Set up intermediary services

Use wsadmin.sh and the Jython scripting language to configure intermediary services, such as Web servers, proxy servers, and DataPower appliances.

• Set up the DataPower appliance manager. Use wsadmin.sh to set up, query, and administer the DataPower appliance manager configurations. DataPower appliances are purpose-built, easy-to-deploy network devices that simplify, help secure, and accelerate your XML and web services deployments.

• Regenerate the node plug-in configuration. Use scripting and wsadmin.sh to regenerate the plug-in configuration for a web server.

• Create virtual hosts using templates. Use scripting to create a new virtual host from a new or preexisting template. Virtual hosts let you manage a single application server on a single machine as if the application server were multiple application servers each on their own host machine.

Subtopics

• Regenerating the node plug-in configuration
  Use scripting and wsadmin.sh to regenerate the node plug-in configuration.

• Create new virtual hosts using templates
  Use scripting to create a new virtual host from a new or preexisting template.

• Set up the DataPower appliance manager
  Use the application server and wsadmin.sh to set up, query, and administer the configured DataPower appliances in the DataPower appliance manager. DataPower appliances are purpose-built, easy-to-deploy network devices that simplify, help secure, and accelerate the XML and Web services deployments.

• Copy DataPower appliance domains between managed sets
  Use wsadmin.sh to copy domains from one managed set to another, such as copying domains from a test environment to a production environment. Use the Datapower appliance manager and wsadmin.sh to manage appliances configured in the DataPower appliance manager.

• Update firmware versions for DataPower appliances
  Use wsadmin.sh to update firmware for appliances within a managed set. Firmware version files from the manufacturer are specific to device types, model types, and libraries for features.

• Administer managed domains, firmware, and settings versions
  Use wsadmin.sh to administer managed domain and firmware version history for the DataPower appliance manager. We can revert to previous domain and firmware versions that exist in the DataPower appliance manager.

• dpManagerCommands (AdminTask)
  Use the Jython scripting language to configure the DataPower appliance manager with wsadmin.sh. The IBM WebSphere DataPower appliance manager provides a set of capabilities for managing DataPower appliances. Use the commands and parameters in the dpManagerCommands group to query, configure, and administer the DataPower appliance manager.

• Directory conventions
  References in product information to app_server_root, profile_root, and other directories imply specific default directory locations. Become familiar with the conventions in use for WebSphere Application Server.

Related tasks

Implement a web server plug-in

Use the DataPower appliance manager

Proxy server setup