Scripting and command line reference material

Use this topic to locate wsadmin tool commands for the AdminTask, AdminControl, AdminConfig, and AdminApp scripting objects. This topic also provides a pointer to command line commands and options.

All reference topics are located in the Reference section of the information center. Use the navigation paths described in this topic to locate specific reference information.

• View command line reference topics. This includes administrative commands such as the startServer, manageprofiles, and backupConfig commands. To view all command reference information, use the following navigation path in the information center:

  Reference > Commands

• View command reference topics for wsadmin.sh. This includes administrative scripting commands for the AdminTask, AdminConfig, AdminApp, and AdminControl objects. All commands are organized by command group name. To view all scripting reference information, use the following navigation path in the information center:

  Reference > Commands (wsadmin scripting)

Subtopics

• wsadmin scripting tool
  The wsadmin tool runs scripts. We can use wsadmin.sh to manage application servers as well as the configuration, application deployment, and server runtime operations.

• Commands for the Help object
  We can use the Jython or Jacl scripting languages to find general help and dynamic online information about the currently running MBeans with wsadmin.sh. Use the Help object as an aid in writing and running scripts with the AdminControl object.

• Commands for the AdminConfig object
  Use the AdminConfig object to invoke configuration commands and to create or change elements of the WAS configuration, for example, creating a data source.

• Commands for the AdminControl object
  Use the AdminControl object to invoke operational commands that manage objects for the application server.

• Commands for the AdminApp object
  Use the AdminApp object to install, modify, and administer applications.

• Commands (AdminTask)
  Use the AdminTask object to run administrative commands with wsadmin.sh.

• Administrative command invocation syntax
  The administrative command uses a specific syntax to invoke operations.

• Administrative properties for
  Scripting administration utilizes several Java property files. Property files can be used to control the system configurations. Before any property file is specified on the command line, three levels of default property files are loaded. These property files include an installation default file, a user default file, and a properties file.

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