Administrative console buttons

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Administrative console buttons

This page describes the button choices available on various pages of the dmgr console, depending on which product features you enable.

Select all items Selects each resource that is listed on the dmgr console panel, in preparation for performing an action against the selected resources.
Deselect all items Removes all the listed resources from each selection so that no action is performed against any of the resources.
Show filter function Produces a dialog box for specifying the resources to view in the table on this dmgr console page.
Hide filter function Hides the dialog box for specifying the resources to view in the table on this dmgr console page.
When you produce the dialog box, select the column to filter and enter the filter criteria.

Column to filter

Select the column to filter from the drop-down list. When you apply the filter, only those items in the selected column that meet the filter criteria are displayed.
For example, select Names to enter criteria by which to filter application server names.

Filter criteria

Enter a string that must be found in the name of a collection entry to qualify the entry to display in the collection table. The string can contain percent sign (%), asterisk (*), or question mark (?) symbols as wildcard characters. For example, enter *App* to find any application server whose name contains the string App.
Prefix each of the following characters ( ) ^ * % { } \ + $ with a backslash (\) so the regular expression engine performing the search correctly matches the search criteria. For example, to search for all Java DataBase Connectivity (JDBC) providers containing (XA) in the provider name, specify the following string:
*$XA$

Clear filter value Clears your filter changes and restores the most recently saved values.
Abort Stops a transaction not yet in the prepared state. All operations the transaction completed are undone.
Activate Activates a group member.
Add Adds the selected or typed item to a list, or produces a dialog for adding an item to a list.
Apply Saves your changes to a page without exiting the page.
Back Displays the previous page or item in a sequence. The dmgr console does not support using the Back and Forward options of a browser, which can cause intermittent problems. Use Back or Cancel on the dmgr 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. The dmgr console does not support using the Back and Forward options of a browser, which can cause intermittent problems. Use Cancel on the dmgr console panels instead.

Change In the context of security, we can search the user registry for a user ID for an application to run under. In the context of container properties, we can 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.
Collapse all Collapses all the expanded items.
Commit Releases all locks that are held by a prepared transaction and forces the transaction to commit.
Copy Creates copies of the selected application servers.
Create Saves your changes to all the tabbed pages in a dialog and exits the dialog.
Create tables Develops scheduler database tables.
Deactivate Deactivates a group member. The group member must be in the active state to be deactivated. The deactivate option causes the group member to move to the idle state. The group policy overrides which members are activated and deactivated for a group. The policy is enforced for every member state change. If the deactivate option conflicts with the group policy, the policy resets who is the active member of the group.
Delete Removes the selected instance.
Details Shows the details about a transaction.
Disable

Group or group members:

Disables a group or group member. When you disable a group or group member, the active group or group member is first deactivated. If the deactivate option is successful, the group or group member moves to the disable state. A disabled group or group member cannot be activated.

Java Management Extensions (JMX) connectors:

Disables a connector.

Disable Auto Start Requires you to start the application manually.
Discard Discards your local changes instead of saving them to the master configuration.
Done Saves your changes to all the tabbed pages in a dialog and exits the dialog.
Down Moves through a list.
Drop tables Removes scheduler database tables.
Dump Activates a dump of a traced application server.
Edit Lets you edit the selected item in a list, or produce a dialog box for editing the item.
Enable

Group or group members:

Enables a group or a group member.

Java Management Extensions (JMX) connectors:

Enables a connector.

Enable Auto Start Starts an application automatically when the server on which the application resides starts.
Expand all Expands all the collapsed items.
Export Accesses a page for exporting EAR files for an enterprise application.
Export DDL Accesses a page for exporting data definition language (DDL) files for an enterprise application.
Export Keys Exports Lightweight Third-Party Authentication (LTPA) keys to other domains.
Export route table Exports the route table information for a selected cluster to a binary file in the configuration.
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.
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. To generated new keys, use this option after the server is up with security turned on. Clicking this option generates the keys and propagates them to all active servers (cell, node, and application servers). 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 supports in-flight requests to complete before shutting down the entire server process. This shutdown mode is faster than the normal server stop processing, but some application clients can receive exceptions.
Import keys Imports new LTPA keys from other domains. To support SSO in WebSphere Application Server across multiple WebSphere domains (cells), share LTPA keys and a password among the domains. After exporting the keys from one of the cells into a file, click this option to import the keys into all the active servers (cell, node, and application servers). 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 installation page, which you use to deploy an application, an enterprise bean, or a web component onto an application server.
Install RAR Opens a dialog used to install a Java 2 Platform, Enterprise Edition Connector Architecture (JCA) connector and to create a resource adapter.
Manage state Displays a list of MBeans that corresponds to your previous selection of data source or connection factory configurations. We can apply JCA lifecycle management operations to these MBeans to control the runtime status of the corresponding resources.
Manage transactions Displays a list of active transactions running on a server. We 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 application servers to a different location in the administrative cell. When prompted, specify the target location.
Move down Moves downward through a list.
Move up Moves upward through a list.
New Displays a page that we use to define a new instance. For example, clicking New on the appservers page displays a page on which we can configure a new application server.
Next Displays the next page, frame, or item in a sequence.
OK Saves your changes to the local configuration and exits the page.
Pause In the context of JCA lifecycle management, stops all outbound communication that is conducted through a resource on a specified server to a backend.
Ping Attempts to contact selected application servers.
Previous Displays the previous page, frame, or item in a sequence.
Quit Exits a dialog box and discards any unsaved changes.
Reference shared libraries Opens the collection of shared library references available for use by the application or module. If no references are available, a message is displayed stating there are no references.
Refresh Refreshes the view of data for instances that are currently listed on this tabbed page.
Remove Deletes the selected item.
Remove file Removes the specified file from the selected application or module.
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.
Resume In the context of JCA lifecycle management, restarts the activity of a data source or a connection factory that was paused by a previous JCA lifecycle management operation.
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.
Settings Displays a dialog for editing servlet-related resource settings.
Settings in use Displays a dialog showing the settings in use.
Start In the context of application servers, 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 application servers, stops the selected server components. In the context of a data collection, stops collecting data for the tables on a tabbed page.
Terminate Deletes the Application Server process or another process that cannot be stopped by the Stop or Immediate Stop commands. Some application clients can receive exceptions. Always attempt an immediate stop before using this option.
Test connection After you define and save a data source, we can select this option to ensure the parameters in the data source definition are correct. On the Collection panel, we can select multiple data sources and test them simultaneously.
Uninstall Deletes a deployed application from the WebSphere Application Server configuration repository. Also deletes application binary files from the file system.
Update For applications, replaces an application that is deployed on a server with an updated application. As part of the updating, we might need to complete steps on the Preparing for application installation and Update application pages.
Update resource list Updates the data on a table. Discovers and adds new instances to the table.
Verify tables Validates the mapping between the table names, scheduler resource, and data sources.
View Opens a dialog on a file.

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Select all items	Selects each resource that is listed on the dmgr console panel, in preparation for performing an action against the selected resources.
Deselect all items	Removes all the listed resources from each selection so that no action is performed against any of the resources.
Show filter function	Produces a dialog box for specifying the resources to view in the table on this dmgr console page.
Hide filter function	Hides the dialog box for specifying the resources to view in the table on this dmgr console page. When you produce the dialog box, select the column to filter and enter the filter criteria. Column to filter Select the column to filter from the drop-down list. When you apply the filter, only those items in the selected column that meet the filter criteria are displayed. For example, select Names to enter criteria by which to filter application server names. Filter criteria Enter a string that must be found in the name of a collection entry to qualify the entry to display in the collection table. The string can contain percent sign (%), asterisk (), or question mark (?) symbols as wildcard characters. For example, enter App* to find any application server whose name contains the string App. Prefix each of the following characters ( ) ^ * % { } \ + $ with a backslash (\) so the regular expression engine performing the search correctly matches the search criteria. For example, to search for all Java DataBase Connectivity (JDBC) providers containing (XA) in the provider name, specify the following string: *\(XA\)
Clear filter value	Clears your filter changes and restores the most recently saved values.
Abort	Stops a transaction not yet in the prepared state. All operations the transaction completed are undone.
Activate	Activates a group member.
Add	Adds the selected or typed item to a list, or produces a dialog for adding an item to a list.
Apply	Saves your changes to a page without exiting the page.
Back	Displays the previous page or item in a sequence. The dmgr console does not support using the Back and Forward options of a browser, which can cause intermittent problems. Use Back or Cancel on the dmgr 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. The dmgr console does not support using the Back and Forward options of a browser, which can cause intermittent problems. Use Cancel on the dmgr console panels instead.
Change	In the context of security, we can search the user registry for a user ID for an application to run under. In the context of container properties, we can 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.
Collapse all	Collapses all the expanded items.
Commit	Releases all locks that are held by a prepared transaction and forces the transaction to commit.
Copy	Creates copies of the selected application servers.
Create	Saves your changes to all the tabbed pages in a dialog and exits the dialog.
Create tables	Develops scheduler database tables.
Deactivate	Deactivates a group member. The group member must be in the active state to be deactivated. The deactivate option causes the group member to move to the idle state. The group policy overrides which members are activated and deactivated for a group. The policy is enforced for every member state change. If the deactivate option conflicts with the group policy, the policy resets who is the active member of the group.
Delete	Removes the selected instance.
Details	Shows the details about a transaction.
Disable	Group or group members: Disables a group or group member. When you disable a group or group member, the active group or group member is first deactivated. If the deactivate option is successful, the group or group member moves to the disable state. A disabled group or group member cannot be activated. Java Management Extensions (JMX) connectors: Disables a connector.
Disable Auto Start	Requires you to start the application manually.
Discard	Discards your local changes instead of saving them to the master configuration.
Done	Saves your changes to all the tabbed pages in a dialog and exits the dialog.
Down	Moves through a list.
Drop tables	Removes scheduler database tables.
Dump	Activates a dump of a traced application server.
Edit	Lets you edit the selected item in a list, or produce a dialog box for editing the item.
Enable	Group or group members: Enables a group or a group member. Java Management Extensions (JMX) connectors: Enables a connector.
Enable Auto Start	Starts an application automatically when the server on which the application resides starts.
Expand all	Expands all the collapsed items.
Export	Accesses a page for exporting EAR files for an enterprise application.
Export DDL	Accesses a page for exporting data definition language (DDL) files for an enterprise application.
Export Keys	Exports Lightweight Third-Party Authentication (LTPA) keys to other domains.
Export route table	Exports the route table information for a selected cluster to a binary file in the configuration.
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.
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. To generated new keys, use this option after the server is up with security turned on. Clicking this option generates the keys and propagates them to all active servers (cell, node, and application servers). 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 supports in-flight requests to complete before shutting down the entire server process. This shutdown mode is faster than the normal server stop processing, but some application clients can receive exceptions.
Import keys	Imports new LTPA keys from other domains. To support SSO in WebSphere Application Server across multiple WebSphere domains (cells), share LTPA keys and a password among the domains. After exporting the keys from one of the cells into a file, click this option to import the keys into all the active servers (cell, node, and application servers). 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 installation page, which you use to deploy an application, an enterprise bean, or a web component onto an application server.
Install RAR	Opens a dialog used to install a Java 2 Platform, Enterprise Edition Connector Architecture (JCA) connector and to create a resource adapter.
Manage state	Displays a list of MBeans that corresponds to your previous selection of data source or connection factory configurations. We can apply JCA lifecycle management operations to these MBeans to control the runtime status of the corresponding resources.
Manage transactions	Displays a list of active transactions running on a server. We 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 application servers to a different location in the administrative cell. When prompted, specify the target location.
Move down	Moves downward through a list.
Move up	Moves upward through a list.
New	Displays a page that we use to define a new instance. For example, clicking New on the appservers page displays a page on which we can configure a new application server.
Next	Displays the next page, frame, or item in a sequence.
OK	Saves your changes to the local configuration and exits the page.
Pause	In the context of JCA lifecycle management, stops all outbound communication that is conducted through a resource on a specified server to a backend.
Ping	Attempts to contact selected application servers.
Previous	Displays the previous page, frame, or item in a sequence.
Quit	Exits a dialog box and discards any unsaved changes.
Reference shared libraries	Opens the collection of shared library references available for use by the application or module. If no references are available, a message is displayed stating there are no references.
Refresh	Refreshes the view of data for instances that are currently listed on this tabbed page.
Remove	Deletes the selected item.
Remove file	Removes the specified file from the selected application or module.
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.
Resume	In the context of JCA lifecycle management, restarts the activity of a data source or a connection factory that was paused by a previous JCA lifecycle management operation.
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.
Settings	Displays a dialog for editing servlet-related resource settings.
Settings in use	Displays a dialog showing the settings in use.
Start	In the context of application servers, 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 application servers, stops the selected server components. In the context of a data collection, stops collecting data for the tables on a tabbed page.
Terminate	Deletes the Application Server process or another process that cannot be stopped by the Stop or Immediate Stop commands. Some application clients can receive exceptions. Always attempt an immediate stop before using this option.
Test connection	After you define and save a data source, we can select this option to ensure the parameters in the data source definition are correct. On the Collection panel, we can select multiple data sources and test them simultaneously.
Uninstall	Deletes a deployed application from the WebSphere Application Server configuration repository. Also deletes application binary files from the file system.
Update	For applications, replaces an application that is deployed on a server with an updated application. As part of the updating, we might need to complete steps on the Preparing for application installation and Update application pages.
Update resource list	Updates the data on a table. Discovers and adds new instances to the table.
Verify tables	Validates the mapping between the table names, scheduler resource, and data sources.
View	Opens a dialog on a file.