControl.setAttributes(objNameString, [['traceSpecification', 'com.ibm.ws.*=all=enabled']])

setAttributes_jmx

Use the setAttributes_jmx command to set the attribute values for the object names that you provide.
Target object None.
Required parameters

object name

Specifies the object name of the MBean of interest. (String)

attributes

Names of the attributes to set. (javax.management.AttributeList)

Optional parameters None.
Sample output
The command returns an attribute list of object names that are successfully set by the command invocation, as the following example displays:
'[traceSpecification com.ibm.ws.*=all=enabled]'

Examples
Jacl:

set objectNameString [$AdminControl completeObjectName WebSphere:type=TraceService,*] set objName [$AdminControl makeObjectName $objectNameString] set attr [java::new javax.management.Attribute traceSpecification com.ibm.ws.*=all=enabled] set alist [java::new javax.management.AttributeList] $alist add $attr $AdminControl setAttributes_jmx $objName $alist
Jython:
objectNameString = AdminControl.completeObjectName('WebSphere:type=TraceService,*')
import  javax.management  as mgmt  objName = AdminControl.makeObjectName(objectNameString)  attr = mgmt.Attribute('traceSpecification', 'com.ibm.ws.*=all=enabled')  alist = mgmt.AttributeList()  alist.add(attr)
print AdminControl.setAttributes_jmx(objName, alist)
startServer

Use the startServer command to start the specified application server by locating it in the configuration. This command uses the default wait time. Use the following guidelines to determine which parameters to use:

If the scripting process is attached to a node agent server, specify the server name. We can also specify the optional wait time and node name parameters.

If the scripting process is attached to a deployment manager process, specify the server name and node name. We can also specify the optional wait time parameter.

Target object None.
Required parameters

server name

Name of the server to start. (java.lang.String)

Optional parameters

node name

Name of the node of interest. (java.lang.String)

wait time

Number of seconds that the start process waits for the server to start. The default wait time is 1200 seconds. (java.lang.String)

Sample output
Server launched. Waiting for initialization status. Server server1 open for e-business; process id is 1932.
Examples
Using Jacl:

The following example specifies only the name of the server to start:
$AdminControl startServer server1

The following example specifies the name of the server to start and the wait time:
$AdminControl startServer server1 100

The following example specifies the name of the server to start and the name of the node:
$AdminControl startServer server1 myNode

The following example specifies the name of the server, the name of the node, and the wait time:
$AdminControl startServer server1 myNode 100

Jython:

The following example specifies only the name of the server to start:
AdminControl.startServer('server1')

The following example specifies the name of the server to start and the wait time:
AdminControl.startServer('server1', 100)

The following example specifies the name of the server to start and the name of the node:
AdminControl.startServer('server1', 'myNode')

The following example specifies the name of the server, the name of the node, and the wait time:
AdminControl.startServer('server1', 'myNode', 100)

stopServer

Use the stopServer command to stop the specified application server. When the stopServer command runs without the immediate or terminate flags, the server finishes any work in progress, but does not accept any new work once it begins the stop process. Use the following options to determine which parameters to use:

Use the server name and the node name parameters to stop a server in a specific node.

Use the server name and immediate flag parameters to stop the server immediately. If this parameter is not specified, the system stops the server normally.

Use the server name, node name, and immediate flag parameters to immediately stop a server for a specific node.

Avoid trouble: An error message is issued if only specify the server name when you attempt to stop that server.gotcha
Target object None.
Required parameters

server name

Name of the server to start. (java.lang.String)

Optional parameters

node name

Name of the node of interest. (java.lang.String)

immediate flag

Specifies to stop the server immediately if the value is set to immediate. If we specify the immediate flag, the server does not finish processing any work in progress, does not accept any new work, and ends the server process. (java.lang.String)

terminate flag

The server process should be terminated by the operating system. (String)

Sample output
The command returns a message to indicate if the server stops successfully, as the following example displays:
WASX7337I: Invoked stop for server "server1" Waiting for stop completion.
'WASX7264I: Stop completed for server "server1" on node "myNode"'
Examples
Jacl:

The following example specifies only the name of the server to stop:
$AdminControl stopServer server1

The following example specifies the name of the server to stop and indicates that the server should stop immediately:
$AdminControl stopServer server1 immediate

The following example specifies the name of the server to stop and the name of the node:
$AdminControl stopServer server1 myNode

The following example specifies the name of the server, the name of the node, and indicates that the server should stop immediately:
$AdminControl stopServer server1 myNode immediate

Jython:

The following example specifies the name of the server to stop and indicates that the server should stop immediately:
AdminControl.stopServer('server1','immediate')

The following example specifies the name of the server to stop and the name of the node:
AdminControl.stopServer('server1','myNode')

The following example specifies the name of the server, the name of the node, and indicates that the server should stop immediately:
AdminControl.stopServer('server1','myNode','immediate')

testConnection

Use the testConnection command to test a data source connection. This command works with the data source that resides in the configuration repository. If the data source to be tested is in the temporary workspace that holds the update to the repository, you must save the update to the configuration repository before running this command. Use this command with the configuration ID that corresponds to the data source and the WAS40DataSource object types.
Target object None.
Required parameters

configuration ID

Configuration ID of the data source object of interest. (java.lang.String)

Optional parameters None.
Sample output
The command returns a message that indicates a successful connection or a connection with a warning. If the connection fails, an exception is created from the server indicating the error. For example:
WASX7217I: Connection to provided datasource was successful.

Examples
Jacl:

set ds [lindex [$AdminConfig list DataSource] 0] $AdminControl testConnection $ds
Jython:
# get line separator  import java.lang.System as sys
lineSeparator = sys.getProperty('line.separator')
ds = AdminConfig.list('DataSource').split(lineSeparator)[0]
print AdminControl.testConnection(ds)
trace

Use the trace command to set the trace specification for the scripting process to the value specified.
Target object None.
Required parameters

trace specification

Trace to enable for the scripting process. (java.lang.String)

Optional parameters None.
Sample output
The command does not return output.
Examples

Jacl:
$AdminControl trace com.ibm.ws.scripting.*=all=enabled

Jython:
print AdminControl.trace('com.ibm.ws.scripting.*=all=enabled')

Related tasks

Use the wsadmin scripting AdminControl object for scripted administration