WAS v8.5 > Reference > SetsAdministrative console scope settings page
Use this page to specify the level at which a resource is visible on the dmgr console panel. By changing the value for Scope, you see only the resources that are defined at that scope. The contents of the collection table might change. For WebSphere Application Server (base) and WAS, Express, a resource can be visible in the dmgr console collection table at the cell, node, or server scope.
For WAS (base) and WAS, Express, the console displays a drop-down list of all the scopes available, which is three. To change the scope, select any item from the drop-down list.
All scopes is the default unless you enable the Use default scope setting on the Console preferences panel to make the dmgr console node the default. Whatever the default is the first time that you view a console panel that has scope settings, that is the default for the panel on subsequent visits that you make to the panel. The default for the panel does not change even if you modify the Use default scope setting.
We cannot select All scopes to create a new resource. Select one of the available scopes from the drop down list to create a new resource.
You always create resources at the current scope that is selected in the dmgr console panel, even though the resources might be visible at more than one scope.
Resources such as JDBC providers, namespace bindings, or shared libraries can be defined at multiple scopes. Resources that are defined at more specific scopes override duplicate resources that are defined at more general scopes:
- The application scope has precedence over all the scopes.
- For WAS (base) and WAS, Express, the server scope has precedence over the node and cell scopes.
- The node scope has precedence over the cell scope.
Despite the scope of a defined resource, the resource properties apply at an individual server level only. For example, if you define the scope of a data source at the cell level, all the users in that cell can look up and use that data source, which is unique within that cell. However, resource property settings are local to each server in the cell. For example, if you define the maximum connections as 10, then each server in that cell can have 10 connections.
The cell scope is the most general scope and does not override any other scope. The recommendation is that you generally specify a more specific scope than the cell scope. When you define a resource at a more specific scope, you provide greater isolation for the resource. When you define a resource at a more general scope, you provide less isolation. Greater exposure to cross-application conflicts occur for a resource defined at a more general scope.
- Cell
- Limits the visibility to all servers on the named cell. The resource factories within the cell scope are:
- Defined for all servers within this cell
- For WAS (base) and WAS, Express, overridden by any resource factories that are defined within application, server, and node scopes that are in this cell and have the same JNDI name
The resource providers required by the resource factories must be installed on every node within the cell before applications can bind or use them.
- Node
- Limits the visibility to all the servers on the named node. The node scope is the default scope for most resource types. The resource factories that are defined within the node scope:
- Are available for servers on this node to use
- Override any resource factories that have the same JNDI name defined within the cell scope
The resource factories that are defined within the cell scope are available for servers on this node to use, in addition to the resource factories that are defined within this node scope.
- Server
- Limits the visibility to the named server. The server scope is the most specific scope for defining resources. The resource factories that are defined within the server scope:
- Are available for applications deployed on this server
- Override any resource factories that have the same JNDI name defined within the node and cell scopes
The resource factories that are defined within the node and cell scopes are available for this server to use, in addition to the resource factories that are defined within this server scope.
- Application
- Limits the visibility to the named application. Application scope resources can be viewed and edited from the console, but not created. We can additionally use the Rational Application Developer or wsadmin to view or edit the application scope resource configuration. The resource factories that are defined within the application scope are available for this application to use only. The application scope overrides all other scopes.
We can view the application scope resources from the console by selecting Applications from the console navigation, and then navigating to the appropriate application. The application scope resources are unavailable from the Resources section of the console navigation.
We can configure namespace bindings and shared libraries under cell, node, and server scopes only. For WAS (base) and WAS, Express, we can configure resources and the product variables under all four scopes.
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